Spirit Defense - Associate Manufacturing Engineer

Spirit AeroSystems • Wichita, KS

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About The Position

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, within Spirit’s Defense Business Unit (Spirit Defense), an independent supplier to the defense and space marketplace. Spirit Defense provides engineering, rapid prototyping, and related capabilities and support to defense and space customers.

The Associate Manufacturing Engineer implements manufacturing plans for fabrication, assembly, or installation in coordination with suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing teams. Using established manufacturing process flows, the role defines event sequences and develops work instructions, manufacturing datasets, tooling requirements, and manufacturing bills of material. The engineer works with engineering teams to clarify and influence design concepts, coordinates changes, improves processes, addresses producibility and production or postproduction problems, and maintains configuration control of hardware within the manufacturing build plan.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
• 2–5+ years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, or 1–4+ years of related experience with a master's degree.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access; U.S. citizenship is required by the U.S. Government.

Nice To Haves

• Clarify and enhance existing build plans to promote standardization and ease of understanding.
• Interact frequently with internal personnel in the manufacturing environment and occasionally with inter-organizational personnel and external customers.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and 3D models.
• Experience creating and publishing manufacturing graphics.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel.
• Strong knowledge of SAP.
• Knowledge of CATIA / ENOVIA.
• Knowledge of 3DX.
• Understanding of master scheduling requirements.
• Ability to take a project from start to finish.
• Willingness to work cross-functionally.
• Ability to apply process knowledge in one or more of the following areas: composite non-metallic, electrical/electronics, machining, sheet metal, systems, and structures.

Responsibilities

• Implement fabrication, assembly, or installation manufacturing plans in coordination with suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing teams.
• Develop tooling, interchangeability, replacement, and functional test plans.
• Use established manufacturing process flows to define sequences of events and develop text and graphics work instructions, manufacturing datasets, tooling requirements, and manufacturing bills of material.
• Communicate with engineering teams to influence and clarify design concepts.
• Coordinate change incorporation, optimize processes, address producibility issues, and resolve production and postproduction problems.
• Demonstrate configuration control of hardware within the manufacturing build plan.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees may enroll in benefit programs generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Eligible team members in Kansas may qualify for a $5,000 Kansas aviation tax credit for up to five years.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level