Senior Engineer - EWIS Functional Design

Senior Engineer - EWIS Functional Design

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Location:Papendrecht, NL

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

As a Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for the execution of the functional design of electrical wiring interconnections, i.e. EWIS (Electrical Wiring Interconnect System). You play a pivotal role for design and build programs, controlling and monitoring progress, scope, cost and configuration in a multi-disciplinary team.

This position is part of the EWIS Functional Design (EFD) team, where responsibilities include analyzing design requirements, conducting trade-off studies, making design decisions, and designing wire harnesses constructions and interconnections (From-To definitions). Also, processing of aircraft systems data packages (files), write technical reports and contribute to continuous functional improvements of our Engineering tooling environment through integration and concurrent engineering with international teams, system suppliers and our customers.

Reporting to the Centre of Competence Manager – EWIS Functional Design, you will receive day-to-day guidance from an Engineering Team Lead within the applicable design and build project/program or you will take this responsibility in case of a small project team. The primary workplace is GKN Fokker Elmo in Papendrecht.

What you will do

Understanding of:

• Design processes and methods / standards
• Requirements validation
• (International) drawing standards and methods
• System design (components, constructions, schematics, wiring diagrams)
• Wiring harness functional design
• Integration aspects of design
• Design verification (reporting of deviations)
• Configuration management principles

Fundamental knowledge of:

• Aircraft and systems
• Environmental conditions in aircraft
• Interconnection systems
• Basics of electronics and mechanics
• Engines harnesses is a big plus

What you will bring

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Aerospace industry,
• Proven experience working in a multi-disciplinary international engineering environment,
• Proficiency with Electrical design software (for Aerospace applications),
• Proficiency in MS office: (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio).

Soft skills

• Assertiveness: Willingness to learn and to broaden own knowledge; takes initiative to help improve processes and procedures
• Teamwork: Able to work constructively in a small team taking responsibility for assigned tasks and willing to support other team members in achieving team targets and deadlines
• Results-driven: Able to plan own work in line with project schedules, reports progress regularly and timely in the event of issues or delays
• Communication: Fluent Dutch and English in speech and writing, ability to communicate clearly and concisely (including technical reports) with a reasonable amount of flair / forthcomingness

What do we offer

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 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. We will support and promote your professional and personal development.
Furthermore, we will offer you:
•    The role is in Grade L2 and according to the CLA Metalektro,
•    8% holiday allowance,
•    42 paid holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro,
•    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.

Next to the attractive 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.

How To Apply

Apply online by sending us your CV. Due to data privacy reasons we do not handle any applications sent by email. For additional questions you can contact Ioanna Dimitriadi, Talent Acquisition Specialist, via View email address on careers.gknaerospace.com.

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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