Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Role Overview

• Develop technical solutions to complex engineering problems.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Quality, and Production Operations to implement released engineering.
• Apply root cause analysis and corrective actions to eliminate non‑conformances.
• Lead tooling and production planning from concept through production, ensuring high process capability using GKN’s standard tool suite.
• Support product development activities including quotes, tooling estimates, first articles, configuration changes, scheduling, and process definition.
• Lead engineering teams to achieve measurable results aligned with program and value‑stream objectives.
• Maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean principles.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, including work in aerostructures manufacturing with composites and/or metallics.
• Experience with Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing.
• Knowledge of scheduling and planning tools and methodologies.
• Demonstrated success working across diverse manufacturing environments.
• Must be a U.S. Person per ITAR regulations to comply with export compliance requirements, with ability to obtain a Department of Defense security clearance if needed.