Design Engineer

GKN Aerospace

Design Engineer in aerospace at GKN Aerospace developing solutions for ice protection systems. Collaborating across product lifecycle and ensuring compliance with airworthiness requirements.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeLuton • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop design solutions compliant to customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements within assigned programmes/ projects budget and timescale.
Create and maintain design definition documents including drawings, specifications and reports detailing dimensions, materials, manufacturing process requirements and tolerances needed to ensure functional design requirements are met.
Understand the qualification process of products and prepare compliance documentation to internal, customer, and regulatory requirements where applicable.
Represent Design Engineering function in Integrated Program Teams (IPT) and Material Review Board (MRB).
Identify and resolve product non-compliances with drawing, specifications, or standards. Provide technical support by implementing solutions to address non-conforming products. Create supporting documents such as permits, concessions, rework schemes etc.
Support internal and external technical reviews including formal gate reviews by creation and preparation of technical data and presentations of product design.
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.
Ensure EHS policy and process adherence for your activities, and you will contribute to a proactive EHS culture in the wider team.
Take an active role in team engagement surveys, activities and in creating a personal development plan supported by your line manager

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical or any relevant Engineering field
Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to create clear, concise and accurate technical content.
Logical and methodical approach to task planning and be able to demonstrate an evidence-based approach to decision making and problem solving.
Able to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Working knowledge of MS Office suite.
Previous experience in Aerospace sector
Experience of Configuration Control & Change Management
Awareness of Aerospace certification requirements.
Experience of using CAD software, preferably CATIA V5.
Experience of using SAP

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary dependent on experience
Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
Life Assurance 8 x salary
185 hours holiday + bank holidays
Income protection
Shopping discounts
Cycle To Work Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
Electric Vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice scheme (Insurance, servicing, maintenance, roadside assistance and more included)
Free onsite parking
Local gym discount
Free airport parking
Enhanced family friendly leave
A collaborative, dynamic working environment

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Hard Skills & Tools

design solutionscompliance documentationtechnical supportproduct non-compliance resolutiontechnical data preparationCAD softwareCATIA V5Configuration ControlChange ManagementEHS policy adherence

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillscommunication skillslogical approachmethodical approachproblem solvingteam engagementindependencemulti-disciplinary teamworkevidence-based decision makingpersonal development planning