Senior Research Engineer/Specialist - Digital Engineering & Simulation

GKN Aerospace is ‘s werelds meest toonaangevende leverancier binnen de vliegtuigindustrie. Met 38 productielocaties in 12 landen bedienen we meer dan 90% van ‘s werelds vliegtuig- en motorfabrikanten en een omzet behaald van £3,35 miljard in 2023. Wij ontwerpen en produceren innovatieve slimme ruimtevaartsystemen en componenten. Elke keer dat je per vliegtuig reist, is het waarschijnlijk dat GKN je op weg helpt.
We zijn op zoek naar mensen die een verschil willen maken, getalenteerde medewerkers met de vaardigheden en passies om het beste te worden in wat ze doen.

Job Summary

A senior research engineer with an interest in growing career towards research and development activities in the areas of Automation & Software Development etc.  You will be responsible for technically supporting the conceptualisation, development and implementation of digital technologies with focus on improving the aerospace design and manufacturing processes. You will be part of the team to shape and manage research and development projects in the TRL1-6 range, using your diverse skills in latest digital technologies.

Job Responsibilities

     Develop, execute, implement and check methods, plans, toolsets and approaches that are appropriate and compliant to achieve digital solutions for the process intended 
     Identify technical problems and apply/integrate solutions as needed with a set based design approach
     Analyse customer requirements and define technical solutions as input for proposals to develop proof of concepts
     Work with cross functional teams and multiple sites during the development process
     Generate assigned project deliverables, documents, and reports according to the project milestones
     Support and participate in technical reviews, including the creation and preparation of technical data and presentations as needed and support other engineers with peer to peer reviews
     Support Lean culture and improvement initiatives in the organisation
     Take part in regular sprint planning meetings to plan, review and deliver outputs based on agile philosophy 
     Support in creation of training material and knowledge sharing in the  relevant area of work
     Support idea generation and CI activities
     Perform all activities independently  and help other engineers within the program as required
 

Job Qualifications

General:
     Must possess excellent Communication and presentation skills to communicate with business stakeholders
     Must possess experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and knowledge of infrastructure requirements for hosting and deploying Software Applications, including handling terabyte-scale datasets.
     Must possess strong understanding of data pre-processing, annotation, and management specific to the aerospace sector, ensuring data quality and compliance with industry regulations.
     Ability to work closely with aerospace and defence teams to identify pain points and develop custom solutions to optimize processes, reduce costs, and improve operational efficiency.
     Must possess deep understanding of aerospace and defence industry workflows, standards, and requirements, with hands-on experience in applying Automation in areas like design, manufacturing, maintenance, or supply chain.
Essential:
     Bachelors in Engineering or higher, with minimum of 10 years of relevant experience Automation & Software development.
     Design data pipelines to handle large-scale data for training, ensuring data security and compliance with aerospace and defence standards.
     Excellent experience in shop floor automation and I4.0/IOT Integration
     Excellent Understanding of Industrial Communication protocols and establishing communication between different Industrial systems.
     Good knowledge of data structure, data modelling and database architecture
     Good Knowledge of implementing business process into functional codes
     Excellent knowledge of software coding , integrated development platforms
     Proficiency in programming with python, C++,C, C#,  Java, .NET, VB, SQL and working knowledge in GIT
     Ability to conduct POCs and guide team members to extract valuable insights and drive data-driven decision-making.
     Evaluate and select appropriate tools and applications for tasks.
     Strong software development skills, including version control (e.g., Git), debugging, testing, and documentation. Familiarity with containerization (e.g., Docker) and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes) is beneficial.
     Stay updated with latest developments in Automation, Software Development, NLP, ML, AI, LLM technology around the globe relevant to aerospace and defence sector and work along with team to quickly leverage, test and validate new solutions applicable to the working projects by applying cutting edge technologies.
     Should have strong problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including domain experts, data scientists, and engineering teams, to gather requirements and translate them into scalable applications.
Desirable
     Shall 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
Personal Attributes:
     Be capable of: 
o   Working in research projects
o   Focus on continuous improvement and problem solving
o   Commit to relationship building with customers and colleagues
o   Work effectively with diverse groups of people

 

Diversity Inclusion and Belonging (DIB)

As a global engineering company, innovation is what differentiates us from our competitors and is central to our success.

A balance of cultures, ethnicities and genders help bring new ideas and creativity to GKN. We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams around the world.

GKN is an equal opportunity employer.

We treat all our employees and applicants fairly and are committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination or harassment against any employee or qualified applicant on the grounds of age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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