Engineer - Analysis

GKN Aerospace Careers•Newington, CT

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

As an Analysis Engineer (Solid Mechanics), you will work in cross-discipline teams within different projects. Your everyday tasks will be to work within the US Design Engineering team on FE-simulations using both commercial and in-house developed tools. Advanced knowledge in the field of fatigue, fracture mechanics, applied mechanics and Finite Element Analyses (FEA). You will support develop, integrate and implement technical solutions and compliance documentation compliant with all relevant customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements, within agreed program, schedule, and manufacturing constraints. Hybrid position with travel required as needed (up to 20%).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field
3+ years of relevant Aerospace analysis experience in Solid Mechanics Engineering
3+ years of aerospace components
Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR regulations and/or program requirements.
Skilled experienced user of Finite Element Method with documented experience in use of software tools ANSYS WorkBench.
Skilled experienced user of Python
Skilled user in Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science degree, within the discipline of applied mechanics.
Proven ability to review technical documentations.
Excellent in co-operation, networking, team-working
Aerospace Engines industry experience
Experience with new product development
Experience with aftermarket support
Able to act under own initiative in relation to the assigned tasks within defined functional procedures / governance.
Ability to describe technical information of a technical task to a wide audience within the engineering business.
Have basic knowledge of Lean Principles.
The ability to have technical discussions with customers and suppliers as require
Able to analyze and interpret customer requirements.
Awareness of other functions (Design, Operations, Production, Supplier Management).
Able to support budget compliance of the own activities.
Worked in cross-cultural teams

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and check technical solutions and compliance documentation to ensure they are compliant with all relevant customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements, within agreed program, schedule, and manufacturing constraints.
Identify technical problems and apply/integrate solutions.
Execute and implement methods plans, toolsets and approaches that are appropriate and compliant to achieve the design and programme objectives.
Support the creation of technical solutions against customer requirements as input to bids and proposals within assigned programmes/projects.
Identify and assess technical risk for own work and propose mitigations within assigned programmes/projects.
Support or generate test specifications/plans and/or alternate means of compliance (analysis/similarity) as required to demonstrate design solution complies with certification requirements.
Generate assigned project deliverables, documents, and reports according to the project signature authorizations.
Support technical and customer reviews, including formal gate reviews, including the creation and preparation of technical data and presentations of product design.
Perform all activities at a level of minimal supervision and support other engineers with peer-to-peer reviews.
Identify improvements and support the creation of work instructions, procedures, technical manuals, and guidelines.
Understand the qualification process of products, and prepare compliance documentation to internal, customer, and regulatory requirements, where applicable.
Performs other duties as assigned