Engineering Group Head 2 - Materials & Processes
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Engineering Group Head 2 – Materials & Processes
Savannah, Georgia
Some aerospace challenges require more than a standard engineering answer. They require deep knowledge of materials, structures, manufacturing processes, and how aircraft behave in the real world. Lead the team that finds those answers.
Your Opportunity
Gulfstream is looking for an experienced Materials & Processes engineering leader to lead a team of 4–10 experienced engineers applying expertise in metallic materials, composites, aircraft structures, manufacturing processes, and nondestructive evaluation.
Metallic materials and processes are a significant part of the team's work, but the opportunity is broader. You will bring together experienced technical talent to investigate complex issues, determine root causes, and develop engineering solutions supporting Special Missions aircraft and Gulfstream's in-service fleet.
This is a growth opportunity to lead technical experts, strengthen engineering capability, and solve complex materials and structural challenges that demand deep aerospace experience.
What You Will Do
- Lead, develop, and support a team of 4–10 experienced engineers.
- Provide technical leadership across metallic materials, composites, aircraft structures, manufacturing processes, and NDT/NDE.
- Apply Materials & Processes expertise to investigate complex technical issues, determine root causes, and develop engineering solutions.
- Support Materials & Processes needs for Special Missions aircraft and Gulfstream's in-service fleet.
- Partner across Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain, Quality, business leadership, and customer-facing organizations to solve complex problems.
- Set team priorities, work scopes, schedules, objectives, and deliverables while maintaining technical quality and managing resources.
- Develop engineering talent through coaching, technical leadership, training, and career development.
- Lead root cause corrective action and continuous improvement efforts to improve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.
- Communicate technical issues, solutions, and recommendations to senior leaders, customers, and internal and external partners.
- Significant engineering experience within an aerospace OEM, aircraft manufacturer, aerospace engineering organization, or organization providing Materials & Processes services to the aerospace industry.
- Strong knowledge of metallic materials, processes, and aircraft components.
- Experience leading and developing experienced engineers and technical professionals.
- Working knowledge of composite materials, structures, and manufacturing.
- Knowledge of aerospace nondestructive testing and nondestructive evaluation (NDT/NDE) involving metallic and composite structures.
- Experience supporting aircraft structures or manufacturing, including areas such as wing, empennage, fuselage, or composite production.
- Experience solving complex technical problems through root cause corrective action and continuous improvement.
- Ability to work effectively across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain, and customer-facing organizations.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence across technical and business teams.
- Experience with Solumina MRB engineering processes, budgets, resource planning, capital equipment planning, or facility expansion is also valuable.
What You Will Bring
Significant engineering experience within an aerospace OEM, aircraft manufacturer, aerospace engineering organization, or organization providing Materials & Processes services to the aerospace industry.
Strong knowledge of metallic materials, processes, and aircraft components.
Experience leading and developing experienced engineers and technical professionals.
Working knowledge of composite materials, structures, and manufacturing.
Knowledge of aerospace nondestructive testing and nondestructive evaluation (NDT/NDE) involving metallic and composite structures.
Experience supporting aircraft structures or manufacturing, including areas such as wing, empennage, fuselage, or composite production.
Experience solving complex technical problems through root cause corrective action and continuous improvement.
Ability to work effectively across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain, and customer-facing organizations.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence across technical and business teams.
Experience with Solumina MRB engineering processes, budgets, resource planning, capital equipment planning, or facility expansion is also valuable.
Education and Experience Requirements
Bachelor's Degree Engineering or related curriculum required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.
13 years Engineering experience. 8 years specific technical discipline.
Experience credit considered for related advanced degrees limited to 2 yrs with Masters and 4 yrs with PhD in field applicable to this job.
5 years supervisory or broad managerial responsibility.
Apply Now
If you've built your career around materials, structures, and the science behind aircraft performance, this is an opportunity to take that expertise further.
Lead experienced engineers. Solve challenging aerospace problems. Help shape the technical capability behind Gulfstream aircraft.
Apply today and help us create and deliver the world's finest aviation experience.
Education and Experience Requirements
Bachelor's Degree Engineering or related curriculum required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job. 13 years Engineering experience. 8 years specific technical discipline. Experience credit considered for related advanced degrees limited to 2 yrs with Masters and 4 yrs with PhD in field applicable to this job. 5 years supervisory or broad managerial responsibility.
Position Purpose:
Leads a multi-disciplined group of engineering employees with diverse skills. Utilizing creative and mature engineering judgment, manages complex engineering problems by directing subordinate employees. Determines program objectives and requirements, organizes and estimates work scope of programs and projects.
Job Description
Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
Essential Functions:
Develops and administers organizational unit schedules, tasks, and deliverables, sets performance requirements, estimates work scopes, ensures quality of delivered product, and monitors budget performance.
Manages directly, or through subordinates, employees that perform similar or related tasks; establishes performance expectations, conducts performance appraisals, salary management, and participates in development, training, and counseling of employees.
Responsible for establishing and executing objectives that support both short and long term goals.
Conducts briefings for senior level management and conducts technical meetings for internal/external contacts and customers.
Acts as an advisor to subordinate supervisors or staff members to meet schedules and resolve complex technical or operational problems..
Directly participates in functional projects; must lead a cooperative effort among members of a project team.
Additional Functions:
Interprets, executes, and recommends modifications to organizational policies..
Perform other duties as assigned.
Other Requirements:
The level of managerial skills and abilities appropriate for this grade may be established by each discipline.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong interpersonal skills and the ability to gain the cooperation of others.
This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
Additional Information
Requisition Number: 236213
Category: Engineering
Percentage of Travel: Up to 25%
Shift: First
Employment Type: Full-time
Posting End Date: 10/30/2026
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.
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Qualifications
- Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree Engineering or related curriculum required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.
- 13 years Engineering experience. 8 years specific technical discipline.
- Experience credit considered for related advanced degrees limited to 2 yrs with Masters and 4 yrs with PhD in field applicable to this job.
- 5 years supervisory or broad managerial responsibility.
- Apply Now
- If you've built your career around materials, structures, and the science behind aircraft performance, this is an opportunity to take that expertise further.
- Lead experienced engineers. Solve challenging aerospace problems. Help shape the technical capability behind Gulfstream aircraft.
- Apply today and help us create and deliver the world's finest aviation experience.
- Bachelor's Degree Engineering or related curriculum required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job. 13 years Engineering experience. 8 years specific technical discipline. Experience credit considered for related advanced degrees limited to 2 yrs with Masters and 4 yrs with PhD in field applicable to this job. 5 years supervisory or broad managerial responsibility.
- Leads a multi-disciplined group of engineering employees with diverse skills. Utilizing creative and mature engineering judgment, manages complex engineering problems by directing subordinate employees. Determines program objectives and requirements, organizes and estimates work scope of programs and projects.
- Job Description
- Develops and administers organizational unit schedules, tasks, and deliverables, sets performance requirements, estimates work scopes, ensures quality of delivered product, and monitors budget performance.
- Manages directly, or through subordinates, employees that perform similar or related tasks; establishes performance expectations, conducts performance appraisals, salary management, and participates in development, training, and counseling of employees.
- Responsible for establishing and executing objectives that support both short and long term goals.
- Conducts briefings for senior level management and conducts technical meetings for internal/external contacts and customers.
- Acts as an advisor to subordinate supervisors or staff members to meet schedules and resolve complex technical or operational problems..
- Directly participates in functional projects; must lead a cooperative effort among members of a project team.
- Interprets, executes, and recommends modifications to organizational policies..
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- The level of managerial skills and abilities appropriate for this grade may be established by each discipline.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong interpersonal skills and the ability to gain the cooperation of others.
- This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
- Additional Information
- Requisition Number: 236213
- Category: Engineering
- Percentage of Travel: Up to 25%
- Shift: First
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Posting End Date: 10/30/2026
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