Senior Systems Engineer

Overview

GKN Aerospace is an original aerospace innovator, delivering advanced technologies for aircraft and engine manufacturers worldwide. With a heritage spanning 70 years, our Engineering Offices in Cowes, Isle of Wight, and the Global Technology Centre in Bristol support civil and defence projects across multiple sites.

• Quality assurance review of design deliverables created by the Systems Engineering team.
• Data analysis and reporting into qualification arguments and submissions for avionic, control systems and sub-systems.
• Release of stakeholder and internal technical communications.
• Technical work breakdown of program planning objectives.
• Assure best practice development within systems engineering excellence.
• Mentor and develop systems engineering team members.
• Provide systems engineering inputs to the technology incubator process.

• HNC, degree or equivalent experience in electrical, mechanical, or systems engineering.
• Demonstrable experience delivering designs for electro‑mechanical, sensing or controller systems.
• Proven design and delivery of high quality, reliable systems in a regulatory environment (e.g., MIL‑STD, TUV).
• Experience in compliance planning and verification & validation analysis for product release (minimum one project).
• Advanced knowledge of the Systems Development Lifecycle process.
• Intermediate experience with requirement decomposition and tools such as DOORS.
• Intermediate experience defining system/modular architecture.
• Advanced experience developing system control functions & logic models.
• Ability to design and set‑up experiments and fixtures for testing.
• Confidence interrogating CAD models and drawings (e.g., CATIA V5).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Technical leadership skills – mentor and develop functional team members.
• Excellent presentation skills to senior stakeholders and internal customers.
• Commitment to Plan‑Do‑Check‑Act and continuous improvement.
• Hands‑on approach with a genuine desire to work closely with components and people.
• Desirable:
  Experience with MBSE tools (SysML), safety assessment software (FTA/FMEA), and multi‑domain modelling/simulation (MATLAB, Simulink, Simscape, Amesim).

• Competitive salary depending on experience.
• Opportunity to earn up to 15% bonus.
• Industry‑leading pension scheme – match contributions up to 8% on a 1:1.5 basis.
• Life assurance 8× salary.
• 185 hours holiday + bank holidays.
• Electric Vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice scheme (insurance, servicing, maintenance, roadside assistance).
• Relocation support (if applicable).
• Hybrid working – up to two days per week working from home.
• Income protection.
• Shopping discounts.
• Cycle To Work Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

We are also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know. Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that diverse minds bring the best outcomes and are proud to have been named a Best Workplace Culture.