Design - Stress - MRB Engineer

Prestwick Aerosystems; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Profit sharing

Paid time off

Health insurance

Professional development

Job summary

Airbus Americas, Inc. in Wichita, KS seeks Design, Stress & MRB Engineers to support aerostructure design and analysis for primary airframe structures.

You will contribute to manufacturing concessions, analyze non-conformances, and develop solutions from concept through build, ensuring airworthiness and regulatory compliance. The team operates on-site on Airbus’ innovation campus with extensive development opportunities, leadership training, and a comprehensive benefits program.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering (Aero, Civil, or Mechanical) with focus on structural design.
• Minimum 6 years total structure analysis experience on primary airframe structures.
• Experience with composite aircraft structure is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Determine design solutions for manufacturing non-conformities, airframe repairs and revisions.
• Perform stress calculations for metallic and non-metallic parts.
• Research configurations with multiple tools to satisfy airworthiness requirements.
• Collaborate with Design, Stress, Manufacturing and Quality teams to approve solutions.
• Develop and maintain familiarity with aircraft to enable prompt build support.

Skills

Structure analysis

Stress analysis

Design integration

Stakeholder liaison

Education

BS in Engineering (Aero/Civil/Mechanical)

Tools

ISAMI

GFEM

DFEM

CATIA

MS Office

Google Suite

Job description

Airbus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or an accommodation to complete your application, please contact us at [e-mail] Notice: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Notice: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination (English) Aviso: Transparencia en el Pago No Discriminación (Spanish) Job Description: Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for Design, Stress & MRB Engineers to join our Engineering department based in Wichita, Kansas. You will be part of a team that supports the production concessions of aircraft structures and is responsible for the creation of quality solutions in a timely manner from a design point of view.

Meet the team:

Our Engineers have the privilege of working on complex, highly engineered machines and are involved at all stages of the aircraft life cycle, from product development to manufacturing and direct support to our airline customers. If you’re interested in designing, creating, and testing the present and future of Airbus products across the globe, join our mission to connect the world.

Your working environment:

Located on the Wichita State University (WSU) innovation campus is Airbus’ first dedicated engineering facility outside of Europe. Our team of 200+ support staff and engineers focus on aerostructure design including analysis of aircraft primary structures, such as wings and fuselages, for all major Airbus products across the globe.

How we care for you:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility. At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges:

• Determine design solutions for manufacturing non-conformities, airframe repairs and reworks, and modifications to the aircraft definition and assess design deviations or non-conformances for metallic, composite and hybrid structures.
• Perform design efforts and/or stress analysis for both metallic and non-metallic parts.
• Methods include the use of multiple applications to research aircraft configurations and develop efficient solutions to satisfy airworthiness requirements.
• Ensuring the safety, efficiency, and regulatory compliance while adhering to the terms of Ensure appropriate Airbus methods, processes and procedures are followed.
• For Stress position, this includes performing stress calculations for structure to assess the design solution.
• Liaise with and support stakeholders such as Design, Stress, Manufacturing, Quality and other Airbus departments as necessary to come up with optimum solutions and ensure Stress requirements are fully integrated.
• Develop and maintain component / aircraft familiarity, to ensure prompt response to build.
• Develop towards and maintain Technical Signature Delegation for nonconformances and concessions for primary and secondary aircraft structures.
• Check and Approve / Pre-approve design solution or stress justification for non-conformity or modification of the concession.

Your boarding pass:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering (Aero, Civil, or Mechanical) with a strong curriculum emphasis on structural design and analysis, and/or mechanics of materials.
• Minimum 6 years total structure analysis experience in analysis of primary airframe structures.
• Structural design or analysis.
• Broad range of standard hand and computer methods. (e.g. ISAMI, GFEM, DFEM, CATIA, etc.)ion/MRB experience.
• Experience in composite aircraft structure (airframe).
• A strong computer background, including MS Office application experience (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Google Suite application experience (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail).
• Authorized to Work in the US Prefer experience with Airbus commercial aircraft.

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite or remote: Onsite 90%
• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.
• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.
• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice.
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
• Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site

Company: Airbus Americas, Inc. Employment Type: US - Direct Hire Experience Level: Professional Remote Type: Job Family: Structure Design & Integration

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