Aerospace
Flight Controls Engineering Consultant
Gulfstream – Savannah, GA
Position Purpose:
Assists with the planning, coordination, performance of design, analysis and liaison engineering supporting the development and production of Gulfstream products and services
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Essential Functions: 1. Contributes to planning, developing and coordinating of important engineering projects 2. Provides specialized technical assistance to team members 3. Uses advanced techniques and modified extension of theories to provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems 4. Determines and develops own approach to solutions within schedule and cost objectives 5. Works under limited supervision; work should only be required to be reviewed for accuracy and consistency with meeting overall objectives 6. Acts as liaison with representatives outside of the assigned group/area
Additional Functions: 1. Actively works to improve daily processes and ensures all work meets customer requirements 2. Maintains a current knowledge of developments in the field of specialty and/or other related aircraft fields in order to recommend innovations to improve quality and effectiveness of company product 3. Performs other duties as assigned
Other Requirements: 1. Advanced degree in engineering related field preferred 2. The level of technical skill and abilities appropriate for this grade will be established by each discipline
Bachelors degree in engineering, a related curriculum, or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. See Other Requirements in Job Description.5 yrs in the specific technical discipline or 10 yrs broad engineering experience in several technical disciplines with Bachelors, or 3 yrs in the specific technical discipline with Masters, or 1 yr in the specific technical discipline with PhD.
Unique Skills:
- Demonstrated experience in Flight Control Systems and components, and specifically Fly-by-wire systems and components is preferred. - Experience in managing suppliers from an engineering/technical deliverables perspective is preferred - Experience in a cross-matrix organization, with associated team and relationship building requirements across multiple internal and external organizations such as but not limited to: Flight Sciences, Aerodynamics, Stability and Control, Weights, Structures, Electro-Mechanical Systems, Purchasing, Program Office, Reliability, Project Engineering, Contracts, Airworthiness & Certification, Systems Safety, ODA, etc, is preferred - Flexibility, the ability to manage multiple and changing priorities and deliverables, adherence to Safety, Quality, Reliability, Availability, and Product Support / end customer (aircraft operator and maintainer) expectations is preferred - As a senior engineer - Technical Specialist Level III, this position requires a high degree of self-starter and the ability to execute and make sound engineering decisions as per the above requirements, considering the impact to the associated components, the Fly-by-Wire system and up to the Aircraft Integration level. - Requires the ability to provide updates and recommendations to various internal Engineering and other departments as well as external organizations up to senior management level.
