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About the Company

GKN Aerospace Sweden is part of GKN Aerospace, which manufactures engine components, aircraft structures, cabin windows, wiring, and much more for many of the world's aircraft. The companies within the Aerospace division that work on aircraft engine parts form the Engines business unit together. At the facility in Trollhättan, advanced parts for aircraft and space rocket engines are developed and manufactured. They also work on engine maintenance.

GKN Aerospace has production facilities in Trollhättan, Kongsberg (Norway), Mexico, and the USA. They also have an engineering office in Bangalore, India, and offices in Stockholm (Public Affairs) and Gothenburg. The headquarters for Engines is located in Trollhättan.

About the Role

GKN's division, Hot Structures & Cases Center of Excellence (CoE), works on developing new products and managing in-service products for civil programs. As an Engineering Team Lead, you will have a central role where you contribute your experience and competence to the design team in striving towards set goals. Together with the team, you develop plans and ensure delivery on time, quality, and meeting expectations. You collaborate with a cross-functional design team, where various competencies work together to achieve success.

A large part of the job involves building relationships and communicating – both internally with other functions and externally with customers and suppliers. The role gives you the opportunity to grow, broaden your knowledge, and develop within GKN's design organization.

Your Responsibilities

Included among other things are the following responsibilities and expectations:

• Handling of remaining deviations from manufacturing, external suppliers, and from service.
• Driving design changes, repair proposals, and the creation of manuals.
• Planning, driving, and leading the design team to deliver the right quality at the right time.
• Analyzing and breaking down requirements to create a balanced product based on technical requirements, manufacturability, and cost.
• Identifying resource needs to execute assignments efficiently.
• Planning and documenting verification and certification of the product.
• Conducting technical reviews, both internal and external. In addition, you are expected to actively contribute to the division's goals, strategy, and continuous improvement work.

Your Profile

We are looking for you who thrive with taking significant individual responsibility and leading a team. You feel confident communicating with other functions, both internally within the company and externally with customers and suppliers. Furthermore, you contribute to a positive atmosphere and serve as an inspiring role model for the team.

Requirements for the Role

• Engineering education at BSc level or equivalent.
• Experience from team or project leadership.
• Very good knowledge of spoken and written English.

Application Process

In this recruitment, GKN Aerospace collaborates with Skill. The position is a consulting assignment where you are initially employed by Skill with opportunities for transition to GKN.

If you have questions about the role, you are welcome to contact the responsible recruiter, Klara Lundström, at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]). Selection is ongoing, and the position may be filled before the application deadline. Therefore, apply today!

The position requires that you undergo and pass the security clearance checks according to current regulations. For positions where GKN's customer has requirements for security classification, this may, in some cases, imply a requirement for specific citizenship.