Control Laws People Leader - Flight Sciences

Gulfstream Aerospace; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Gulfstream Aerospace in Savannah, GA seeks a Control Laws People Leader for Flight Sciences to recruit, develop, and motivate a high‑performing engineering group, overseeing tasks, schedules, and resources.

You will craft control law requirements, validate architectures and gains, support flight tests, and collaborate with other Flight Dynamics Leaders to ensure department success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field.
• Experience leading engineering teams on large projects.
• Strong communication and people leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops and evaluates plans for projects and activities; assesses feasibility of analyses or tests.
• Direct supervision of engineering staff on large programs.
• Communicates performance expectations and conducts appraisals.
• Establishes objectives to support short-term goals.
• Makes independent engineering decisions and coordinates work to resolve issues.
• Leads technical meetings and briefs with project teams.
• Advises subordinate leads and participates in daily operations to meet schedules.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Engineering oversight

Project planning

Safety emphasis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Control Laws People Leader - Flight Sciencesin GAC Savannah

Unique Skills:

A Control Law Group Head will recruit, select, develop, and motivate team members, as well as assign personnel across a range of programs. Responsibilities include task planning, tracking, and reporting to include scope, schedule, and resource allocation. They will provide technical oversight of their team and the team's deliverables, striving to always ensure safety.

In addition, a Control Law Group Head will have primary responsibility for developing control law requirements along with their validation & verification. Deliverables include control law architecture and gains, to include structural notch filters as required to prevent aeroservoelastic issues. Other responsibilities include contributing to the planning and execution of flight test activities and the resolution of in-service airplane issues.

The Control Law Group Head will collaborate with the other Flight Dynamics Group Heads to ensure the success of the Flight Dynamics department and the Flight Sciences directorate.

Minimum qualifications vary based on position level as follows:

Group Head I - 10 years of broad Engineering experience including 5 years in a specific technical discipline. 1 year of supervisory or broad managerial responsibility.

Group Head II - 13 years of broad Engineering experience including 8 years in a specific technical discipline. 5 years of supervisory or broad managerial responsibility.

For both levels, experience credit is considered for related advanced degrees limited to 2 years with a Masters or 4 years with a PhD in fields applicable to this job.

Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Engineering or related curriculum required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job. 10 years Engineering experience. 5 years specific technical discipline. Experience credit considered for related advanced degrees limited to 2 yrs with Masters, 4 yrs with PhD in fields applicable to this job. 1 year supervisory or broad managerial responsibility. Position Purpose:Supervises a group of engineering employees within a similar discipline responsible for task and objective assignments. Utilizing diversified knowledge and engineering experience, provides direction to subordinate employees, administers performance standards, schedules and budgets.

Job Description

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:Essential Functions:

1. Develops and evaluates plans for projects and activities; assesses technical feasibility and soundness of proposed analysis, tests, or concepts being applied.
2. Provides direct supervision of employees of similar expertise for a large project or a number of small projects.
3. Communicates performance expectations, salary administration, and conducts performance appraisals.
4. Responsible for establishing and executing objectives that support short term goals.
5. Makes decisions independently on engineering problems and methods; represents the organization to resolve important issues and to plan and coordinate work.
6. Conducts briefings and participates in technical meetings concerning specific projects.
7. Acts as an advisor to subordinate leads or staff members.
8. Actively participates in daily operations as required. to meet schedules and resolve issues.

Additional Functions:

1. May recommend modifications to operating policies. .

Perform other duties as assigned.Other Requirements:

1. The level of managerial skills and abilities appropriate for this grade may be established by each discipline.
2. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong interpersonal skills and the ability to gain the cooperation of others.

This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Additional Information

Requisition Number: 235141

Category: Engineering

Percentage of Travel: Up to 25%

Shift: First

Employment Type: Full-time

Posting End Date: 08/28/2026

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world's most technologically-advanced business jet aircraft