Jonathan Braaten

Jonathan Braaten currently serves as Sr Manager Manufacturing Engineer Project Management at Textron Aviation, overseeing three teams that support manufacturing operations and implement sustaining engineering changes since February 2022. Prior to this role, Jonathan held various positions at Textron Aviation from July 2001 to January 2021, including Advance Design Manufacturing Program Manager, where responsibilities included managing new model aircraft programs through certification into production, and Process Engineer Group Lead, focusing on fuselage section assembly for the Citation Latitude. Jonathan began his career at Textron Aviation as a Manufacturing Engineer, planning and implementing engineering changes to support production lines. Jonathan holds a Bachelor's degree in Aero Manufacturing Technology from North Dakota State University, obtained between 1995 and 1999, and completed high school at Hettinger High School from 1991 to 1995.