Engineer - Systems Engineering

About the role

It's Boarding Time!

As our System Engineer you will perform integration / system engineering activities for the NH90 in cooperation with your counterparts in Airbus Germany, Airbus France and Leonardo Helicopters Italy. What can you expect in your role?

• Perform technical engineering activities (analyses, tests, simulations); emphasis on Landing Gear Multi-body Analyses.
• Translation of technical and functional requirements from airworthiness and customer on H/C level into requirements on Fokker component/part level.
• Ensure a complete and consistent set of requirements both at H/C system level and for all GKN/Fokker components.
• Harmonization (of the requirements) with our Partner Companies, customers and the operating companies within GKN/Fokker.
• Focal point activities towards Partner Companies and/or customers.
• Ensuring that GKN/Fokker interests are respected in the international consortium and towards the customer.
• Technical management of work packages and subcontractors.
• Identification of technical risk on GKN/Fokker scope.
   

This position is based in Papendrecht, the Netherlands. Your focus will be mainly on Landing Gear Multi-body Analyses. You will be part of the NH90 team, will have 10 direct coworkers in your team and you are willing to travel within Europe for multiple times per year as this is part of this role. 

Your Responsibilities

• Technical (Multibody Analyses) specialist internationally for GKN/Fokker NH90 items;
• Downflow of system level to component level of technical data;
• Specification of system level requirements to component requirements specification and proposed means of compliances;
• Resolving dependencies (technical content);
• Technical representation of Fokker in the international field;
• Technical generalist for contract / project;
• Integration of component to H/C system level including showing of compliance.

What do you need to be successful in this role?

• Experience in Landing Gear dynamic modelling.
• University degree (Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering). 
• Extensive intrinsic knowledge for the (integration of) disciplines of H/C systems.
• Experience in set up and execution of Systems Engineering Processes.
• Experience in the management of Work Packages and subcontractors.
• Familiar with EASA part 21 and / or EMAR part 21.
• Good interpersonal skills (a.o. precise, diplomatic, organizer).
• Good negotiation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written command of English.

As System Engineer, you have a helicopter view that is decisive, shows initiative, you are a team player and able to represent GKN/Fokker (inter)nationally. You have also the following essential competences: 

• Analytical
• Decisive
• Communicative
• Creative
• Initiative (PITCH)
• Convincing
• Professional
• Result driven (PITCH)
• Cooperative

What's in it for you?

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:

• A gross monthly salary based on the CLA Metalektro Grade L2 and in line with your experience and qualifications,
• 8% holiday allowance,
• 40 paid holidays for full-time employment,
• Working conditions according to the CLA Metalektro, including an excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance,
• A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers in a pleasant atmosphere.

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

Are you interested in the position and do you meet the requirements? Use the "apply now" now button, if you have any questions you can reach out to Ioanna Dimitriadi via ioanna.dimitriadi@fokker.com. We are committed to offer you a challenge but also a great opportunity to learn and grow. We want to offer you a career that can go to many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. By being part of GKN Fokker Aerospace that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry, you will know that you will be working towards being the most trusted partner in the aerospace industry.