About this role
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:20.0px"><strong><span style="color:#0070c0">Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.</span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0px">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. <span style="font-size:16.0px">With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.</span></span></span></p><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Summary</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Based at our Papendrecht site the Automation Developer is responsible for designing, building, testing, deploying, and supporting automation solutions using UiPath, operating within the standards and governance framework defined by the Automation Centre of Excellence (CoE). The role contributes to the delivery of reliable, auditable, and scalable automation solutions that support business processes in a regulated environment. In addition to technical delivery, the Automation Developer supports business engagement, solution design, and full lifecycle ownership, working closely with stakeholders to identify automation opportunities, translate requirements into solutions, and ensure successful adoption and ongoing operation. </span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>What You'll Do</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong>Delivery & Solution Development </strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Develop UiPath automation workflows based on defined requirements (PDD, user stories, process maps) </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Build and configure reusable components in line with CoE standards</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Contribute to solution design, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and alignment with enterprise architecture</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Assist in estimating effort, timelines, and resource requirements for automation initiatives</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Execute unit testing and support System and UAT testing cycles</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ensure proper logging, exception handling, and audit traceability within workflows </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong>Implementation & Lifecycle Ownership</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Support implementation planning, including deployment, release management, and transition to support </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Support deployment activities via UiPath Orchestrator</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Maintain clear and accurate documentation of automation solutions</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ensure adherence to IT security, compliance, and governance requirement</span></li> </ul> <p style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong>Support & Operations </strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Monitor automation performance to ensure stability, availability, and reliability </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve defects in automation solutions </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Support integrations between automation solutions and enterprise systems </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Support ongoing maintenance and continuous improvement of deployed automations </span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>What You'll Do Continued</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong>Business Engagement & Partnership</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong> </strong>Collaborate with business SMEs and stakeholders to gather and analyse requirements and define automation use cases </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"> Engage with business teams to understand functional and non-functional requirements and translate them into solutions </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Act as a trusted partner, advising on automation opportunities and best practices </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Provide guidance and support to end users to enable effective adoption of automation solutions </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Promote awareness of automation capabilities and support standardisation across processes </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong>Strategy & CoE Contribution</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Support delivery of the IT and Automation strategy within the organisation </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Collaborate with IT functions including security, architecture, and operations to align solutions with enterprise standards </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the CoE </span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>What You'll Bring</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong>Essential</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Experience with UiPath Studio (or similar RPA tools)</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong>Strong understanding of</strong>: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Workflow logic (variables, loops, conditions)</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Exception handling and logging</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Data handling (Excel, files, structured inputs)</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Experience working in business-facing or stakeholder-facing roles</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ability to manage multiple automation initiatives or priorities concurrently</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Understanding of integration patterns and enterprise systems (e.g. APIs, system interfaces)</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Knowledge of change management and project delivery methodologies (e.g. REFramework or similar)</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Strong attention to detail and quality</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Problem-solving skills, including ability to debug workflows and perform root cause analysis</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ability to work within structured processes, governance frameworks, and standards</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Good communication skills (written and verbal)</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment </span></li> </ul> <p style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>What We'll Offer</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">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. By being part of GKN Aerospace that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry, you will know that you will be working towards being the most trusted partner in the aerospace industry. We will support and promote your professional and personal development.</span><br><br><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Furthermore, we will offer you:</span><br><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">• The role is in Grade H and according to the CLA Metalektro,</span><br><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">• 8% holiday allowance,</span><br><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">• 40 paid holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro (27 holidays and 13 ADV days),</span><br><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">• An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance,</span><br><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">• A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>How to Apply</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Please apply online by sending us your CV and motivation letter. Due to data privacy reasons we do not handle any applications sent by email. For additional questions you can contact Sian Lewis, Talent Acquisition, via [email protected]</span></p></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0px">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?</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:20.0px"><strong><span style="color:#0070c0">A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working</span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0px">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.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0px">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.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.</span> </span><br></p> <p> </p> <p><img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" src="https://app.papirfly.com/original/gallery/38932/files/original/987ee258-6736-49d7-9079-7b5e993917a6.jpg?cacheVersion=1761223513" alt="" width="600" height="150"></p>