Advanced Operational Technology Lead

GKN Aerospace • United States, United States • 1h ago

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.

Job Summary

The Advanced Operational Technology Lead will lead the Systems Integration (SI) team which is comprised of the Controls Engineering and SCADA Engineering disciplines. This position will prioritize the activities for the SI team, manage the team's projects, provide a strategic direction for the company's industrial equipment controls & data collection scheme, and manage the outside contractors who provide support services to the SI team.

Job Responsibilities

Develop and document standards for the company's industrial controls and data acquisition systems

Support the design and procurement of new capital equipment/expenditures (CAPEX)

Support the Operations Department through troubleshooting, repairing, and continuously improving the legacy/existing industrial control systems

Prioritize and manage projects for the Systems Integration team

Coordinate with and manage outside system integrators/contractors

Provide leadership and foster development for the SI team

Job Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience

6 years of experience in an Operational Technology field (e.g. controls engineering, software engineering, SCADA engineering, manufacturing/industrial equipment system integration, etc.)

U.S. persons with ability to obtain a Department of Defense Security Clearance

Experience with supervisory/data acquisition platforms such as Wonderware or LabVIEW

Experience with industrial controllers, PLC's, and HMI's such as Allen Bradley or CompactRIO (cRIO)

Understanding of local area networks (LAN) in a TCP/IP environment

Experience in a third-party regulated industry (e.g. AS9100, FAA, FDA, ISO, NIST, etc.)

Experience with leading, mentoring, and coaching teams and individuals

Software management, documentation, and control (e.g. access controls, preventing unwanted changes, revision control, customer approvals)

Ability to comprehend and translate technical specifications/manuals

Strong communication skills (verbal and written)

Project Management skills

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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