Spirit Defense - Mid-Level Research and Development Engineer

Spirit Defense - Mid-Level Research and Development Engineer

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This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, at Spirit’s Defense Business Unit (“Spirit Defense”). Spirit Defense is an independent supplier to the defense and space marketplace. Through innovative engineering and rapid prototyping excellence, Spirit Defense provides the capabilities, technologies and support customers need to succeed in their missions.

 

Boeing Wichita designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. The Boeing Company operates in multiple different sites worldwide and Wichita KS is Boeing’s second largest site. The company's core products include Boeing 737, 787, 777X to name a few commercial aircraft and Boeing and Spirit Defense, A Boeing Company in Wichita supports many defense world's premier warfighters. Boeing Wichita focuses on affordable, innovative composite and metals manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe. 

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop manufacturing processes and advanced technologies for aerostructure development and assembly 
• Advance technology and manufacturing readiness levels; Develop concepts through initial configuration, prototyping, risk reduction, verification, and validation. 
• Advice on new product configurations with design-for-manufacturing principles in mind 
• Author and review assembly plans, test plans, test reports and lead Production 3P events 
• Build Plan Development, Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Assessments, Tooling Methods and Assembly Processes on Composite and Metallic Structures 
• Develop concepts for industrialization and automation 
• Develop Basis of Estimates for engineering projects for both internal and customer driven programs 
• Provide technical leadership to team of engineers and technicians 
• Independent planning of work activities with intra- and inter-organization collaboration as needed 
• Ability to lead an engineering project with cross-functional collaboration, technical presentations and  
• Project management; plan and achieve key milestones; manage collaborative research with external suppliers 
• Support documenting and communicating plans and evaluations for future work packages, i.e. bids and proposals 
• Support cross-functional teams in trade studies, industrialization, automation and RCCA 

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience):

• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access (for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship)
• Must have B.S. Engineering (Mechanical, Materials, Aerospace or equivalent ) from an ABET accredited University 
• 5-10 years of engineering work experience in aircraft industry