Chief Engineer

Job Summary

A unique exciting opportunity has arisen to work at GKN Aerospace based at our Shanghai facility.

We will provide full expat assignment status for 2 years making this a great opportunity for the right person.

In this role you will help further develop the GKN Aerospace footprint in China with the Management & development of the Engineering team and support the delivery of Engineering tasking to meet program and business objectives.

This will be a customer facing role requiring experience of large sub structure or wing development programmes.

• Report to the Engineering function, China VP and China Program Director
• Management & Technical development of the China Engineering design & analysis team
• Interface with the GKN Global Product Group (for new bids) and GKN Global Engineering teams
• Management of GKN China engineering resource requirements to meet program priorities
• Input to annual budget submissions for China Engineering team and control of Engineering spend to meet agreed budgets
• Technical Interface with GKN China customers
• Technical interface with GKN China Bid Development function
• Assistance with bid development activities for the Engineering team in China
• Generation of Technical Statement of Works in line with customer requirements
• Assist to Contractual negotiations from an Engineering perspective
• Assist to Commercial with bid cost generation
• Management of Engineering contracts to ensure contracts are delivered to Quality, Cost & schedule requirements.
• Responsible for Engineering quality checks for the GAS Engineering team.
• Responsible for the Engineering team compliance to Technology Export Control regulations
• Responsible for the generation and maintenance of GKN Aerospace Shanghai
• Engineering procedures to ensure all Engineering adheres to approved processes and ways of working.

• Essential:
  • Sound background in Structural Aerospace Engineering (design, analysis, manufacture, engineering, integration, composites etc
  • Ability to develop technical solutions, compliant with requirements within agreed program and timescales
  • Have a responsible approach to the Health & Safety of themselves and others
  • Knowledge of Engineering & Manufacturing processing methods for both metallic and composite aerospace structures.
  • Proactive with regard to new developments in the area of expertise.
  • Good interpersonal team working skills, including development and mentoring of junior engineers.
  • Self‑motivated and resourceful.
  • Innovative toward all aspects of the job.
  • Flexible and capable of working in a complex environment.
  • Good reporting skills on project status and progress.
  • Capable of interfacing professionally with customers and suppliers.
  • Willingness to travel
  • Readiness to assume responsibility for one or more projects
  • Knowledge of standard Design & Analysis Engineering toolsets i.e., CATIA, NASTRAN, PATRAN
  • PC literate - MS Office, Trubiquity, Windchill
• Desirable:
  • Knowledge of Chinese culture & Mandarin would be beneficial