Electrical Systems Engineer — Flexible Hours, Aerospace

GKN Aerospace; West of England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Life Assurance 8 x salary

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Flexible working hours

Income protection

Shopping discounts

Cycle To Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Virtual GP Clinic

Job summary

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel with a focus on sustainable power and propulsion. The Electrical Systems Engineer will develop and verify system-level electrical requirements across the product lifecycle at the Global Technology Centre, contributing to innovative components and architectures.

You will work in a multidisciplinary environment, ensuring models, simulations, and verification activities meet performance, safety and certification objectives while supporting the Hydrogen

Qualifications

• Minimum B.Eng degree or equivalent in Electrical/Systems Engineering.
• Experience in systems requirements elicitation and analysis.
• Strong knowledge of safety assurance practices for safety‑critical systems (FTA, FHAs, FMEAs).
• Experience using requirements management tools as part of a lifecycle process.

Responsibilities

• Capture and manage stakeholder, regulatory, and certification requirements.
• Develop and maintain electrical system architectures and interfaces.
• Develop system models to evaluate electrical system behavior.
• Conduct simulations and trade studies for architecture decisions.
• Generate test specifications and support laboratory, rig, and system testing.

Skills

Electrical Eng

Systems Eng

Requirements elicitation

Safety analysis

DC microgrid

Matlab/Simulink

Verification methods

FMEA/Bow-ties

Requirements tools

Education

B.Eng degree

Tools

Codebeamer

Polarion

DOORs

Job description

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel with a focus on sustainable power and propulsion. The Electrical Systems Engineer will develop and verify system-level electrical requirements across the product lifecycle at the Global Technology Centre, contributing to innovative components and architectures.

You will work in a multidisciplinary environment, ensuring models, simulations, and verification activities meet performance, safety and certification objectives while supporting the Hydrogen