Senior Engineer - Materials & Processes

Senior Engineer - Materials & Processes in Copt Hall, Luton (LU2), LU2 9PQ | GKN Aerospace Search Search These jobs were popular with other job seekers Principal Materials Engineer GKN Aerospace Copt Hall, Luton (LU2), LU2 9PQ To define 1 day ago Materials Engineer M/F Safran Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 9QH Negotiable 23 hours ago NEW Senior / Principal Process Engineer - Water Stantec Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Competitive 1 week ago Research Translation Engineer - Water Desalination and Distribution King Abdullah University of Sciene and Technology Saudi Arabia Competitive 4 days ago Senior Development Engineer - Vapour Chambers - Oxford Bond Williams Limited Oxfordshire Negotiable 1 month ago Principal Process Engineer - Waste Water Jacobs Manchester, Greater Manchester Competitive 1 day ago R&D Engineer - Fluidics & Pumping IO Associates Republic of Ireland €900 - €1000 per day + Remote 2 days ago Research and Development Engineer - Composite Analysis Safran UK Negotiable 3 days ago Senior Manufacturing Engineer ReeVR Stevenage (SG1) £55000 - £65000 per annum 2 weeks ago Principal Process Engineer Mott MacDonald Bristol, Avon Competitive 1 week ago Principal Materials Engineer GKN Aerospace Copt Hall, Luton (LU2), LU2 9PQ To define 1 day ago Materials Engineer M/F Safran Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 9QH Negotiable 23 hours ago NEW Senior / Principal Process Engineer - Water Stantec Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Competitive 1 week ago Research Translation Engineer - Water Desalination and Distribution King Abdullah University of Sciene and Technology Saudi Arabia Competitive 4 days ago Senior Development Engineer - Vapour Chambers - Oxford Bond Williams Limited Oxfordshire Negotiable 1 month ago Principal Process Engineer - Waste Water Jacobs Manchester, Greater Manchester Competitive 1 day ago R&D Engineer - Fluidics & Pumping IO Associates Republic of Ireland €900 - €1000 per day + Remote 2 days ago Research and Development Engineer - Composite Analysis Safran UK Negotiable 3 days ago Senior Manufacturing Engineer ReeVR Stevenage (SG1) £55000 - £65000 per annum 2 weeks ago Principal Process Engineer Mott MacDonald Bristol, Avon Competitive 1 week ago Senior Engineer - Materials & Processes GKN Aerospace View Profile Copt Hall, Luton (LU2), LU2 9PQ Permanent Published: 1 day ago To define Senior Engineer - Materials & Processes GKN Aerospace Company description: Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities. GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees globally, across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career. Job description: Job Summary It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers. Based at our Luton manufacturing plant you’ll do just that. Established in 1993, GKN Aerospace in Luton is a world leader in commercial and military ice protection systems and transparencies. Offering a full range of capabilities; design, analysis, testing, certification and manufacture of electro-thermal ice protection, military fast jet canopies and flight deck windows to over 20 programmes including: Boeing 787, Dreamliner, Airbus A320, AgustaWestland, AW101, Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed, Martin F-22 Raptor. Our customers include Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopters, Textron, BAE Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Leonardo. Our Luton site is home to 370+ employees and onsite facilities including onsite parking, food hub and vending machines. The Luton Engineering & Technology team is focussed on developing product and manufacturing process technology related to aircraft ice protection systems, transparencies and coatings, and specialist structures for both civil and defence applications. We’re looking for a Senior Engineer - Materials & Processes with a strong non-metallic materials engineering background, to join our materials and test team to support the production and development of next generation composite aero structures, ice protection and transparency products. The role will be based in the Materials, Coatings and Test (MCT) team within the wider Engineering and Technology department and report to the Functional Team Leader. The role as a Senior Engineer - Materials & Processes will support the business and engineering team, with non polymer materials science and processing knowledge and guidance. The role will provide a deep understanding of the interactions between processing parameters and material properties of Acrylics, Polycarbonates and adhesives, being able to guide new technology test plans and current production deviations. There will be occasional travel, national and international, required to support customer visits and other GKN sites. You will also support the work of the business to establish safe working practices and necessary level of documentation. You will be involved with projects from the planning / assembly / instrumentation / commissioning phase though to successfully performing and reporting the test. You will also be responsible for providing specialist support to existing programmes within your field of expertise, helping to resolve manufacturing issues and supporting continuous improvement efforts. You will have a proven track record of leading and delivering technical work, with strong communication skills being confident working with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including non-technical audiences. Job Responsibilities • Development of manufacturing processes in relation to polymer, composite and adhesive materials • Qualification of materials and processes to assure they comply with the requirements • Assessment of deviations from the specified materials and processes requirements to assure continued airworthiness • Support robust, manufacturing process technologies as applied to materials, • Collect inputs, related to a task and take it through an identified process to produce an output / deliverable adhering to quality and schedule requirements. • Coordination for material obsolescence and REACh activities: identification of arising issues regarding the REACh legislation, providing support and advice locally and to other GKN sites concerning the impact of REACh. • Lead small project material obsolescence replacement activities including material investigation, reporting, customer engagement and implementing in to production • Preparing and guiding tests/test plans; critical and systematic interpretation and analysis of test data, applying the outcome of tests for substantiation of specification changes. • Troubleshooting and production support on Materials Issues (e.g. Composites, polymers, bonding, surface treatments). • Contribute to the development of GKN as a 'great place to work', aligned with the core principles - safe, innovative, open & honest, care & respect, and ownership. Profile description: What You'll Bring To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes: Essential: • Composite or Polymer Materials Science or Manufacturing Engineering Degree • Experience in Polymer and Composite material science and processing • Experience within an industrial engineering discipline, preferably within Aerospace/Automotive/Marine/Energy sectors • Experience with quality systems, specifications, standards, etc., with the ability to oversee the broader field • Good English language, both verbally and in writing, Desirable: • Ability to plan work through formal project management processes, including scheduling and budgeting and lead a team to ensure successful delivery of required outcomes. • An awareness of aerospace certification requirements. • A higher degree qualification such as a Masters, PhD or EngD within aerospace/automotive/marine/energy sectors • Familiarity with REACh environmental legislation The successful candidate should have a broad interest in non-metallic material technologies & testing and characterisation techniques. You’ll be able to adapt to changing priorities to meet business priorities handling multiple enquires at once. Your proactive nature will enable you to understand and adapt to new technology areas quickly. Your good communication skills shall enable you to confidently engage with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders, including operations and other business functions. As Senior Engineer - Materials and Processes , you will be naturally curious and seek to increase/deepen own technical knowledge through study, collaborative working, hypothesis testing and experimentation. Note: Some GKN programmes are subject to regulatory restrictions which may impact certain nationalities. As part of the application process you will be asked to declare when applying for this role. The position requires UK National Security Vetting (UKNSV) Security clearance (SC) due to the nature and responsibilities of the work carried out. In order for us to obtain an SC you usually need to have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 5 years to current date (but we do assess each case individually). We offer: What We'll Offer Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits: • Competitive salary dependent on experience • The opportunity to earn up to 15% bonus • Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis • Life Assurance 8 x salary • 185 hours holiday + bank holidays • Income protection • Shopping discounts • Cycle To Work Scheme • Employee Assistance Programme • Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family • Free onsite parking • Local gym discount • Free airport parking • Discount with local nursery and preschool childcare setting • Enhanced family friendly leave • A collaborative, dynamic working environment As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you! Join us and keep the world moving … click on the link below to apply A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working Everyone 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. We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology. ? ? In Short Industry Aviation & Aerospace Founded 1759 Location Worldwide Company size 5000+ Making Aerospace Fit for the Natural World. Every day, around the world, we help aircrafts fly further, faster and greener. We’re the world’s leading multi-technology tier one aerospace supplier.  We develop, build and supply an extensive range of advanced aerospace systems, components and technologies for use in Defence and Commercial aircraft ranging from helicopters and business jets to passenger planes and the most advanced fighter aircrafts. Please let me know if you are succesful with this. If not, please could you send through a screenshot of the error message? Our technology is on-board 100,000 flights a day and we’re a market leader in Aero structures, Engine Systems, Transparencies and Wiring Systems.  We’re a truly global business, with 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries serving over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. In the UK we operate across 5 performance centres; Bristol Filton, Bristol Western Approach, Bristol Global Technology Centre, Luton and Cowes (Isle of Wight). People. Our people work with passion and determination; proud that our work impacts our company, industry and planet.  We draw on each other’s expertise and experience to achieve excellence.  We build our teams on trust and respect, we believe there is power in people, but even greater power in teams. Whether you’re looking to start your career at the forefront of engineering as an Apprentice, Intern, Graduate or Associate, work in a global support role, work regionally in one our performance centres, or as an executive helping to lead our business, there is plenty of opportunity to make an impact.  We can offer you a career that can go in many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. Planet. Our ambition to be the most sustainable partner in the sky has real purpose and is opening up a world of fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. In the last decade we’ve made record investments into research and development to accelerate sustainable aviation and the ultimate goal of net zero by 2050. We’ve invested deeply in the future of flight through new materials and processes, electrification and hydrogen propulsion technologies. We’re doing everything possible now to reduce emissions and waste in our manufacturing processes, making aerospace fit for the natural world. Progress. We’re a tier 1 supplier to the aerospace industries biggest names, so a career at GKN Aerospace can truly offer you an unrivalled breath of experience to achieve your full potential. We want you to succeed and progress. We support our employees with training; developing their capabilities and helping realise their aspirations. Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Our goal is to embrace the human attributes that make each of us unique, to value those attributes and their uniqueness, and to create an environment where everyone feels welcome to contribute and bring their full self to work every day.  We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams. We’re committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know. 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