Functional Team Lead - Engineering - Analysis

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 across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Summary

GKN Aerospace designs and produces structural components for the global aerospace industry and with engineering offices located in Papendrecht, Hoogeveen and Bucharest. The company manufactures heavily loaded structural parts and the integrated moving components using conventional materials like aluminum and advanced thermoplastic composite materials.

We are seeking a Functional Team Leader – Analysis, based in our Papendrecht site, to lead a team of stress and analysis engineers working on the NH90 helicopter programme. The NH90 helicopter is a medium size, multi-role military helicopter developed by a collaboration of companies. The successful candidate will have a strong stress analysis background, ideally with prior experience of working with structures in a high vibration environment. The candidate must be capable of leading a team of 6-8 engineers located both our Papendrecht and Bucharest sites, with a talent to grow and develop engineers to create a high performing team. The ideal candidate will be a recognized approver of stress technical documents and have experience performing both static and fatigue and damage tolerance analysis.

The candidate should possess strong communication and organizational skills and be able to interact with multiple internal and external stakeholders to define the technical requirements, evaluate technical risks, and manage delivery schedule and costs. The candidate must be able to work on a military programme, and comply with the necessary security and nationality requirements.

What you will do

FTL – Analysis NH90 reports functionally / hierarchically to the Center of Competence – Analysis Manger and reports operationally to the Chief Engineer NH90

The Functional Team Lead is responsible for :

• Daily management (coaching / managing) of the NH90 Analysis team (Approximately 6-8 people);
• Maintaining contacts with stakeholders in other departments in order to define work package scope and requirements and be able to deliver as agreed;
• Lead team to deliver the assigned tasks to achieve the programme / project objectives through planning, work tasking, and execution of required engineering activities;
• Develop and implement methods plans, toolsets and solutions that are appropriate and compliant to achieve the design and programme / project objectives;
• Assess, manage, and mitigate overall technical risk;
• Generate, sign, check, or approve all assigned project deliverables, documents, and reports as required within limits of signature authorizations;
• Support technical and customer discussions and reviews, including formal gate reviews, the creation and preparation of technical data and presentations;
• Be responsible for managing team performance, including conducting performance management reviews; Create a positive workplace environment through managing team engagement;
• Be able to manage training, mentoring, and development of engineers including development toward technical signatories.

What you will bring

You will thrive in this role if you :

What we will offer

Our organization demonstrates passion for innovation and our employees are rightly proud for what we engineer and build. This is truly a challenging work environment : a role where you contribute as an individual but also as a member of a diverse and international team of experts. At GKN Aerospace, we not only provide you with the tools to perform at the best of your capabilities, but we also support and promote your technical and personal development.

Furthermore, we offer to you :

Next to a competitive package, we will offer you a world of opportunities : we want to see your career fly! We will 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 are on board, you never know where your career journey may take you!

How to apply

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 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. ​

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