Systems & Controls Validation Engineer Job at GKN Automotive, Mebane, NC

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  • GKN Automotive
  • Mebane, NC

Job Description

Step into a Day at GKN

Picture your morning in Alamance, NC: you open a fresh set of system requirements, map them to testable criteria, and plan a feasibility run for a new control strategy. By midday, you’re drafting precise specifications, running data analyses to uncover trends that inform design choices, and collaborating with cross‑functional partners to resolve a tricky integration issue. In the afternoon, you validate results against safety and environmental standards, update requirements traceability, and share insights during a quick capability-building session—before wrapping with a clear, data-backed recommendation for the project team.

About GKN

GKN is a global engineering group serving leading aircraft, vehicle, and industrial machinery manufacturers. We advance the future of mobility through innovative technology and sustainable solutions. Our culture celebrates ingenuity, collaboration, principled leadership, and drive.

What You’ll Do

  • Design, prototype, and validate engineering solutions through feasibility testing and implementation.
  • Create and refine engineering standards and detailed specifications.
  • Analyze performance data to detect patterns and guide design and reliability improvements.
  • Author test procedures from product requirements and execute verification activities.
  • Maintain requirements traceability and verification across the project lifecycle.
  • Troubleshoot cross‑discipline issues and optimize system performance with partner teams.
  • Ensure adherence to health, safety, and environmental policies and regulations.
  • Engage in ongoing training and capability development.

What You Bring

  • Required: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (or equivalent) and 3–5 years of experience in systems or controls engineering; strong analytical and problem-solving skills; capable of working independently while offering technical guidance.
  • Preferred: Master’s degree; experience with systems engineering methodologies and lifecycle management; familiarity with advanced data analysis tools; prior work on global, cross‑functional teams.

Technical Familiarity

  • Quality Control Experience
  • Quality Control Data Analysis
  • Network Connectivity Experience (TCP/IP, SDWAN)

Values in Action

  • Ingenuity: inventive problem-solving and continuous improvement.
  • Collaboration: partnering across functions to reach shared outcomes.
  • Principled Leadership: accountability, integrity, and clear communication.
  • Drive: effective prioritization and delivering under pressure.

Location

On-site at our Alamance, NC facility.

Ready to Make an Impact?

Join GKN to help shape the future of mobility with systems and controls that perform reliably in the real world.

Job Tags

Day shift,

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