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.

• Analyzes, researches, designs, and develops materials and their related fabrication and application processes to develop and optimize materials for use in engineering design of and/or application in structures, systems and subsystems
• Applies principles of chemistry, physics, and material behavior to develop metallic, non-metallic, and composite material and processing specifications, fabrication, and assembly processes
• Develops, analyzes, and applies material properties and design allowables, processing methods and quality engineering specifications and standards
• Reviews and approves engineering drawings and documents for part conformance and to assist in resolving part failure analysis for fabrication, assembly and in service problems
• Applies knowledge of aerospace mechanical/structural component fabrication and assembly processes and technologies to establish research and development strategies and plans
• Facilitates technology implementation in production and provides support to the user community

Requirements:

• 9-13 years of related experience plus a Bachelor's of Science degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program
• OR 7-11 years of related experience plus a Master's of Science degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program
• OR 4-8 years of related experience plus a PhD or JD degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program
• OR 0-3 years of related experience plus a MD or DVM degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (mainly Word, Excel & PowerPoint)

• Experience with Aerospace and/or Automotive manufacturing
• Basic knowledge of SAP
• Experience with Automated Fiber Placement
• Experience with writing the plans, final reports and the execution of Thermal Profiles, Preproduction Part Verifications and First Part Qualifications per customers specification requirements
• Experience with Facility Qualifications for bonding
• Familiarity with CATIA

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.