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NDT Level 1

GKN Aerospace
El Cajon, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/12/2026
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, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

Support Operational and development Programs to enable and deliver zero defect projects utilizing engineering and problem solving skills. Contribute to delivering robust, capable manufacturing process technology as it applies NDT.

Job Responsibilities

General

  • Exemplifying a safety-first mind-set and ensuring compliance with the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards.
  • Support the development of technical solutions to problems within GKN Aerospace.
  • Provide technical input of manufacturing process development and integration for production.
  • Support root cause analysis, preventative and corrective action to reduce/eliminate non-conformances.
  • Participate in positive, team relationships with internal co-workers.
  • Continuously improve production processes by supporting Lean initiatives.

Sub Function Specific

NDT

  • Performing Penetrant Tests on various aircraft materials, components and structures.
  • Undertaking training in NDT Methods to achieve Level 2 of Penetrant Testing or Ultrasonic Testing to Specification EN 4179
  • Implementing Procedures, Instruction & Techniques as required.
  • Performing Control Checks on Test Method capability.
  • Documenting and advising local team members of test outcomes.

Job Qualifications

We’ll 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 we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s 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.

We’re 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 are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.

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