Overview

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Responsibilities

Develop engineering product designs to meet mechanical, structural, architectural, and electrical requirements.
Define, maintain, and release product data in electronic formats (3D models, layouts, engineering drawings, and parts lists).
Ensure designs and engineering data are accurate, integrated, and comply with standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
Participate in root cause analysis of issues related to customer, supplier, manufacturing, design, and documentation.
Act as a subject matter expert to drive process improvements and technical solutions.
Investigate factors such as manufacturability, interchangeability, cost-efficiency, strength-to-weight ratio, and contractual specifications to optimize designs.
Collaborate with engineers, group leaders, internal and external suppliers, and customers to address design and manufacturing issues.
Ensure design data is under configuration control and clearly communicated throughout the development process.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelors degree with 9+ years of relevant experience or Masters degree with 7+ years of experience
Demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment
Working knowledge of aerospace industry standard and practices
Advanced thinking and problem-solving ability
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Strong analytical and organizational skills
Experience with CATIA (version 5 or 6)
Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, etc.)
Candidate must be a resident of or willing to relocate to the Wichita, KS area

Preferred Qualifications:

Aerospace industry knowledge

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems' Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.

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