Material Review Board Engineer, Bell Wichita FLRAA

Textron•Wichita, KS

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Bell is seeking a self-motivated Material Review Board Engineer (MRB) to join Bell’s Operations Support Organization. They will work closely with engineering support groups, including airframe design, airframe stress, material & processes, and fatigue along with the production area supervisors and managers to support the evaluation of nonconforming product and the execution of repairs per MRB policies and procedures. Assure compliance with Design requirements, including customer specifications, military standards and Bell policies and procedures. The candidate will participate in root cause corrective action teams in the factory and with suppliers as required to reduce recurring defects. This position is onsite at Bell's Wichita, Kansas facility.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. Preferably in Mechanical, Aerospace, Aeronautics, Civil, or Structural Engineering.
At least 5+ years of Engineering work experience in aircraft production support or airframe design.
Proficient in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

Nice To Haves

Prior MRB experience / certification preferred.
Experience in structural analysis, aerospace structures (fuselage subassemblies, airfoils, ribs, skins, etc.), liaison engineering using CAMS/Visiprise/SAP, and familiarity with CATIA v6, 3DX, Unigraphics, and digital product definition preferred.
A high level of proficiency with CAD digital product definition (DPD) data is preferred.
Willing to cross train in one or more MRB disciplines and be assigned locally to other teams and manufacturing centers to fit the needs of the business.
Experience in precision manufacturing environments including composite processes (ATL, AFP, hand lay‑up, molding, bonding) and metallic processes (machining, coatings, sheet metal, forgings, casting, heat treatments, welding, chemical processing), along with hands‑on maintenance experience on aviation platforms preferred.
Excellent communication skills- must be able to build and maintain effective relationships with customers, internal and external suppliers, and brief leaders/customers.
Ability to prioritize work, strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a team player mindset.

Responsibilities

Become a Bell MRB board member and be certified to disposition non-conforming airframe parts (composite, metallic, bonded panels, welded, castings, forgings, gears, cases, masts, and other supporting components) including the design of original repairs (example: doublers/angles/bushing/sleeves, etc.) based on fit/form/function at the next assembly and structural integrity.
Become a member of the Planning Review Board and be responsible for reviewing and approving fabrication planning as well as providing dispositions for items that are designated as Controlled Items (Primary, Critical, & Flight Safety Parts).
Develop timely and cost-effective engineering dispositions for nonconforming components and assemblies that do not meet design requirements through Bell’s approved MRB process.
Responsibility includes non-conformances encountered during production, fabrication, installation, and assembly.
Provide Engineering cross-function support, design interpretation to manufacturing/production teams and supporting new/existing program development/improvements.
Signoff as the engineering authority on dispositions, including Repair (RPR) and Use As Is (UAI) for all nonconformance activity.
Support the development, maintenance and compliance with Bell Policies & Procedures related to MRB activity.
Support Root Cause/Corrective Action activity, including the investigation of defective, damaged, non-conforming or malfunctioning parts, assemblies, systems or equipment to determine cause of the problem and prevention from recurrence.
Facilitate communication between other Engineering disciplines, Quality, Materials, Manufacturing and Suppliers relative to repairs schemes and engineering-related production problems.
Ability to work with various manufacturing, procurement, quality and design personnel, and support a diverse manufacturing/assembly and/or Flight test environment.
Support the BELL ENOVIA Issue, Engineering Change (ECR / ECO), and Variance (VAR/LPV) processes.
Act as mentor and successfully train other MRB engineering candidates.