Interior Integration Engineer

SOGECLAIR•Wichita, KS

About The Position

SOGECLAIR DIGITAL ENGINEERING is seeking an Interior Integration Engineer to support the Design for Defense customer with modifications affecting interior commodities and systems. This role involves supporting requests for proposals and executing approved modifications data packages. The engineer will be accountable for team performance, ensuring deliverables are met on time, within budget, and with quality to support business objectives. They will provide technical leadership to team members, support requests for data by communicating with subject matter experts, and coordinate with outside suppliers, internal departments, and regulatory agencies. The role requires analyzing and producing engineering documentation, reviewing engineering designs, and participating in the development and integration of modification solutions. The engineer must use judgment to recognize the implications of proposed modifications on other aircraft systems and installations, coordinate with various stakeholders, and provide visibility on execution, issues, and escalations to management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a significant equivalent history of working experience.
5 years of experience in aerospace industry.
Very good analytical skills.
Flexibility.
Great sense of initiative.
Autonomous person capable of working with a minimum of supervision or in instances where there is a high level of upper management involvement.
Good project management skills and understand impact of deliverables on project schedules.
Thirst for knowledge, like to discover the “why” and find solutions to problems.
Able to quickly absorb information and are ready to learn to support various requests.
Results-oriented, open-minded, able to easily change direction and pursue new avenues in order to successfully accomplish your projects.
Team player, who easily integrates himself/herself to a group and is ready to help colleagues.
Support and demonstrate a spirit of innovation, professionalism and commitment.
Energetic person with excellent interpersonal skills, a high sense of commitment, and a willingness to accept responsibilities.
Knowledge of interior completion and green aircraft engineering.
Knowledge of aircraft certification (Type Design and Supplemental Type Design, major repairs/modification, etc.).

Nice To Haves

Team or project leading experience.

Responsibilities

Support the Design for Defense customer of modifications affecting interior commodities and systems, either by supporting requests for proposals and/or by executing approved modifications data packages.
Be accountable for the team’s performance by providing deliverables on-time, within budget and with quality to support the business objectives.
Provide technical leadership to WP 4 team members and responsibilities with respect to projects in work, or projects that are being proposed.
Support requests for data, by communicating with subject matter experts and coordinating with outside suppliers, internal departments and regulatory agencies regarding the design, installation, integration, and certification of new interior components to support floorplan modifications.
Help the team to analyze and produce engineering documentation, including schedules (DPS), and be able to report performance.
Review engineering designs and actively participate in the development and integration of modification solutions.
Use your judgment and initiative to recognize the implications of the proposed modifications on other aircraft systems and installations.
Coordinate and liaise with other departments, Work Packages, vendors and suppliers on projects.
Provide design data to Certification Engineering team to support certification of projects.
Provide visibility on the execution, issues and escalations, as needed, to your Lead and Manager.