Functional Team Lead - Aerospace Engineering

GKN Aerospace; Papendrecht; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel through innovation and engineering excellence. As a Functional Team Lead Engineering, you will lead talented engineering teams and deliver complex aerospace solutions that shape the future of flight.

This role requires an experienced engineering leader with strong technical expertise, a passion for developing people, and the ability to drive continuous improvement in a dynamic international environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• At least 10 years of relevant engineering experience, ideally within the aerospace industry.
• Strong technical expertise within an engineering discipline and the ability to provide technical direction.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and managing complex technical work packages.
• Solid understanding of engineering development, verification and certification processes.
• Strong project planning, organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• The ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience building relationships across functions, customers and suppliers.
• A passion for developing and coaching engineering talent.

Responsibilities

• Leading and motivating engineering teams to achieve programme objectives related to quality, schedule and cost.
• Providing technical oversight and ensuring engineering solutions meet customer, regulatory and certification requirements.
• Planning, coordinating and monitoring engineering activities and work package delivery.
• Reviewing and approving technical deliverables, reports and documentation within delegated authority.
• Identifying, assessing and mitigating technical risks across assigned programmes.
• Supporting bid and proposal activities through technical and functional reviews.
• Driving compliance with engineering processes, methods, standards and best practices.
• Supporting certification activities through reviews of test plans, specifications and compliance strategies.
• Collaborating with customers and stakeholders during technical reviews and programme gate reviews.
• Promoting a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and operational excellence.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing engineers to strengthen capability within the team.

Skills

Leadership

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Job description

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel through innovation and engineering excellence. As a Functional Team Lead Engineering, you will lead talented engineering teams and deliver complex aerospace solutions that shape the future of flight.

This role requires an experienced engineering leader with strong technical expertise, a passion for developing people, and the ability to drive continuous improvement in a dynamic international environment.