Flight Test Lean Mfg Planning Engineer

General Dynamics Corporation; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Gulfstream, a unit of General Dynamics, seeks a Flight Test - Manufacturing Engineer Planner to implement lean manufacturing in flight test operations and drive cycle time and waste reductions. The role involves planning business layouts, processes, tooling, and quality improvements, with experience communicating technical topics to non-technical audiences.

Preferred background includes floor-support manufacturing engineering in aviation or high-paced environments, plus familiarity with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5 yrs in a specific technical discipline or 10 yrs broad engineering experience with a Bachelor’s.
• Experience with Lean and Six Sigma principles.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to planning, development and coordination of engineering projects.
• Provides specialized technical assistance to team members.
• Uses advanced techniques and modified extension of theories to provide technical solutions.
• Determines and develops own approach to solutions within schedule and cost objectives.
• Acts as liaison with representatives outside of the assigned group/area.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Cycle time reduction

Process planning

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SmarTeam

CATIA V5

Solumina II

SAP

Job description

Gulfstream, a unit of General Dynamics, seeks a Flight Test - Manufacturing Engineer Planner to implement lean manufacturing in flight test operations and drive cycle time and waste reductions. The role involves planning business layouts, processes, tooling, and quality improvements, with experience communicating technical topics to non-technical audiences.

Preferred background includes floor-support manufacturing engineering in aviation or high-paced environments, plus familiarity with