Advanced Product Development Engineer – Aero & Additive

Boeing; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 76,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, KS, seeks an Advanced Product Development Engineer to bridge aerospace design and shop-floor manufacturing. You will develop unique manufacturing solutions for complex assembly challenges and drive next-generation processes in high-rate production.

You will work autonomously, conducting trade studies and validating designs against customer requirements, government regulations, and company policies while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
• 2+ years of related experience with automation and fabrication technology.
• 2+ years of related experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with CATIA or other equivalent CAD programs.
• Engineering and technical drawing interpretation knowledge.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience utilizing various Microsoft Office Suite applications, such as Office 365 and Microsoft Project, Power Point, Excel, Word, Teams and Visio.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of aerospace mechanical/structural component fabrication technologies to support metallic fabrication research and development strategies and plans.
• Industrialize and scale additive metal manufacturing processes for new aerostructure applications, with a focus on high temperature metal alloys.
• Define engineering requirements, qualification plans, and compliance approaches up front for design for metal additive manufacturing and advance welding technologies.
• Support multi-functional teams in the above efforts, coordinate the identification and capture of cost and timesavings, and assist in strategic technology planning.
• Develop, analyze, and apply material properties and design allowables, processing methods, and quality engineering specifications and standards to metallic fabrication projects.
• Review engineering drawings and documents for part conformance and assist in resolving part failure analysis for fabrication, assembly and in service problems.
• Implement concepts and designs, analyze prototype systems, equipment, and processes, and verify compliance with customer requirements, company policy, procedures and guidelines, and governmental regulations.
• Assist with trade studies for design and/or process al alternatives

Skills

Strong communication

CAD interpretation

Microsoft Office

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

CATIA

CAD software

Job description

Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, KS, seeks an Advanced Product Development Engineer to bridge aerospace design and shop-floor manufacturing. You will develop unique manufacturing solutions for complex assembly challenges and drive next-generation processes in high-rate production.

You will work autonomously, conducting trade studies and validating designs against customer requirements, government regulations, and company policies while collaborating with cross-functional teams.