About the role
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 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
Based in our thriving manufacturing centre of excellence, the Associate Materials Engineering will join a busy team specialising in providing composite manufacturing engineering capability to operational and developmental programmes to enable and deliver zero defect projects utilising engineering and problem solving skills, whilst being accountable for delivering robust, capable manufacturing process technology as it applies to materials and processes.
This could be an ideal opportunity for someone with the right skills and educational background to develop a very rewarding career within the Aerospace Manufacturing Industry
Job Responsibilities
The post holder will be specifically responsible for monitoring of composite production, by both test and audit, ensuring robust process selection, implementation & control. They will support the delivery and deployment of a robust, repeatable and reliable composite manufacturing process that meets all the requirements of the Business and our customers.
Authorised Stamp Holder (MLSR).
Responsible for the implementation of materials & process methods and solutions, from original concept through to production.
Deploy these processes with a high degree of process capability utilizing the GKN standard Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) tool suite to demonstrate as such.
Responsible for technical support of manufacturing development and integration for production. Resolve issues pertaining to vendor quality.
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