Senior Engineer – Design
Job Description
Job title: Senior Engineer – Design
Company: GKN Aerospace
Job description: Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 13 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
GKN Aerospace is an original aerospace innovator. For decades, GKN Aerospace technologies have inspired and industrialised the aerospace industry, combining engineering and technological excellence. Today we are truly global. With 17,000 employees in 48 manufacturing locations in 15 countries around the world. All major aircraft and engine manufacturers rely on our advanced technologies. Going forward we intend to further enhance our capability by building a network of Global Technology Centres (GTC). GKN’s new Global Technology Centre (GTC) in Filton, Bristol is a £32m state of the art technology research and development facility which will act as a hub for world-class innovative technology for the next generation of fuel-efficient aircraft. It will include collaborative space for research and development with universities, the UK’s CATAPULT network and GKN Aerospace’s UK supply chain, to help strengthen aerospace technology and support the UK’s Industrial strategy.
We are looking for a Design Engineer (Tank systems design) to help shape the future of flight. You will be responsible for the development of the Thermomechanical Design of Liquid Hydrogen Tanks and distribution Systems. We are looking for individuals who want to make a difference in this exciting area of development.
How You’ll Contribute
To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:
Essential:
- Degree in Engineering, Physics with significant focus on thermodynamics and structural engineering
- Experience of key thermodynamic and mechanical principles, and the ability to apply them to real life problems from first principles
- Experience of Pressure Systems design including vessels and pipework
- Experience of product design lifecycle including concept definition, reviewing drawings, preparing and presenting design reviews
Desirable:
- Proficiency with Parametric CAD tools e.g. CATIA, Solid works etc
- Experience of development and evaluation of cryogenic and/or hydrogen systems
- Understanding of the effect of cryogenic temperatures on the properties of materials and the implications for system design
- Experience in safety assessment
- Experience of designing or working with high or ultra-high vacuum systems
- Experience of requirements based engineering (RBE) and proficiency in RBE tools
- Experience in the design and set-up of experiments and fixtures for cryogenic testing (“hands-on” experience)
- Experience supervising PhD projects
- Conduct multidisciplinary analyses e.g. static strength and fatigue driven component sizing, heat transfer analysis, etc
We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. To be successful in this role you must have excellent communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to present to a variety of audiences.
What We’ll Offer
Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:
- Competitive salary dependant on experience
- Single Private Medical Cover wiht the option to add family cover
- Hybrid working – giving you the opportunity to balance home and office working
- Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
- Life Assurance 8 x salary
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Income protection
- Shopping discounts
- Cycle To Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- A collaborative, dynamic working environment
As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you!
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We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’ last year. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
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Expected salary:
Location: East Cowes, Isle of Wight
Job date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 02:13:49 GMT
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