Senior Engineer - EWIS Functional Design
First seen by Alion on Oct 9, 2026.
At GKN Aerospace, you will contribute to innovative aerospace programs with a focus on sustainability and supporting the protection of the world’s democracies. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries, we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers.
Senior Engineer - EWIS Functional Design
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
Experience and tools
- 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. We will support and promote your professional and personal development.
- 8% holiday allowance
- 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