Entry-level Material Review Engineer

Spirit AeroSystems•Farmers Branch, TX

About The Position

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's of Science degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program
Ability to communicate effectively, act decisively, and to demonstrate innovation and resourcefulness

Nice To Haves

Experience with Material Review Board in aerospace production environment
Aerospace or mechanical engineering degree preferred
Experience with composite materials in design
Knowledge of CATIA V5 programs
Experience in reading and interpreting aircraft maintenance documents, engineering repair design, and repair substantiation working for an airline, FAA Part 145 Repair station, and/or aircraft OEM Liaison
Skill in applying systems thinking to improve maintainability of components and to resolve component performance problems
Knowledge of both production and design processes including aircraft industry standard repair methods
Ability to develop innovative revisions to the design and manufacture of machined parts, sheet metal parts, welded assemblies, non-metals, advanced composite components, and new material integration
Skill in the initiation of design and process changes
Ability to develop, implement and integrate technical curriculum

Responsibilities

Represent the entirety of Engineering, as members of the Material Review Board (MRB), in an Aerospace production or preproduction environment.
Formulate, analyze, substantiate and document dispositions for production nonconformances within the boundaries of Federal Aviation Regulations and OEM delegated requirements.
Utilize independent, single signature authority for dispositioning nonconformances on aircraft structural components, systems, functional tests, and wiring/electrical installations under rapid paced production schedules.
Base decision/disposition process upon knowledge of the design and manufacture of machined/sheet metal parts, weldments, non-metals, advanced composites, and/or large-scale assemblies and systems integration.
Act as self-motivated individuals with the ability to act decisively, communicate effectively, and demonstrate innovation and resourcefulness when exercising MRB delegated or non-delegated authority.
Utilize skills in applying systems-thinking to improve producibility of hardware and in resolution of production problems.
Investigate for root cause and recommend resolution to design discrepancies.
Manage projects and lead or participate in cross-functional teams to accomplish engineering and manufacturing initiatives.