Electrical Engineer

GKN; Bracknell; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An aerospace innovator is looking for a Senior Engineer in Defence Systems Engineering to develop and verify technical solutions. You will be responsible for quality assurance of design deliverables, analyzing data, and mentoring team members. A background in electrical, mechanical, or systems engineering is essential, combined with experience in designing reliable systems under regulatory constraints. This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working model, and relocation support if needed.

Benefits

Competitive salary with 15% bonus opportunity

Industry-leading pension scheme

Life Assurance 8× salary

185 hours holiday plus bank holidays

Relocation support

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven design and delivery of high-quality systems in a complex regulatory environment.
• Experienced in the Systems Development Lifecycle.
• Intermediate experience in requirement decomposition.

Responsibilities

• Review design deliverables as quality assurance.
• Analyze data for qualification arguments and submissions.
• Mentor team members in systems engineering.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

CAD interrogation

Designing experiments

Systems engineering excellence

Data analysis

Communication with stakeholders

Education

HNC, degree, or equivalent in electrical, mechanical, or systems engineering

Tools

DOORS

CATIA V5

MATLAB

Simulink

ANSYS Medini

Job description

Senior Engineer – Defence Systems Engineering

Shape the future of flight. Reporting to the Engineering Team Lead, the successful candidate will develop, integrate, implement, and verify technical solutions and comply with all relevant customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements within agreed programme, schedule, and manufacturing constraints. This four‑year project will be a major stepping‑stone towards achieving the next generation of avionics for customer Tilt‑Rotors. The project will operate from our GKN facilities in Cowes, Isle of Wight, and the engineer will need to be flexible with international travel within Europe and to the U.S. (approximately every two months). We offer hybrid working and relocation support.

Job Accountabilities

• Quality assurance reviewer of design deliverables created by the GKN Defence – Systems Engineering team.
• Data analysis and reporting into qualification arguments and submissions for GKN Defence avionic, control systems and sub‑systems.
• Release stakeholder and internal technical communications.
• Technical work breakdown of programme planning objectives.
• Assure best‑practice development within systems engineering excellence.
• Mentor and develop systems engineering team members.
• System engineering inputs to technology incubator process.

Profile Description

• HNC, degree, or equivalent experience in electrical, mechanical, or systems engineering.
• Demonstrable experience as a Lead Engineer delivering designs for electro‑mechanical, sensing or controller systems.
• Proven design and delivery of high‑quality and reliable systems in a complex regulatory environment (e.g. MIL‑STD, TUV certification).
• Proven track record of at least one project in compliance planning, verification and validation analysis for product release.
• Advanced experience of the Systems Development Lifecycle process.
• Intermediate experience of requirement decomposition and tools (e.g. DOORS).
• Intermediate experience defining system/modular architecture.
• Advanced experience developing system control functions and logic models.
• Ability to design and set‑up experiments and fixtures for testing.
• Confidence interrogating CAD models and drawings (e.g. CATIA V5).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Essential general experience: technical leadership, ability to mentor, and to communicate technical information to senior stakeholders.
• Desirable: Working experience delivering system designs using MBSE toolbox (e.g. SysML).
• Experience in safety assessment software/toolbox FTA and FMEA (e.g. ANSYS Medini, Isograph).
• Proficiency in multi‑domain modelling/simulation packages (e.g. MATLAB, Simulink, Simscape, Amesim).

Benefits

• Competitive salary dependent on experience, with opportunity to earn up to 15% bonus.
• Industry‑leading pension scheme – match up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis.
• Life Assurance at 8 × salary.
• 185 hours holiday plus bank holidays.
• Relocation support (if applicable).
• Hybrid working – balance home and office.
• Income protection, shopping discounts, cycle‑to‑work scheme, employee assistance programme.

Company Description

GKN Aerospace is an original aerospace innovator. For decades, our technologies have inspired and industrialised the aerospace industry, combining engineering and technological excellence. We serve over 90 % of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and maintain 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries.

Equal Opportunity Statement

GKN Aerospace is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.