Manufacturing Engineer Product & Planning
Cromwell, CT - USA
Job Summary
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry were inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. Were proud to play a part in protecting the worlds democracies. And were committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do opening up and protecting our planet.With over 16000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the worlds aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of 3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Direct support for manufacturing processes (Resin Transfer Molding Fabric Layup Bonding Machining Assembly) with technical responsibility for part fabrication and delivery methods in a fast moving a variety of engineering tasks in daily Manufacturing support through planning designing and modifying tooling and processes. Resolves production problems and completes required standard work instructions on assigned part(s). Interfaces with customers on technical topics related to assigned part(s).
Salary range for this role: $86968 - $108710
- Accountable for product/process development and hardening process refinement/ hardening conceptual tool fabrication project scheduling creation and execution build process definition and implementation.
- Responsible for ensuring manufacturing tools aides and parts are consistent with company and customer supplied quality assurance and safety standards.
- Responsible for coordinating the transition of tools and processes from design to production in order to verify tooling functionality suitability reliability to ensure production part quality on a repeatable basis.
- Key team member of the RCCA team works discrepancies through root cause analysis and corrective action implementation to ensure effectivity.
- Continuously improves processes via work instructions statistical process control (SPC) engineering process changes tooling advances and problem solving tools.
- Develops and implements processes with a Lean Manufacturing mindset to maximize production processes and flow.
- Tracks and resolves issues affecting project or product timeline.
- Maintains positive teaming relationship with internal and external customers as well as co-workers.
- Performs analyses to validate manufacturing process efficiency (flow time costs quality) identifies and implements most effective solutions through capital tooling labor material and supplies.
Education:
- Requires BS in Engineering Mechanical.
Essential:
- MUST BE A U.S Citizen.
- No experience required
- Experience in aerospace manufacturing processes materials and components preferred.
- Knowledge of tooling materials designs and CAD/CAM.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint Project Outlook)
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Travel requirements
- Flex to travel between all three locations for business needs.
Physical requirements or other local role requirements
- Specific Vision abilities required; including close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to focus with a specific requirement for corrected vision at 20/25 or better.
- Must be able to work in a production environment and travel throughout the facility and corporation to obtain information needed to perform job functions.
- Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity.
- Prolonged sitting and terminal use and have the ability to move around a manufacturing environment.
Well 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
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles weve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. Its a culture that won us The Best Workplace Culture Award. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
Were also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We arethe place where human dreams plus humanendeavour shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
GKN Aerospace is a global engineering group that make essential components for industries that touch lives across the globe