Sustaining Engineer

Sustaining Engineer Aerospace Fastener Design & ManufacturingBuild your aerospace career and keep Fridays for yourself. What if your next engineering role gave you the chance to solve real aerospace manufacturing challenges while working a 4-day workweek? We're partnering with an established, family-owned aerospace manufacturer that develops specialized fastening and assembly solutions used throughout the aerospace, defense, military, and space industries. This is a company known for long-term stability, innovation, and giving engineers the opportunity to work closely with the products and people actually building them. And it's all happening in Carson City, Nevada, roughly 30 minutes from Lake Tahoe, the Sierra Nevada mountains, and world-class skiing.They're looking for a Sustaining Engineer who enjoys getting into the details troubleshooting product issues, improving existing designs, working directly with manufacturing, and figuring out how to make products and processes better. If you like solving problems and actually seeing the impact of your engineering work, apply now!Compensation: $78,100 - $112,500 DOE4-Day Work Week — Fridays + Weekends Off100% Employer-Paid Medical Coverage for the EmployeeRelocation Assistance AvailableDental & Vision Insurance401(k) with Company MatchPaid Time Off & HolidaysTuition Assistance & Professional DevelopmentFamily-Owned, Family-Oriented CultureNo Individual State Income Tax in NevadaCareer Growth with an Established Aerospace & Defense ManufacturerNorthern Nevada Location Near Lake Tahoe, Skiing, Hiking & Outdoor RecreationDo you enjoy solving the problems that happen after a product reaches production? As a Sustaining Engineer, you'll help ensure existing aerospace fastener products continue meeting demanding requirements for performance, quality, reliability, and manufacturability. You'll investigate product failures, perform root cause analysis, make design and documentation changes, troubleshoot production issues, and work closely with Manufacturing Engineering to improve processes, quality, yield, and efficiency. You won't be engineering in a silo. You'll work across Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Field Applications, and customers to take technical problems from identification through resolution.What we're looking for:Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience3+ years of experience in sustaining engineering, product design, or manufacturing within aerospace or the fastener industryStrong CAD experience with SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar softwareStrong understanding of GD&T and engineering drawingsExperience troubleshooting product and manufacturing problemsRoot cause analysis and corrective/preventive action experienceKnowledge of aerospace manufacturing and quality requirementsFamiliarity with AS9100, FAA, NADCAP, or related aerospace standardsExperience maintaining engineering drawings, specifications, and product documentationAbility to work across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and customer-facing teamsStrong analytical and problem-solving skillsAbility to manage multiple projects and changing prioritiesSelf-starter who can take ownership of technical problems and drive them through resolutionPreferred Experience:Aerospace fastener or aircraft hardware experienceSustaining engineering within an aerospace manufacturing environmentAerospace product designCATIA and/or SolidWorks PLM system experienceERP/MRP experienceLean Manufacturing or Six SigmaKeyword Search:Sustaining EngineerAerospace Sustaining EngineerMechanical EngineerAerospace EngineerProduct EngineerDesign EngineerManufacturing EngineerAerospace ManufacturingAerospace FastenersAircraft FastenersAerospace HardwareAircraft HardwareFastener DesignProduct DesignMechanical DesignCATIASolidWorksCADGD&TRoot Cause AnalysisRCACAPACorrective ActionAS9100NADCAPFAAAerospace QualityProduct SupportManufacturing SupportContinuous ImprovementLean ManufacturingSix SigmaValue EngineeringPLMERPMRPEngineering ChangeECOProduction SupportCarson CityRenoNevadaLake Tahoe