Flight Test - Manufacturing Engineer III - Weekend Shift

Gulfstream•Savannah, GA

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer III works independently or leads analyses, planning improvements, and problem solving for manufacturing issues in a specific function within a production or post-production environment. Areas include facility and business layouts, production flow, tooling and equipment, material fabrication, assembly methods, and production planning. This requisition supports flight test operations on a weekend schedule: Friday through Sunday, 6:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., plus a four-hour Monday shift. The role applies Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles to improve manufacturing processes, reduce cycle time and waste, and support safety, sustainability, ergonomics, and quality initiatives. The engineer prepares and evaluates technical studies, develops work and rework instructions, creates manufacturing bills of material, coordinates improvement projects across organizations, and may assume the ME Group Head’s duties when that person is absent. The position also includes assigning and reviewing subordinate employees’ work and supervising and training them. The position is based in Gulfstream’s Savannah operation. Travel may be up to 25%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related curriculum, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the job’s essential functions.
Four years of manufacturing engineering, planning, or related technical experience.
Proven knowledge and understanding of Lean and/or Six Sigma principles and processes.
Knowledge of engineering configuration requirements, tooling, quality control, plant safety, blueprint reading, and shop math.
Ability to operate computerized equipment, including personal computers and CADAM, CATIA, Solumina, SAP, or Corridor.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to work the specified weekend schedule: Friday through Sunday, 6:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., plus a four-hour Monday shift.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience as a floor-support Manufacturing Engineer with Gulfstream and/or in a fast-paced aviation manufacturing or mechanical environment.
Experience with SmarTeam, CATIA V5, Solumina II (including Discrepancy Reports/Items and work order alteration), Aircraft Information Retrieval (AIR), SAP (M-BOM and item creation), or similar software.
Complete understanding of and experience implementing Lean concepts, including 5S, JIT, SMED, Kanban, value-stream mapping, and one-piece flow.
Working knowledge of Six Sigma or other data-driven decision-making experience.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, equivalent certification, or proven experience in a Lean Six Sigma environment.

Responsibilities

Implement Lean manufacturing initiatives throughout the flight test operations environment and drive cycle-time and waste reductions.
Develop, plan, and implement business layouts, process flows, tooling and equipment plans, and cost and quality improvements.
Conduct technical studies and analyses of existing or proposed operations and report recommendations for equipment and manufacturing methods.
Prepare manufacturing recommendations, including sequences of operations and detailed methods for complex assemblies, installations, and components.
Author detailed work instructions with the functional Operations Engineer to improve manufacturing efficiency and support zero-defect opportunities.
Author DRDI/DMT rework instructions to support corrective actions.
Create manufacturing bills of material in SAP, Solumina, or Corridor, as applicable, to ensure Engineering-defined parts are installed during assembly or installation.
Generate make-or-buy proposals, recommend corrective actions, evaluate vendors, attend vendor negotiations, and help resolve vendor-related problems.
Conduct research, investigation, and analysis for assigned planning and other projects to ensure conformance to requirements.
Investigate and help prepare justifications for equipment and facility requests.
Perform productibility studies using engineering drawings.
Use statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and generate necessary computer inputs, data, or reports.
Prioritize workloads based on schedules and needs, and provide work estimates and completion dates based on available resources and past performance.
Keep current on manufacturing developments and incorporate Lean methodology into existing and future processes.
Develop business cases and present process-improvement proposals to management for approval.
Assume the ME Group Head’s duties in their absence.
Assign and review subordinate personnel’s work, and supervise and train them in work methods and procedures, efficient use of company resources, and resolution of work-related or quality problems.
Lead or coordinate project implementation across multiple organizations and apply Lean and Six Sigma principles as a team member or leader.
Support safety, sustainability, and ergonomic initiatives.
Ensure quality policies are practiced and recommend quality improvements.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Communicate technical topics effectively to non-technical audiences.