Lead Mechanical Definition Engineer, Aircraft Completions

Gulfstream Aerospace; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Gulfstream Aerospace in Savannah, GA is seeking a Mechanical Definition Engineer within the Completions Engineering team to translate customer sales and program requirements into build lists, CTS tasking, and verification deliverables for aircraft configurations.

You will interface with sales, engineering, and downstream operations to ensure modifications are defined, traceable, and delivered on schedule, contributing to program reviews and continuous improvement of engineering processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related discipline.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer sales requirements from the Spec and Interior Design Drawing (IDD) with Baseline inputs into actionable design 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 ensure technical requirements are defined.
• Facilitate communication between Completions Engineering, Baseline Engineering, Configuration Management, and program leadership.
• Develop, maintain, and verify Requirements Verification Matrices (RVMs) for traceability and compliance.
• Generate CTS tasking to support aircraft design activities.
• Participate in PDR, EDR, PR, and Definition Hand-Off meetings.
• Support aircraft configuration definition activities using SmarTeam and related systems.
• Monitor deliverables for alignment with requirements, schedules, and baselines.
• Conduct root cause and corrective action investigations for definition discrepancies.
• Partner with Configuration Management to maintain product definition via Build List Change Requests.
• Support continuous improvement of engineering processes and tasking methodologies.
• Provide status updates to engineering and leadership stakeholders.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Engineering Technology

Configuration Management

Technical Documentation

Cross-functional Communication

Analytical Problem-Solving

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

Gulfstream Aerospace in Savannah, GA is seeking a Mechanical Definition Engineer within the Completions Engineering team to translate customer sales and program requirements into build lists, CTS tasking, and verification deliverables for aircraft configurations.

You will interface with sales, engineering, and downstream operations to ensure modifications are defined, traceable, and delivered on schedule, contributing to program reviews and continuous improvement of engineering processes.