Industrial Digitalization Engineer
Date: 26 Mar 2026
Location: Trollhattan, SE
Company: GKN Aerospace Careers
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.
Job Summary
We are looking for a senior-level Industrial Digitalization Engineer to join our Global Technology Centre. In this role, you will lead the development of next-generation digitalization solutions for advanced manufacturing, working at the intersection of software engineering, robotics, automation, and industrial IoT. You will be responsible for designing and delivering full-stack digital architectures, driving cross-functional collaboration, and shaping the strategic direction of our digital transformation initiatives.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role, you will both architect solutions and write code, while coordinating with teams across software, robotics, automation, and production engineering.
Job Responsibilities
• Design and implement full-stack digitalization architectures integrating automation, robotics, software systems, and factory simulation technologies
• Lead and coordinate digitalization projects across internal, national, and international scopes, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and sustainability goals
• Drive standardization of digitalization processes across teams and departments, integrating multidisciplinary work into scalable solutions
• Design and deploy industrial IoT solutions, including edge computing, sensor integration, and communication protocols
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, and development infrastructure
• Contribute to strategic roadmap development and long-term innovation planning for digital initiatives
• Act as a key technical liaison across cross-functional teams, aligning software, robotics, and automation work toward unified goals
• Support the development of sustainable, reconfigurable industrial automation systems enabling mass customization
• Participate in code reviews, knowledge sharing, and mentoring of junior engineers and thesis students
Qualifications & Personal skills
• 5–10 years of work experience in industrial digitalization, automation, or a related field
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Strong full-stack development knowledge with back-end technologies (e.g., Python, Node.js) and front-end frameworks (e.g., React, JavaScript, HTML/CSS)
• Experience with databases , both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL) and graph-based (e.g., Neo4j)
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, web services, and system integration patterns
• Demonstrated experience in robotics, industrial automation, or manufacturing digitalization
• Ability to lead technical projects independently and coordinate across multidisciplinary teams
• Experience in manufacturing and production environments
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Proficiency in version control systems (e.g., Git, GitLab)
• Proficiency in English
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with IoT communication protocols (MQTT, OPC UA, AMQP)
• Knowledge of edge computing platforms (e.g., NVIDIA Jetson)
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI/CD)
• Experience with 3D visualization, simulation, or digital twin technologies
• Familiarity with industrial standards and frameworks (Digital Product Passport, digital thread concepts)
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Background in coordinating national or international research/innovation projects
• Proficiency in Swedish
Application
The selection process takes place continuosly. The position may therefore be filled before the application deadline. Therefore, do not wait with your application!
Last date for application: 2026-04-30
For more information, please contact hiring manager:
Richard Nolk, GTC Engineering Manager
richard.nolk@gknaerospace.com
As part of our recruitment strategy at GKN, we have predetermined our recruitment and marketing channels. Therefore, we kindly request no contact from recruitment agencies, media sales, or similar entities.
The position requires that you undergo and be approved according to the current regulations for security protection. For positions where GKN's customer has requirements for security classification, this may, in some cases, involve specific citizenship requirements.
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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