Senior Research Engineer, EWIS
GKN Aerospace
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Papendrecht • 🇳🇱 Netherlands
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Senior
About the role
- Be responsible for the planning and technical delivery of allocated projects and/or work packages ensuring the research objectives have been satisfied.
- Plan, coordinate and lead any necessary 'hands on' development test work and trials that are required to meet delivery objectives ensuring all relevant safe systems of work are satisfied.
- Support or coordinate external work packages to be carried out by eco-system partners (e.g. universities, knowledge institutes and industrial partners) and suppliers in order to meet project research objectives.
- Be responsible for raising and issuing high quality and detailed technical documentation, and review and approval of reports raised by others.
- Contribute to Technology Development Plans and Technology Business Cases within your projects and technology field.
- Contribute to stakeholder management with internal/external customers, and you may lead management of supply chain partners in some cases.
- Contribute to the development of GKN as a 'Great Place to Work', aligned with the core principles - safe, innovative, open & honest, care & respect, and ownership.
Requirements
- Master/Bachelor degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field;
- Knowledge & experience with (electric) aircraft systems and related design of EWIS with commercial/defense aircraft, Advanced Air Mobility, Engines and other harsh environments;
- Knowledge & experience in DoE, efficient testing methods of electrical and/or mechanical products;
- Knowledge & experience in EMC & Electrical theory/behavior of low voltage (analog and digital) signals & high voltage signals within EWIS products;
- Experience in safety / risk analyses of EWIS systems;
- Experience in requirements definition & management;
- Experience in design verification (prepare and execute testing and/or analysis).
Benefits
- 8% holiday allowance
- 42 paid holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro
- An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance
- A pleasant and informal working environment
- Opportunities for career progression through learning and development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Aerospace EngineeringElectrical Engineeringelectric aircraft systemsdesign of EWISDoEtesting methodsEMCElectrical theorydesign verificationsafety analysis
Soft skills
planningcoordinationleadershipstakeholder managementcommunicationtechnical documentationteam collaborationproblem-solvinginnovationownership