Senior Engineer - EWIS Functional Design

GKN Aerospace; Papendrecht; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% holiday allowance

Excellent pension scheme

42 paid holidays for full-time employment

Informal working environment

Job summary

An aerospace leader is seeking a Senior Engineer for EWIS Functional Design in Papendrecht. This role involves executing the functional design of electrical wiring interconnections, managing project execution, and ensuring compliance with design standards. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of aerospace experience and strong skills in design software and communication in Dutch and English. Attractive benefits include a pension scheme, 42 paid holidays, and opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Aerospace industry.
• Proven experience in a multi-disciplinary international engineering environment.
• Proficiency in Electrical design software for Aerospace applications.
• Proficiency with MS Office

Responsibilities

• Responsible for functional design of electrical wiring interconnections.
• Control and monitor project progress, scope, cost and configuration.
• Analyze design requirements and conduct trade-off studies.
• Support design verification and integration with international teams

Skills

Design processes and methods

Electrical design software proficiency

Fluent Dutch

Fluent English

Wiring harness functional design

Tools

MS Office

MS Office

Job description

Company: GKN Aerospace Careers

Senior Engineer - EWIS Functional Design

Job Summary

As a Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for the execution of the functional design of electrical wiring interconnections, i.e. EWIS (Electrical Wiring Interconnect System). You play a pivotal role for design and build programs, controlling and monitoring progress, scope, cost and configuration in a multi-disciplinary team.

This position is part of the EWIS Functional Design (EFD) team, where responsibilities include analyzing design requirements, conducting trade-off studies, making design decisions, and designing wire harnesses constructions and interconnections (From-To definitions). Also, processing of aircraft systems data packages (files), write technical reports and contribute to continuous functional improvements of our Engineering tooling environment through integration and concurrent engineering with international teams, system suppliers and our customers.

Reporting to the Centre of Competence Manager – EWIS Functional Design, you will receive day-to-day guidance from an Engineering Team Lead within the applicable design and build project/program or you will take this responsibility in case of a small project team. The primary workplace is GKN Fokker Elmo in Papendrecht.

What You Will Do

Understanding of:

• Design processes and methods / standards
• Requirements validation
• (International) drawing standards and methods
• System design (components, constructions, schematics, wiring diagrams)
• Wiring harness functional design
• Integration aspects of design
• Design verification (reporting of deviations)
• Configuration management principles

Fundamental knowledge of:

• Aircraft and systems
• Environmental conditions in aircraft
• Interconnection systems
• Basics of electronics and mechanics
• Engines harnesses is a big plus

What You Will Bring

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Aerospace industry
• Proven experience working in a multi-disciplinary international engineering environment
• Proficiency with Electrical design software (for Aerospace applications)
• Proficiency in MS office: (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio)

Soft skills:

• Assertiveness: Willingness to learn and to broaden own knowledge; takes initiative to help improve processes and procedures
• Teamwork: Able to work constructively in a small team taking responsibility for assigned tasks and willing to support other team members in achieving team targets and deadlines
• Results-driven: Able to plan own work in line with project schedules, reports progress regularly and timely in the event of issues or delays
• Communication: Fluent Dutch and English in speech and writing, ability to communicate clearly and concisely (including technical reports) with a reasonable amount of flair / forthcomingness

What Do We Offer

We are committed to offer you a challenge but also a great opportunity to learn and grow. We want to offer you a career that can go to many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. By being part of GKN Aerospace that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry, you will know that you will be working towards being the most trusted partner in the aerospace industry. We will support and promote your professional and personal development.

Furthermore, we will offer you:

• The role is in Grade L2 and according to the CLA Metalektro
• 8% holiday allowance
• 42 paid holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro
• An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance
• A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers

Next to the attractive package, we will offer you a world of opportunities: we want to see your career fly! We will support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities.