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Amazing opportunities.\nGKN 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.\nBij GKN Aerospace werken we aan de volgende generatie vliegtuigproductie. Met slimme digitale technologieën, data-analyse en innovatieve productiemethoden maken we onze processen slimmer, sneller en efficiënter.\nAls Research Engineer - Digital Transformation Engineer maak je deel uit van ons Aerospace R&D-team in Nederland. Je werkt samen met engineers, productie-experts en technologiepartners aan praktische oplossingen voor de uitdagingen van morgen.\nIn deze rol draag je actief bij aan de digitale transformatie van onze productie- en engineeringomgeving. Je helpt data om te zetten in waardevolle inzichten en ondersteunt projecten die onze manier van werken verbeteren.\nDigitale verbeterinitiatieven binnen productie en engineering ondersteunen.\nData-oplossingen ontwikkelen en onderhouden die mensen, processen en technologie met elkaar verbinden.\nProductie-uitdagingen vertalen naar praktische, datagedreven oplossingen.\nSamenwerken met collega's uit engineering, operations, IT en externe technologiepartners.\nNieuwe digitale productietechnologieën helpen implementeren en verder ontwikkelen.\nTechnische inzichten en resultaten helder presenteren aan verschillende doelgroepen.\nNieuwe ontwikkelingen op het gebied van kunstmatige intelligentie, data-analyse en digitale productie verkennen en evalueren.\nJob Qualifications\nWe zoeken een nieuwsgierige en analytisch sterke professional die energie krijgt van innovatie en technologische ontwikkelingen.\nKennis van moderne digitale productietechnologieën en slimme fabriekstoepassingen.\nErvaring met databases, koppelingen tussen systemen en industriële dataplatformen.\nInzicht in data-analyse en het ontwikkelen van schaalbare data-oplossingen.\nHet vermogen om complexe gegevens om te zetten in bruikbare bedrijfsinzichten.\nSterke analytische vaardigheden en een gestructureerde aanpak bij het oplossen van problemen.\nGoede communicatievaardigheden en het talent om technische onderwerpen begrijpelijk uit te leggen.\nHet vermogen om effectief samen te werken binnen multidisciplinaire teams.\nZelfstandigheid, eigenaarschap en het vermogen om prioriteiten te stellen.\nNice to have\nHeb je daarnaast ervaring of affiniteit met onderstaande onderwerpen? Dan is dat mooi meegenomen, maar zeker geen vereiste.\nInteresse in of ervaring met kunstmatige intelligentie, machine learning of generatieve AI.\nKennis van digitale tweelingen, simulaties of beslissingsondersteunende systemen.\nErvaring met softwareontwikkeling, automatisering of cloudoplossingen.\nBekendheid met tools en technologieën zoals Docker, Kubernetes en versiebeheer.\nErvaring binnen een productieomgeving.\nWat wij bieden\nBij GKN Aerospace krijg je de kans om te werken aan technologieën die bijdragen aan de productie van de vliegtuigen van de toekomst en krijg je de ruimte om nieuwe ideeën uit te proberen en innovatieve oplossingen te ontwikkelen. Daarnaast hebben wij ook uitstekende arbeidsvoorwaarden:\nEen salaris in de schaal K van de CAO Metalektro, welke loopt van €3952 tot €5712 bruto per maand, afhankelijk van ervaring.\n40 vakantiedagen (op fulltime basis)\n8% vakantiegeld\nGoede pensioenregeling (PME) en reiskostenvergoeding\nWaarom GKN Aerospace?\nBij GKN Aerospace geloven we dat innovatie begint bij nieuwsgierige mensen. Daarom investeren we in jouw ontwikkeling en geven we je de ruimte om nieuwe technologieën te ontdekken, te experimenteren en impact te maken.\nWe’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?\nA Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working\nEveryone 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.\nWe’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.\nWe are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5315,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Aerospace Manufacturing","Aircraft Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-12T09:24:10Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":41,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.743,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":19,"expected_fill_days":19,"reasons":["conf:4","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-13T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":76812,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/gkn-aerospace-principal-research-engineer-data-analytics","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/gkn-aerospace-principal-research-engineer-data-analytics.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-13T07:30:18Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"assistant_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1479,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1833182},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1833182"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fgkn-aerospace-principal-research-engineer-data-analytics"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fgkn-aerospace-principal-research-engineer-data-analytics"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fgkn-aerospace-principal-research-engineer-data-analytics"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/gkn-aerospace-principal-research-engineer-data-analytics\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fgkn-aerospace-principal-research-engineer-data-analytics"}]}