Aerospace Manufacturing Industrialization Engineer

GKN Aerospace; Papendrecht; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

40 paid holidays (full-time)

Pension scheme (travel allowance)

Travel allowance

Career development opportunities

Job summary

GKN Aerospace Careers is expanding its Manufacturing Engineering team at Papendrecht. We seek an Industrial Engineer to lead industrialization from machining to final assembly, ensuring manufacturability, quality and efficiency for high-precision aerospace programs.

You will apply APQP methodologies, drive production readiness, and collaborate across engineering, quality, operations and supply chain while maintaining regulatory compliance and product integrity.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years in machining process industrialization, preferably aerospace.
• Experience applying APQP in new product introduction (NPI) and industrialization projects.
• Strong machining of aerospace materials, including aluminum, Inconel and steels.
• Familiarity with AS9100 and NADCAP quality standards.
• Solid problem-solving and continuous improvement mindset; 8D, Lean, Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

• Lead the industrialization of complex aerospace components and transition from design to serial production.
• Develop and optimize machining processes to meet quality, cost and delivery targets.
• Apply APQP to establish robust production processes and ensure successful launches.
• Support continuous improvement, root-cause investigations and problem-solving.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, operations, and supply chain to implement manufacturing solutions.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace standards and customer requirements throughout manufacturing.

Job description

GKN Aerospace Careers is expanding its Manufacturing Engineering team at Papendrecht. We seek an Industrial Engineer to lead industrialization from machining to final assembly, ensuring manufacturability, quality and efficiency for high-precision aerospace programs.

You will apply APQP methodologies, drive production readiness, and collaborate across engineering, quality, operations and supply chain while maintaining regulatory compliance and product integrity.