Repair Development Engineer

Insight Global; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global seeks a Repair Development Engineer to define and qualify repairs for CFM56 engine hardware. You will orchestrate substantiation packages, coordinate DER approvals, and drive the path from concept to production release.

The role requires hands-on aero engine experience, strong technical writing, and collaboration with vendors and partners. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in aero engine engineering, familiarity with FAA/EASA routes, and repair process knowledge across welding,

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of aero engine engineering experience (8+ years for senior)
• Hands-on knowledge of CFM56 or comparable turbofan hardware
• Familiarity with FAA and EASA repair approval routes (PMA and DER)
• Strong technical writing skills
• Experience serving as a DER or leading a DER repair approval
• Repair process knowledge: welding, brazing, thermal spray and coatings, machining or additive manufacturing
• Industrial gas turbine or power generation experience
• Working knowledge of engine and component maintenance manuals and repairable limits

Responsibilities

• Define repair schemes for CFM56 hardware and acceptance criteria
• Build substantiation package: stress, thermal and life analysis, materials and process justification, test plans and supporting data
• Coordinate approvals with DER and design approval organization
• Own the qualification path from concept through first article to production release
• Review unserviceable material and assess repair viability
• Act as technical contact with repair vendors and joint-development partners
• Deploy approved repairs into shops and support first production runs
• Provide inputs on expected yield, cost, cycle time and service life
• Prepare and present technical and project status updates to leadership

Skills

Technical writing

Problem solving

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Education

Mechanical/Aerospace/Materials/Metallurgical engineering degree

Job description

Job Description

The department supports day-to-day activities while seeking improvement projects for financial and technological growth. We are currently looking for Repair Development Engineers to define, substantiate and qualify new repairs for CFM56 engine hardware, and to deploy them across global MRO operations.

Responsibilities

• Define repair schemes for CFM56 hardware, establishing the technical approach and acceptance criteria for parts that fall outside published serviceable or repairable limits.
• Build the substantiation package: stress, thermal and life analysis, materials and process justification, test plans, and the supporting data.
• Coordinate approvals with Designated Engineering Representatives (DER) and the design approval organization, and prepare the technical content each approval route requires.
• Own the qualification path from concept through first article to production release, including the process qualification behind it.
• Review unserviceable material and assess whether a repair is technically sound and commercially worth developing.
• Act as technical contact with repair vendors and joint-development partners, holding them to the network’s technical requirements.
• Deploy approved repairs into the shops: write work instructions, brief site engineering and production teams, and support first production runs.
• Provide the technical inputs - expected yield, cost, cycle time and service life - used to prioritize the repair development pipeline.
• Prepare and present technical and project status updates to leadership and stakeholders.

Skills and Requirements

• Mechanical, Aerospace, Materials or Metallurgical engineering degree from an accredited university, or equivalent engineering experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience in aero engine engineering — repair development, MRO engineering, DER support, or OEM component design (8+ years for the senior level)
• Hands-on knowledge of CFM56 or comparable turbofan hardware: turbine and compressor blades and vanes, cases, combustors, rotating structures
• Working command of engine and component maintenance manuals, serviceable and repairable limits, and unserviceable material disposition
• Substantiation fundamentals: finite element or classical stress analysis, materials behavior, and fatigue and creep life assessment
• Familiarity with FAA and EASA repair approval routes, including PMA and DER, and the evidence each requires
• Strong technical writing skills - on this team the approval package is the deliverable
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
• Experience serving as a Designated Engineering Representative (DER), or successfully leading a DER repair approval through the certification process
• Repair process knowledge - welding, brazing, thermal spray and coatings, machining, or additive manufacturing
• Industrial gas turbine or power generation experience

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].