Senior Engineer, Enabling Technologies
About The Position
The primary responsibility of this position is to perform failure analysis of various parts of commercial aircraft to support safety risk assessments and proposed corrective & mitigating actions. In addition, the role includes fatigue and damage tolerance analysis on aircraft structural repairs and alterations in support of supplemental inspections for compliance with 14 CFR 25.571 and 14 CFR 121.1109. This position reports to the Manager of ODA Engineering and works closely with liaison engineering, fleet engineering, wifi engineering, NDT inspection, and external vendors.
Responsibilities
- Perform failure analysis of airframe or system components via metallographic and fractographic characterization as appropriate using conventional laboratory and microscopy techniques; develop and endorse potential fleet-wide corrective actions based on the failure analysis
- Develop technical analysis for aircraft structural repairs and alterations that ensure compliance with fatigue and damage tolerance related regulations, which may include classical static strength methods, fatigue and damage tolerance, finite element analysis methods and validation, all with understanding of regulatory requirements
- Review structural compatibility issues of repairs and alterations with installed or planned STC installations; development of necessary data to support supplemental actions if required
- Author and revise technical reports or Engineering Authorizations to document analysis, results, and conclusions, and checks technical documents from other engineers
- Represent DAL in industry-wide efforts or with local or various FAA representatives
- Support Safety Event Team efforts through analysis-based recommendations
- Maintain compliance with applicable FAA, DOT, OSHA and EPA regulations, foreign regulatory requirements and Delta's Technical Operations Policy and Procedures (TOPP) and all other engineering processes
- Support other miscellaneous structures-related activities requiring an ability to investigate and/or develop new or unfamiliar analytical methods
- Collaborate and communicate with manufacturers and the FAA ACO and FSDO/CMO
- Off-hour/weekend operational support may be required, on rare occasion, due to critical requirements
- Occasional travel is required as part of the job role
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Air Transportation
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
