Design Engineer

For the Defense Engineering & Technology organization in The Netherlands, GKN Aerospace is looking for a Design Engineer. The Design Engineer plays a pivotal role in the development, engineering, prototyping and testing of structural solutions for several flying and non-flying platforms. You will be part of a dedicated, multidisciplinary project team within Fokker.

We are looking for a capable and flexible Design Engineer for the Product Engineering Department to help develop lightweight composite structures with various secondary functions. Experience with CAD software is a prerequisite. Knowledge of fiber reinforced composite materials is a plus.

Job Summary

The role focuses on developing structural solutions within a multidisciplinary engineering environment for defense-related platforms, including the development, engineering, prototyping and testing of solutions for several flying and non-flying platforms.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and check technical solutions and compliance documentation to ensure they are compliant with all relevant customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements, within agreed program, schedule, and manufacturing constraints.
• Identify technical problems and apply or integrate solutions.
• Execute and implement methods, plans, toolsets and approaches that are appropriate and compliant to achieve the design and program objectives.
• Support the creation of technical solutions against customer requirements as input to bids and proposals within assigned programs and projects.
• Identify and assess technical risk for own work and propose mitigations within assigned programs and projects.
• Develop designs compliant to cost and manufacturing requirements using appropriate techniques for design such as manufacture and assembly (DFMA) and design to cost.
• Support creation of design definitions, including dimensions, materials, parts, process notes, assemblies, and tolerances aligned to all design requirements and objectives.

Processes and Tooling

• Generate assigned project deliverables, documents, and reports according to the project signature authorizations.
• Support technical and customer reviews, including formal gate reviews, including the creation and preparation of technical data and presentations of product design.
• Perform all activities at a level of independence with the support of lead and expert engineers.
• Assist the development and maintenance of work instructions, procedures, tooling, technical manuals, and guidelines.
• Support operations and the manufacturing engineering team in translating product design and manufacturing requirements into a manufacturing design during prototype build and serial manufacturing, where applicable.
• Understand the qualification process of products, and prepare compliance documentation to internal, customer, and regulatory requirements, where applicable.

Job Qualifications

You are proactive, self-starting, with relevant experience in design and structural engineering, preferably in aerospace, and have a good level of technical problem-solving skills. You are a team player, comfortable working in a multidisciplinary environment, and familiar with technology development. You are willing to learn and able to arrange things. You will bring your passion and expertise for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

• Relevant technical qualifications (Bachelor, Master or equivalent) or a relevant level of experience to perform engineering tasks.
• Experience and affinity with CAD software, preferably Catia, in 3D as well as 2D, with relevant GD&T knowledge.
• Able to work towards holding a check or approval status.
• Able to act under own initiative in relation to assigned tasks within defined functional procedures and governance.
• Ability to describe technical information of a technical task to a wide audience within the engineering business.
• Ability to have technical discussions with customers and suppliers as required.
• Able to analyze and interpret customer requirements.

We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. We are seeking a Design Engineer with an affinity for defense and bringing new technologies to the market, and who is able to engineer solutions for several platforms.

Our offer

We offer you not only a challenge, but also a great opportunity to learn and grow. Thanks to our international reach, you can develop your career in multiple directions.

• 8% holiday allowance
• 42 paid days off with full-time employment (29 vacation days + 13 ADV days)
• An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance
• A pleasant and informal working environment where we collaborate to achieve the best results for our customers