Aerospace Sustaining Engineer - 4-Day Week & Growth

Stefanini, Inc; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 78,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-Day Work Week

Employer-paid medical coverage

Relocation assistance

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Stefanini, Inc. is hiring a Sustaining Engineer in Carson City, NV to tackle aerospace fastener product issues from production to final design changes.

You’ll collaborate with Design, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to improve reliability, yield, and efficiency on existing products. The role emphasizes troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and documentation updates, with a focus on AS9100/FAA-adjacent standards and cross-functional problem solving.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years sustaining engineering, product design, or manufacturing within aerospace or fastener industry.
• Strong CAD experience with SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar software.
• Strong understanding of GD&T and engineering drawings.
• Experience troubleshooting product and manufacturing problems.
• Root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action experience.
• Knowledge of aerospace manufacturing and quality requirements.
• Familiarity with AS9100, FAA, NADCAP, or related aerospace standards.
• Experience maintaining engineering drawings, specifications, and product documentation.
• Ability to work across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and customer-facing teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and changing priorities.
• Self-starter who can take ownership of technical problems and drive them through resolution.

Responsibilities

• As a Sustaining Engineer, you'll ensure existing aerospace fastener products meet performance, quality, reliability, and manufacturability requirements.
• Investigate product failures and perform root cause analysis; implement design and documentation changes.
• Troubleshoot production issues and collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering to improve processes, quality, yield, and efficiency.
• Work across Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Field Applications, and customers to drive issue resolution from identification to closure.

Skills

CAD skills

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/aerospace engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

CATIA

PLM systems

ERP/MRP

Job description

Stefanini, Inc. is hiring a Sustaining Engineer in Carson City, NV to tackle aerospace fastener product issues from production to final design changes.

You’ll collaborate with Design, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to improve reliability, yield, and efficiency on existing products. The role emphasizes troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and documentation updates, with a focus on AS9100/FAA-adjacent standards and cross-functional problem solving.