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.

About Us

The Global Technology Center (GTC) is where we at GKN Aerospace work together to develop future technologies. We make it possible for the company to meet the current and future challenges of the industry, offer better products to our customers and to grow as a market leader. We work to deliver a sustainable aviation.

To fulfill our mission, we establish and maintain strategic technology relationships/partnerships with key customers, companies and academia, we find new R&D opportunities that help us to mature technologies to TRL 6, we manage IP, we invest in infrastructure, and especially, we invest in our people.

About the Role

The Product Verification department at GTC is a team of 11 skilled CAE engineers specialized in solid mechanics and thermal analysis. The work is done in multidisciplinary project teams dedicated to designing and developing future product solutions for commercial engines. As a thermal analysis engineer you will contribute with your expertise in heat transfer to the project team, where your main tasks will be to model the thermal environment around different aeroengine components and calculate their temperature response for varying operating conditions. Additionally, you will provide input to the design of the components and subsystems in order for them to achieve certain thermal responses or to mitigate temperature peaks.

Are you ready to be part of the development of the next generation aeroengines?

Job Responsibilities Modelling and analyzing the thermal environment and thermal response of different engine components using FEA. Modeling and analyzing internal secondary flow systems, such as cavities, air bleed systems, seals. Contribute to the design of engine components using your expertise in heat transfer. Define and establish analysis and verification logic for thermal assessments to meet the technology/component/product solution requirements and targets. This includes instrumentation and test plan for the experimental validation such as engine tests. Document and present analysis results internally and to external partners. Identify technology gaps and new possibilities for technology development. Contribute to the development of GKN as a 'Great Place to Work', aligned with the core principles: safe, innovative, open & honest, care & respect, and ownership. Job Qualifications Engineering degree MSc or higher from aeronautical/mechanical engineering, engineering physics or other relevant engineering degree. Deep understanding of the heat transfer mechanisms. +5 years of professional experience working with heat transfer and FE thermal analysis, preferably in the aerospace industry. Knowledge and experience in thermal analysis using CAE simulation tools, preferably ANSYS Workbench and ANSYS Mechanical (APDL). Proficient in English.

Job Qualifications - Advantage

A PhD degree in the area of heat transfer, experimental or computational is advantageous. Experience on CFD analysis. Modelling of convection heat transfer in CFD and conjugated CFD analysis is also advantageous. Experience on temperature and heat transfer measurements is advantageous. Knowledge from manufacturing process, both conventional and additive manufacturing, is consider advantageous. Programming skills in Python and Matlab is advantageous. Proficient in English. Swedish is considered advantageous. Personal Skills

You have a creative and logical approach to solving complex engineering challenges. Your strong analytical skills and attention to details enable you to extract meaningful conclusions from complex datasets, ensuring accuracy and reliability in your analyses.

Communication skills are important. You can communicate clearly and effectively to convey technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Teamwork and collaboration is also a part of the job. You have very good skills for effective work with other engineers and for working in teams. You have no difficulties in creating and developing networks both internal and external.

Employment

This is a full-time permanent position. The place of employment is at our main site in Trollhättan, Sweden and as such, the applicant should be able to gain the right to live and work in the country. Occasional travel is to be expected, both within and outside Sweden. 

Application

The selection process takes place continuosly. The position may therefore be filled before the application deadline. Therefore, do not wait with your application!
 

Last date for application: 2025-05-21
 

For more information, please contact hiring manager:

Erika Dhejne, tel. +46 520 292129
 

The position requires that you undergo and be approved according to the current regulations for security protection. For positions where GKN´s costumer har requirements for security classification, this may, in some cases, involve specific citizenship requirements.

 

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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