M&P NDT Group Engineering Group Head II
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Savannah, GA - USA
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Job Summary
M&P NDT Group - Engineering Group Head IIin GAC Savannah
Unique Skills:
The Materials and Processes Engineering NDT Group Head will lead a highly technical nondestructive testing (NDT) organization within the Materials & Processes Engineering department. This role is responsible for advancing NDT capabilities introducing new inspection technologies developing technician training programs and providing technical and organizational leadership in support of aircraft development production and certification activities.
The ideal candidate combines deep NDT technical expertise handson equipment implementation experience and proven people leadership with a strong understanding of regulatory and industry standards.
Technical Leadership & Program Support
- Lead and oversee NDT inspection methods for composite and metallic aircraft structures including porosity detection bond inspection and advanced volumetric inspection techniques.
- Supervises M&P NDT Engineers supporting Cscan inspections metal bond evaluation and TTUbased inspection systems type projects.
- Evaluate introduce and implement new and emerging NDT technologies to improve inspection capability efficiency and confidence.
- Provide technical guidance and oversight in support of M&P engineering projects certification production support and inservice issues.
- Support aircraft development and production programs by partnering with Engineering Quality and Operations to resolve NDTrelated technical challenges.
Team Leadership & Development
- Manage and develop a highly technical NDT team including engineers specialists and technicians.
- Collaborate with the Quality Organization to establish and maintain a technician training and certification program including initial qualification recurrent training and skill development with support of Gulfstreams M&P NDT Responsible Level III.
- Develop structured training plans career progression paths and succession planning for NDT personnel.
- Promote a culture of technical rigor accountability safety and continuous improvement.
CrossFunctional & Organizational Interface
- Serve as the primary interface between NDT Quality Operations Engineering Procurement and Supply Chain organizations.
- Support internal and external audits regulatory inquiries and industry standard compliance activities related to NDT.
- Ensure alignment between M&P engineering intent inspection execution and production realities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Extensive experience in aerospace NDT including inspection of composite and metallic aircraft structures.
- Demonstrated experience with porosity inspection bond inspection and advanced ultrasonic techniques.
- Handson experience with TTU systems including equipment installation and startup.
- Proven experience leading and developing technical teams.
- Strong working knowledge of NAS 410 including training certification and compliance requirements.
- Experience developing and executing technician training and qualification programs.
- Ability to effectively interface with Quality Operations Engineering and leadership teams.
Education and Experience Requirements
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. .
- 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.
Additional Information
Requisition Number: 232456
Category: Engineering
Percentage of Travel: Up to 25%
Shift: First
Employment Type: Full-time
Posting End Date: 06/19/2026
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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