Director,Manufacturing Engineering & Assembly

ABOUT FTAI AVIATION LTD. (NASDAQ: FTAI)

FTAI owns and maintains commercial jet engines with a focus on CFM56 and V2500 engines. FTAI’s propriety portfolio of products, including the Module Factory and a joint venture to manufacture engine PMA, enables it to provide cost savings and flexibility to our airline, lessor, and maintenance, repair, and operations customer base. Additionally, FTAI owns and leases jet aircraft which often facilitates the acquisition of engines at attractive prices. FTAI invests in aviation assets and aerospace products that generate strong and stable cash flows with the potential for earnings growth and asset appreciation.

FTAI operates globally and has offices in New York, Miami, Montréal, Singapore. Dubai, United Kingdom and Ireland.

ABOUT FTAI POWER

FTAI Power is a new and rapidly growing platform within FTAI Aviation dedicated to converting CFM56 jet engines — the most widely produced commercial aircraft engine in history — into 25-megawatt aeroderivative gas turbines engineered to deliver reliable, flexible, and rapidly deployable power to data centers and AI hyperscalers worldwide.

Launched in December 2025, FTAI Power was built in direct response to the unprecedented surge in electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence infrastructure. As AI hyperscalers and cloud operators face multi-year backlogs to secure traditional grid connections, FTAI Power offers an immediately scalable alternative: a modular, 25-MW turbine that can be deployed quickly, operated flexibly, and maintained using the same world-class MRO infrastructure FTAI has built over decades in commercial aviation.

The CFM56 — with over 34,000 engines delivered globally — is the ideal candidate for aeroderivative conversion. FTAI Power remanufactures the proven CFM56 core and adapts it with aeroderivative components using a proprietary conversion architecture developed over more than a year of engineering. The result is a compact, high-reliability gas turbine that gives grid operators and data center owners finer output control than large-frame alternatives, with a conversion cycle of just 30 to 45 days per unit

POSITION SUMMARY

The Manufacturing Engineering & Assembly Leader is responsible for overseeing all manufacturing engineering activities and assembly operations for complex aeroderivative and aero derivative packaging program. This role will form and lead a team of engineers and assembly technicians, driving process development, production readiness, and continuous improvement to meet quality, cost, and schedule objectives. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on experience in aerospace manufacturing environments and a proven track record of building and executing efficient assembly processes from concept through production.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and mentor a team of manufacturing engineers and assembly personnel, setting performance goals and fostering a culture of safety, quality, and accountability.

• Own the development, documentation, and implementation of assembly processes, work instructions, and tooling plans for new and existing programs.

• Collaborate with design engineering to ensure designs are optimized for manufacturability (DFM/DFA) and drive early manufacturing involvement in product development.

• Establish and maintain assembly line configurations, workstation layouts, and production flow to maximize throughput and minimize waste.

• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective action (CAPA) activities related to manufacturing non-conformances and assembly escapes.

• Drive production readiness reviews (PRR) and manufacturing readiness level (MRL) assessments for new program launches.

• Partner with supply chain, quality, and program management to resolve material, tooling, and scheduling issues impacting production.

• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for assembly efficiency, first pass yield, labor utilization, and cycle time.

• Ensure all manufacturing and assembly activities comply with applicable regulatory requirements (FAA, AS9100, OSHA) and company quality management system.

• Evaluate and implement new manufacturing technologies, automation opportunities, and lean initiatives to enhance operational capability.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.

• Minimum 10 years of manufacturing engineering experience, with at least 4 years in a leadership role within an aerospace, jet engine, or precision manufacturing environment.

• Demonstrated experience developing assembly processes from ground up, including process planning, tooling design, and work instruction authoring.

• Strong knowledge of jet engine components, modules, or systems (e.g., turbine, compressor, combustor, accessory drives).

• Proficiency with engineering tools: CAD (CATIA, SolidWorks, or equivalent), ERP/MES systems, and Microsoft Office Suite.