Senior Systems Engineer (Electronics)

GKN Aerospace East Cowes, England Jun 27, 2026

Type Full Time
Pay Not listed
Work Onsite
Level Senior

As a Senior Systems Engineer, the work centres on accurately capturing and recording data and results from test work and development trials. It would suit someone who can bring technical judgement, safe working habits, careful diagnostics, and practical problem-solving to the role.

What the work leans on

07:30 - 16:30 Monday to Thursday & 07:30 - 12:30 Friday. Skills and requirementsHNC, degree or equivalent experience in electrical or systems engineering.

Engineering work involved

  • Responsible for accurately capturing and recording data and results from test work and development trials.
  • Suggest and explore exploitation routes, aligned with the guidance of the Work Stream Lead.
  • Driving project(s) toward exploitation, identifying and supporting industrialisation scenario development.

Technical skills and requirements

  • Experience delivering designs for electro-mechanical, sensing OR controller systems within an engineering environment.
  • Experience managing deployed resources (people you lead but you are not their line manager).

What helps in this technical role

Technical judgement, safe working habits, careful diagnostics, and practical problem-solving.

Practical details

  • Our Luton site is home to 370+ employees and Onsite facilities including Onsite parking, food hub and vending machines.
  • Work model: On-site.
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