Research Engineer - Electrical

Fantastic challenges. Are you ready to apply Make sure you understand all the responsibilities and tasks associated with this role before proceeding. Amazing opportunities. GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener!

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There are no limits to where you can take your career. Job SummaryBased at GKN's Global Technology Centre the role of an Electrical System Engineer is to support the Electrical Network team in developing and delivering electrical systems within GKN Aerospace Hydrogen Systems.

This work will directly contribute to the advancement of sustainable aerospace power and propulsion systems, integrating electrical technologies through the design and development of innovative components, assemblies, and system architectures.

The Electrical Systems Engineer will be responsible for supporting the development, management and verification of system-level electrical requirements throughout the product lifecycle. Working within a multidisciplinary engineering environment, the engineer ensures that electrical systems are specified, analysed, modelled, tested, and verified to achieve performance, safety, reliability and certification objectives.

How You'll ContributeThe Research Engineer will be responsible for the following: Requirements ManagementCapture, analyse, and manage stakeholder, customer, regulatory, and certification requirementsDecompose high-level requirements into subsystem and component-level requirementsSystem Architecture DevelopmentSupport the development and maintain electrical system architectures and interface definitionsModelling & SimulationSupport the Development of system models to evaluate electrical system behaviour and performanceConduct simulations to assess functionality, efficiency, control strategies, and failure responsesPerform trade studies to support architecture and design decisionsValidate and maintain engineering models throughout the development lifecycleVerification & ValidationGenerate test specifications, procedures, and acceptance criteriaSupport laboratory, rig, subsystem, and system-level testing activitiesWhat You'll BringTo help us make a difference, you'll bring your passion and expertise/ talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

Essential

Technical

Skills

Minimum B.Eng degree or equivalent, with relevant experience in Electrical Engineering and Systems EngineeringExperience in systems requirements elicitation and analysisStrong understanding of safety assurance practices for safety-critical systems and their relationship to systems engineering practices (FTA, FHAs, FMEAs, bow-ties etc.)Experienced using a requirements management tool (e.g.

Codebeamer, Polarion, DOORs) as part of a systems development lifecycle process. DesirableUnderstanding of electrical architecture – specifically DC microgrid architecturesProficiency in modelling and simulation tools such as Matlab and SimulinkAbility to define and execute verification methods including analysis, inspection, demonstration and testSoft

Skills

Has a learning mindset who can work with ambiguityDesirable: Use safety and reliability methods for novel systems such as FHA, FMEA and Bow-ties What We'll OfferOnce you're on board you'll get the following perks and

benefits

Competitive salary dependent on experienceIndustry Leading Pension Scheme = we'll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1: 1.5 basisLife Assurance 8 x salary25 days holiday + bank holidaysFlexible working hours including the ability to finish at 12noon on a FridayIncome protectionShopping discountsCycle To Work SchemeEmployee Assistance ProgrammeVirtual GP Clinic for you and immediate familyA collaborative, dynamic working environment We'll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities.

This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of WorkingEveryone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment.

Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we've created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It's a culture that won us 'The Best Workplace Culture Award'.

By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work. We're also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

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