Composite Material & Process Engineer - Spirit AeroSystems

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Key Accountabilities:

• Applies principles of chemistry, physics, and material science to develop material, process and support specifications for thermoplastic, thermoset and other high-temperature composites
• Troubleshoots and de-risks composites manufacturing processes, reducing quality non-conformances, at internal and supplier production facilities
• Coordinates with production and research and development project leads to facilitate implementation of new manufacturing technologies
• Qualifies new composites manufacturing facilities, equipment and processes to ensure compliance to internal and/or customer engineering and specifications
• Analyzes composite material properties and behaviors to optimize manufacturing processes
• Reviews and approves engineering drawings and documents in accordance with specifications to assist in resolving part failure analysis for serial production fabrication, assembly and potential in service problems
• Applies knowledge of aerospace structural component fabrication and assembly processes and technologies to influence research and development strategies and plans

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical and/or Chemical Engineering, Materials Science or other related course of study from an ABET accredited engineering program
• Requires educational credentials meeting the Spirit classification standards for engineers and typically 2 to 4 years of experience in an engineering classification / position or a Master's degree with 0 to 2 years of experience in an engineering classification 

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with aircraft manufacturing processes and standards 
• Depth of knowledge in carbon and glass fiber reinforced polymer materialsand fabrication methods for complex composite parts 
• Skilled in defining key process parameters and implementing manufacturing processes intoproductionenvironments 
• Proficient in technical document writing and material testing 
• Ability to work well within a multi-functional team (MFT) / integrated product team (IPT)  
• Strong written and oral communication and time management skills 
• Experience with CATIA and/or NX 3D model manipulation and drawing creation 
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) 

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.