Aerospace Nacelle Repair Engineer — Structures Specialist

Sterling St James LLC; Chula Vista (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Medical/health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Short- and long-term disability

Referral program

Job summary

Sterling St James LLC is seeking an experienced Repair Engineer to support aerospace aftermarket operations in Chula Vista, CA. The role focuses on developing and approving structural repairs and allowable damage limits for commercial aircraft nacelle components.

The ideal candidate has 5 years of aerospace engineering experience, strong repair development skills, and familiarity with SRM/ASR/CMM/AMM documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Approximately 5 years of relevant aerospace engineering experience.
• Experience with aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) and commercial aviation regulatory requirements.
• Experience developing repairs for aircraft metallic and/or composite structures.
• Experience with repair development involving nacelle and exhaust structures.
• Working knowledge of aerospace maintenance manuals, including SRM, ASR, CMM, and AMM.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Experience working in a customer-facing or customer-support engineering role.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Develop engineering solutions and repair instructions for a variety of aerospace nacelle components and programs.
• Design and support repair development for metallic and composite aircraft structures.
• Develop and approve repair concepts and allowable damage limits for SRM applications.
• Work closely with production engineering to evaluate design changes and their impact on maintainability, repairability, and maintenance documentation.
• Support the development and expansion of repairs for SRM, CMM, and AMM documentation.
• Work with engine manufacturers, airframers, and other customers to resolve complex technical issues.
• Prepare engineering repair packages for SRM/CMM repair development and submission to the Type Certificate Holder.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for internal and external customers.
• Communicate technical recommendations and present engineering solutions to customers and management.
• Manage multiple repair assignments in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers.
• Support engineering standardization and process improvements designed to improve repair processing times.

Skills

Aerospace structures

Repair development

Technical writing

Customer support

MS Office

VBA / Excel

CATIA V5

FiberSim

SRM / ASR / CMM / AMM knowledge

Nacelle / Exhaust structures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CATIA V5

FiberSim

Excel VBA

Visual Basic

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sterling St James LLC is seeking an experienced Repair Engineer to support aerospace aftermarket operations in Chula Vista, CA. The role focuses on developing and approving structural repairs and allowable damage limits for commercial aircraft nacelle components.

The ideal candidate has 5 years of aerospace engineering experience, strong repair development skills, and familiarity with SRM/ASR/CMM/AMM documentation.