Manufacturing Engineer - Product & Planning

About the role

GKN Aerospace is a global engineering business. Everytime you travel by air almost anywhere in the world it is likely that GKN is helping you on your way. We design, manufacture and service systems and components for original equipment manufacturers around the world. We are continuously evolving, pioneering new technologies and reinventing existing ones, stretching ourselves to better in everything we do.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate activities required to projects, with a strong focus on completing equipment and process qualification.
• Act as the primary interface between Operations and Engineering, aligning priorities and resolving conflicts related to machine availability, scheduling, and workload.
• Ensure engineering test pieces are planned, prioritized, and executed alongside production and revenue-generating parts.
• Cookordinate and secure machine time to support qualification activities without significantly impacting production commitments.
• Track and manage the flow of test parts through the manufacturing process to avoid delays.
• Compile, organize, and communicate qualification and test data to Engineering teams to support validation and decision-making.
• Support the process engineering team in adhering to project timelines and milestones, ensuring alignment with the overall project plan.
• Identify risks to project execution and proactively drive mitigation actions to maintain schedule.
• Review, interpret, and validate technical documentation, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Develop clear and concise technical reports and documentation to support qualification, process definition, and project closure.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and 2 years of manufacturing engineering experience or 7+ Years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering.
• Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations and/or program requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering.
• GKN experience and/or Aerospace Industry experience.
• Experience in an MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) organization is strongly preferred.

Compensation Ranges

The compensation range for this role is between $91,083 - $113,853. We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?