Remote Chief Manufacturing Engineer — NPI & Leadership

GKN Aerospace Careers

Westlake (TX)

Remote

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

GKN Aerospace Careers is seeking a Chief Manufacturing Engineer (CME) within the Airframes E&T group to lead development, industrialisation and improvement of Manufacturing Systems, interfacing with customers and programme teams to drive performance and quality.

The CME will deliver non-recurring engineering projects such as NPI, ToW, mods and technology insertions, ensuring compliance with Zero Defect Manufacturing and AS9145 standards while coordinating with production engineering across

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification in Engineering.
Minimum of 8 years of experience in aerospace manufacturing or similar, highly regulated environments.
Recent experience developing a manufacturing system for a New Product Introduction (NPI).
Broad, hands-on experience with common manufacturing processes (machining, forming, welding, composites, assembly, metrology).
Knowledge of RCCA methodologies (e.g. 8D).
Ability to lead technical projects in complex multi-site environments.
Fluent in English (written and spoken).
US Person for Export Control purposes.

Responsibilities

Validate and approve the Manufacturing System definition and targets for each project.
Deliver a Manufacturing System that meets stakeholder requirements and KPIs from programme launch to steady state production.
Governance of a portfolio of systems and drive KPI-based improvements.
Provide technical leadership and direction with planning, resourcing and budgeting.
Coordinate deployed ME resources and promote ME best practices.
Ensure Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) through APQP to AS9145 during NPI.