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Principal Engineer - Systems Engineering (Hoogeveen)

Posted 1 Jul 2025
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Principal Engineer - Systems Engineering (Hoogeveen) at GKN Aerospace Careers

Date: Jun 30, 2025

Company: GKN Aerospace Careers

The role

For the Defense Engineering & Technology organization in The Netherlands, we are looking for a Systems Engineer. The Systems Engineer plays a pivotal role in the development, engineering, integration and testing of autonomous unmanned systems for Defense applications. You will be part of a dedicated, multidisciplinary project team within GKN to lead the development, integration, implementation, and verification of technical solutions and compliance documentation; compliant with all relevant customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements, within agreed programme, schedule, and manufacturing constraints. We are looking for a capable and flexible Systems Engineer for the Product Engineering Department within Defense Engineering & Technology to help develop the future of defence technology and products.

In this role, you will

  • Lead the tasks to analyse, develop and justify requirements at all levels from system, item, components, down to hardware and software level, in cooperation with internal experts and external partners.
  • Lead system-level requirements definition into a feasible solution by defining the architecture, system and component definition, and leading trade studies.
  • Develop component and system specifications/descriptions as well as compliance criteria for the system, items, components, hardware and software.
  • Define and approve validation plans and ensure compliance through analysis, simulation and/or test as appropriate.
  • Work with other engineering disciplines to ensure that the program and customer requirements and objectives are achieved.
  • Develop verification test methods and protocols. Participate in in-depth analysis of test data.
  • Generate and approve technical reports and presentations, with the ability to present information in a clear and organized manner.
  • Select and standardizes tools and methods.
  • Technical work breakdown of program planning objectives.
  • Mentor and develop systems engineering team members.
  • Overseeing the transition of development hardware into series production, including robustness testing and qualification testing and design certification.
  • Co-ordinate with other engineering disciplines and subject matter experts, as well as work with external and international partners.

In this role, you need

You are pro-active, self-starting, relevant experience in Systems Engineering in preferably Aerospace and have a good level of technical problem solving and you are a team player. You have worked before in a multidisciplinary environment and are familiar with Engineering and Technology Development. You are willing to learn and are able to arrange things. You will bring your passion and expertise/ talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

  • Bachelor or Master Degree in electrical, mechanical, or systems engineering.
  • Experience specifying, defining and developing system / modular architecture.
  • Experience of requirement decomposition and tools (e.g. DOORS, Codebeamer).
  • Preferably working experience delivering system designs using MBSE toolbox (e.g. SysML, IBM Rhapsody) and safety assessment software/toolbox FTA and FMEA (e.g. ANSYS Medini, Isograph).
  • Ability to design and set-up experiments and fixtures for testing.
  • Knowledge of UAV, missile and complex weapons systems related technologies such as sensors, guidance, navigation, propulsion, datalinks, etc. is desirable.
  • Understanding of Defence, Military or other aerospace standards and design assurance processes is useful.
  • Excellent problem solving, analytical, and communication skills to solve cross-domain, system-wide challenges.
  • Collaborative, open approach to development and have the ability to work well in a team, lead adaption of new methodologies (e.g. agile way of working) and maintain momentum during development.

What we offer

We offer a position with a great focus on improvement processes in an innovative and international environment in which we work with state-of-the-art technology within an organization with a rich history in the field of aircraft construction. Our organization exudes a passion for technology and our employees are justifiably proud of what they develop and build.

With 50 manufacturing locations in 15 countries, we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. We design and manufacture innovative smart aerospace systems and components. Our technologies are used in aircraft ranging from the most used single aisle aircraft and the largest passenger planes in the world to business jets and the world’s advanced 5th generation fighter aircraft.

Engineering
Hoofddorp
1,000 employees