GKN Aerospace is an original aerospace innovator.
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.
We are seeking a Senior Engineer with a strong Systems Engineering background to join our Luton manufacturing team and contribute to the future of aviation.
The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for developing, integrating, implementing, and verifying technical solutions and associated compliance documentation, ensuring alignment with all applicable customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements, while meeting agreed programme, schedule, and manufacturing constraints.
This is a very exciting and potentially career defining opportunity. You will be a leading member of the team embarking on a significant and challenging technology development project, where we are developing new Ice Detection Systems for aerospace applications.
Our core working hours at the Luton site are 07:30–16:30, Monday to Thursday, and 07:30–12:30 on Fridays. The role includes occasional national travel to support customer and supplier visits, as well as visits to our Global Technology Centre in Bristol. We also offer a hybrid working arrangement, with the opportunity to work from home for up to two days per week, depending on business needs.
