Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Bring your ideas to life at Boeing, where we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful, and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.
This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles, and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.
Location: Wichita, KS (On-site)
Responsibilities
- Coordinates with engineering, manufacturing, and supply teams to develop and guide the program manufacturing and tooling plan
- Ensures the identification and implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies and improves manufacturing processes in support of the type design
- Uses process engineering principles and techniques
- Develops, establishes, and guides requirements for assembly, tooling simulations, and manufacturing configurations
- Performs trade and cost studies and assists in leading integrated product and process teams
- Ability to apply knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Composite non-metallic, Electrical/Electronics, Machining, Sheet metal, Systems and Structures
Requirements
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program
- 0-2+ years of related engineering experience
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
- 3-5+ years of associate level manufacturing engineering experience
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience interfacing with customers and suppliers
- Knowledge of engineering systems and the ability to deploy the Seven Wastes Continuous Improvement toolset
- Detailed knowledge of design methods both on 2D and 3D design platforms with excellent drawing/design interpretation skills
- Practical engineering knowledge
- Strong understanding of metallic & composite manufacturing techniques & treatment processes
- Fluent working knowledge of the Microsoft Suite (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook)
- Working knowledge of CATIA
Union
This is a union-represented position.
Pay & Benefits
We strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
We also provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Summary Pay Range: $59,800 - $91,650
Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.
Export Control Requirements
This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.