Senior Engineer - Design

GKN Aerospace; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 15,00,000 - 25,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in India is seeking a seasoned electrical engineer to develop and verify technical solutions and compliance documentation. The role involves complete ownership of EWIS component design, mentoring junior engineers, and driving product improvement initiatives. Candidates must hold a relevant degree and possess 10-16 years of experience in aerospace electrical systems. Proficiency in tools like Autocad and Siemens Capital is essential. This position promises fantastic challenges and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Must have 10-16 years of experience in Aerospace Electrical system schematic and Wiring diagrams.
• Knowledge in tools like Autocad, Siemens Capital, and CATIA.
• Good technical report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver electrical wiring design tasks in line with functional KPI of the organization.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Generate assigned project deliverables, documents, and reports.

Skills

Electrical Functional Design

Electrical Installations Design

Schematic Drawings

Block Diagrams

Good communication skills

Education

Masters or Bachelor’s Degree in EEE, ECE, Electronics & Instrumentation, Telecommunication

Tools

Autocad

Siemens Capital

CATIA

MS Office

Electrical Wiring modules in 3D Catia/UG-NX

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 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

To develop, integrate, implement, and verify technical solutions and compliance documentation compliant with all relevant customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements, within agreed program, schedule, and manufacturing constraints.

The primary job responsibility is to work on EWIS component design and to take complete ownership of his or her work on various tasks involved in the project. Candidate shall support independently or with minimal supervision on Aerospace Electrical system schematic and Wiring diagrams. She (or) he should have hands‑on experience in Electrical Functional Design (EFD), Electrical Installations Design (EID), Electrical System Schematic Drawings (ESSD) and Electrical Components Engineering. The execution will be in accordance with established design practices and work instructions.

Candidate has to take complete responsibility for his (or) her tasks, and should provide regular updates to the respective team leader as well as the programs teams.

He or she shall drive and lead product improvements activities, method development and continuous improvement activities through various internal forums of GKN.

He should coach/mentor Junior engineers and guide/train them for specific job requirements. Should be able to support the team lead in managing teams and projects.

Job Responsibilities

Individual contributor working and delivering electrical wiring design tasks in line with functional KPI of the organization.

Supporting the design process to ensure required quality is achieved within direct area of responsibility.

Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to increase team efficiency.

Develop, implement, and check technical solutions and compliance documentation to ensure they are compliant with all relevant customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements, within agreed program, schedule, and manufacturing constraints.

Identify technical problems and apply/integrate solutions.

Execute and implement methods plans, toolsets and approaches that are appropriate and compliant to achieve the design and programme objectives.

Identify and assess technical risk for own and team members work and propose mitigations within assigned programmes/projects.

Generate assigned project deliverables, documents, and reports according to the project signature authorizations.

Support technical and customer reviews, including formal gate reviews, including the creation and preparation of technical data and presentations of product design.

Process documentation such as concessions and non‑conformances, and provide technical support by implementing solutions to address non‑conforming products, designs, and compliance documentation.

Perform all activities at a level of minimal supervision and support other engineers with peer‑to‑peer reviews.

Identify improvements and support the creation of work instructions, procedures, technical manuals, and guidelines.

Job Qualifications

General: Must possess an appropriate level of engineering functional knowledge (typically Technical and in the appropriate Area of Expertise) with experience or knowledge of working/interfacing with other Engineering & Manufacturing Eng. disciplines (including customers and suppliers) in order to successfully execute the functional project team(s) objectives. Must have an awareness of the Aerospace industry and in the functional area the project/programme is responsible for (e.g. Design, Analysis, ME, Testing etc.) in order to successfully support the whole of the IPT in achieving the overall business objectives. Must possess a good level of technical problem solving skills.

Essential: Masters or Bachelor’s Degree in EEE, ECE, Electronics & Instrumentation, Telecommunication or equivalent. Good communication skills in English both oral and written.

Must have 10‑16 years’ experience in Aerospace Electrical system schematic and Wiring diagrams. Knowledge and Hands on experience in Wiring diagrams, Block diagrams, Schematic diagrams, Stick diagrams, Topology drawing (Main routing architecture), Wire harness 3D routing and Harness Manufacturing Engineering drawings including BOM for HV/LV/RF Harnesses. Knowledge and Hands on experience in tools like Autocad, Electre, MS Office, Siemens Capital, Beyond Compare, Electrical Wiring modules in 3D Catia/UG‑NX. Knowledge on Electrical Power Characteristics, Power generation and distribution. Thorough knowledge on standards SAE50881, MIL‑STD‑5088L, MIL‑STD‑704F, EMI/EMC Standards, MIL‑W/C‑27500 for Wires/Cables. Knowledge on Electrical component selection (like connectors, back shells, wires, cables, switches, relays, modules, loose parts etc) for System Schematic/Wiring/Harness) Library and Symbol creation and update for Electrical components, database creation for System wise Wiring information- Wiring Tables, Construction standards, Finish Codes, product definitions (BOM). Updating CAD models in CATIA pertaining to Electrical System Schematic Drawings (ESSDs) and Wire Harness (WH) definitions – clerical (changing part numbers) as well as design updates. Ability to interpret results, understand modes of failures and propose optimisation ideas. Good product knowledge related to Aerostructure standard electrical components and assemblies. Documentation support on Change Control Board (CCBs). Contributed to the technical development of processes, products or people. Customisation and Programming skills, preferably using Excel VBA/Python/Power Query and Power Pivot. Good technical report writing skills.

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’. 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.