Aerospace Manufacturing Planner (Onsite) – Wichita

Boeing Co.; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. seeks a manufacturing engineer to implement fabrication, assembly, or installation plans by coordinating with suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing teams at our Wichita, KS site.

The role focuses on developing tooling, interchangeability, and test plans, defines process sequences, and communicates with engineering to optimize producibility and resolve manufacturing issues. This position is onsite and unionized benefits apply.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of manufacturing experience.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or related field.
• Experience with manufacturing engineering in aerospace settings.
• Aerospace knowledge is preferred.
• Experience with Catia programs.

Responsibilities

• Implements fabrication, assembly, or installation manufacturing plans by coordinating with suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing teams.
• Knowledge to develop tooling, interchangeability, replacement, and functional test plans.
• Define sequences of events and create text and graphics work instructions, datasets, tooling requirements, and manufacturing bills of materials.
• Communicate with engineering to influence design concepts, coordinate changes, optimize processes, and address producibility issues.
• Demonstrate configuration control of hardware within the manufacturing build plan.
• Apply process knowledge in areas such as Composite/non-metallic, Electrical/Electronics, Machining, Sheet metal, Systems and Structures.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Manufacturing engineering

Aerospace knowledge

Catia

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Engineering degree

Tools

Catia

Job description

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. seeks a manufacturing engineer to implement fabrication, assembly, or installation plans by coordinating with suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing teams at our Wichita, KS site.

The role focuses on developing tooling, interchangeability, and test plans, defines process sequences, and communicates with engineering to optimize producibility and resolve manufacturing issues. This position is onsite and unionized benefits apply.