FAA Covered position
Role Summary/Purpose:
The Lead Manufacturing Engineer provides technical direction, project execution management and leadership within the Engineering department. This role bridges strategic engineering goals and shop floor/process execution, ensuring that all provided support, development and management complies with FAA/EASA airworthiness standards, AS9100 quality structure and customer requirements. The lead maintains a dual focus: working hands-on technical solutions (60-70% of time) and driving team coordination, task prioritization, mentoring and performance development (30-40% of time).
Essential Responsibilities:
- Provide technical guidance to engineers on process development, technical requests and/or work instructions.
- Guide, prioritize and monitor daily tasks and project milestones for their direct reports.
- Conduct regular follow-up meetings with their team members to identify gaps and/or recognize achievements.
- Lead complex technical investigations for quality escapes, non-conformances or operational delays.
- Ensure all technical documentation and engineering activities strictly comply with aviation airworthiness regulations.
- Utilize data to define, continually improve, and drive changes compliant with the engine manual for area designated, targeting Safety, Quality and Delivery (in that order) improvements, and ensure changes are followed.
- Guide the management, development, and implementation of all technical enablers of a safe, quality and cost efficient (optimized) repair process improvement, including support of industrialization efforts of new repair solutions, for assigned area
- Ensures alignment with engineering and production teams by sharing information, providing timely updates on projects or tasks.
- Builds accurate timetables for milestones and ensures all relevant company stakeholders are briefed
- Leads the solving of technical issues and overcoming obstacles impeding continuous material flow in production and process excellence.
- Assists with inquiries from the JV Partners and provides information as needed about ongoing projects.
- Lead the participation or management of New Product Industrialization introduction projects.
- Coordinate the participation or management of capital expenditure projects from specifications to installation and in compliance with PTI procedures.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace/mechanical/manufacturing engineering (or related) from an accredited university or college.
- Minimum of 3 years of Engineering experience.
- Minimum of 1-2 years experience in the specialization of Tooling design and leading projects
- Experience mentoring junior engineers or acting as an informal technical lead.
- Knowledge of FAA/EASA airworthiness regulations, airworthiness directives and AS90100 quality management standards.
Desired Characteristics
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- Strong emotional intelligence
- Proactive. Continuous improvement oriented
- Decision-making capabilities under tight schedules
- Effective problem identification and solution skills
- Proven analytical and organizational ability
- Lean Six Sigma knowledge
Physical Demands / Work Environment The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Frequently required to sit, stand, regularly use full range of motion of upper and lower extremities, regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Exposure to chemicals, noise, varying temperatures, and other workplace hazards however, PTI has established process, procedures, and protective equipment to reduce or eliminate exposures to these hazards and full compliance is a requirement of the job.
About Us
Propulsion Technologies International, LLC (PTI), a joint venture between GE Aviation & Safran Aircraft Engines, offers a great work environment with fast-paced, challenging and rewarding careers. Both GE & Safran are world leaders in the design and manufacture of aircraft engines, propulsion systems, & aircraft equipment. This could be your opportunity to join the exciting aviation industry! We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. PTI will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.