Mechanical Definition - Completions Tech Spec III
About The Position
The Mechanical Definition Engineer is part of the Completions Engineering organization and translates customer sales and program requirements into actionable engineering deliverables. The role coordinates aircraft configuration requirements through Build List packages, Completions Tasking and Scheduling (CTS) tasking, requirements tracking, and collaboration across sales, engineering, and downstream operations teams. It supports the execution of aircraft modifications and completions activities and works on major-complexity engineering projects requiring advanced technical expertise and development. The position is based in Savannah, Georgia, is a first-shift, full-time role, and may require up to 25% travel. The role is responsible for technically complex engineering projects within established scope, making authoritative technical decisions and recommendations, applying advanced engineering principles, and developing innovative approaches. It independently determines methods to optimize technical product, cost, and schedule requirements, works under consultative direction, develops standards and guides, and plans investigations in areas where engineering precedents may be lacking. An advanced engineering degree is preferred. The employee must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the job's essential functions.
- 13 years in a specific technical discipline or 15 years of broad engineering experience across several technical disciplines.
- Experience credit for related advanced degrees is limited to 2 years for a master's degree and 4 years for a Ph.D. in applicable fields.
- Experience supporting engineering, manufacturing, aircraft completions, or product-definition activities.
- Working knowledge of engineering documentation and configuration-management principles.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments in an engineering environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
- Advanced technical expertise appropriate to the discipline and job grade.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree in engineering or a related curriculum.
- Experience within aircraft completions, aerospace, or aircraft modification programs.
- Knowledge of engineering change and configuration-control processes.
- Experience developing or maintaining build lists and aircraft configuration documentation.
- Familiarity with requirements-management and verification methodologies.
- Experience supporting cross-functional engineering reviews and program milestones.
- Understanding of root-cause and corrective-action processes.
Responsibilities
- Translate customer sales requirements from the Spec and Interior Design Drawing (IDD), together with Baseline engineering inputs, into design engineering deliverables.
- Develop and maintain Preliminary Build Lists and Initial Build Lists for assigned aircraft programs.
- Create and manage preliminary aircraft tasking and engineering work packages.
- Coordinate with Design Engineering teams to define technical requirements.
- Facilitate communication among Completions Engineering, Baseline Engineering, Configuration Management, and program leadership.
- Develop, maintain, and verify Requirements Verification Matrices (RVMs) for requirement traceability and compliance.
- Generate CTS tasking to support aircraft design activities.
- Participate in Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Engineering Design Review (EDR), Program Review (PR), and Definition Hand-Off meetings.
- Support aircraft configuration definition using SmarTeam and associated engineering systems.
- Monitor engineering deliverables for alignment with customer requirements, program schedules, and configuration baselines.
- Conduct root-cause and corrective-analysis investigations related to engineering definition discrepancies, build issues, and process deviations.
- Partner with Configuration Management to maintain product-definition integrity throughout the aircraft lifecycle through Build List Change Request (BLCR) processing.
- Support continuous-improvement initiatives involving engineering processes, tasking methodologies, and requirements management.
- Provide status updates and technical communication to engineering and leadership stakeholders.
- Take responsibility for an entire major-complexity engineering project within established scope.
- Make technical decisions and recommendations with significant impact on engineering activities.
- Develop innovative principles and ideas, and determine improved methods or procedures to optimize technical product, cost, and schedule requirements.
- Develop standards and guides for diverse engineering activities.
- Conceive and plan investigations in important areas where engineering precedents are lacking.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
