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Doors Design Engineer

  • Savannah, GA

Dept. 669 Design Engineer – Doors

Position Purpose:
Assists with the planning, coordination, performance of design, analysis and liaison engineering supporting the development and production of Gulfstream products and services

Education and Experience Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related curriculum required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
  • Five (5) ys in specific technical discipline or 10 yrs broad eng experience in several technical disciplines with Bachelors.
  • Experience credit considered for related adv degrees limited to 2 yrs for Masters, 4 yrs for PhD in fields applicable to this job.

Unique Skills:
  • Required experience: Catia V5 & SmarTeam / Team Center
  • Desired experience: Mechanical or Aerospace engineer with design experience
  • Previous Gulfstream experience
  • Preference given to candidates with experience in these areas:
    • Doors & Mechanisms:
      • Main entry, emergency exit, landing gear, service, and access doors
      • Drive mechanisms, metallic and composite structure, seals
      • Ingress / egress, placarding
      • Hydraulic actuators and dampers
      • Kinematics
    • Crew & Equipment:
      • Electrical equipment installations
      • Flight deck layout & equipment
      • Cabin insulation
      • Flammability
      • Component qualification
      • Closeout panels and composites
      • Electrical bonding
      • Secondary structure including racks, trays, shelves, and bracketry

Essential Functions:
  • Contributes to planning, developing and coordinating of important engineering projects
  • Provides specialized technical assistance to team members
  • Uses advanced techniques and modified extension of theories to provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
  • Determines and develops own approach to solutions within schedule and cost objectives
  • Works under limited supervision; work should only be required. to be reviewed for accuracy and consistency with meeting overall objectives
  • Acts as liaison with representatives outside of the assigned group/area