Senior Engineer

Senior EngineerAchieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.Come join us to create what's next. Let's define tomorrow, together.Job Overview and ResponsibilitiesAt United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they're well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you're ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.Studies, analyzes, and seeks solutions to problems related to the design, operation, maintenance, performance, modification, or repair of aircraft, and their components. Uses a structured, logical, and analytical approach in problem solving. Defines maintenance program, configuration, and serviceability criteria ensuring safe and legal operations. Analyzes and implements regulatory requirements. Evaluates the effects of modifications or new equipment on reliability and performance. Evaluates the benefits of the cost impact of a fleet decision to ensure an optimum balance of cost, asset utilization, quality, and reliability. Authors, designs, tests, and manages projects. Provides on-site technical support for line and base operations. Communicates with customers on technical issues, work scope recommendations, and failure investigations. Interfaces with internal and external organizations regarding specific aircraft and component issuesAs a Senior Engineer, you will provide engineering technical support during heavy maintenance checks for the United Airlines worldwide fleet of aircraft. Engineering support will include all repair and modification issues primarily for Structures, but may also include Systems, Interiors, and Avionics. You will initiate corrective actions to return aircraft to service in a safe, airworthy condition in a timely manner.Must-have Engineering experience in a heavy check environment which provided structural repair design and written dispositions, to maintenance consisting of technical data research, process development, and procedure clarification and repair instructions and direction necessary to maintain continued airworthiness of the aircraft. This includes designing and developing technical data for aircraft repairs and modifications. Includes performing technical engineering substantiations through complex engineering analysis by hand and computer software programs and authoring engineering repair instructions for maintenance.This position will be hired as a Senior Engineer. Senior Engineer requires at least 7+ years of aircraft with a minimum of 3 years of structural engineering experience; Position is located at MCO in Orlando, Florida. Regular, on-site attendance and punctuality are required at work location and will require shift and weekend work. International travel may be requiredProvides engineering technical support for United Airlines worldwide fleet of aircraft in a heavy check maintenance environmentProvide technical support for base maintenance aircraft to ensure timely return to service. This includes designing and developing technical data for aircraft repairs and modifications. Includes performing technical engineering substantiations through complex engineering analysis by hand and computer software programs. Author and continually evaluate/improve UAL engineering processes and proceduresDevelop substantiating data for aircraft and equipment design / repairs through knowledge of aircraft operational characteristics, materials, and processesResponsible for the investigation, root cause analysis and development of airworthy solutions for chronic aircraft issuesAuthor and continually evaluate/improve UAL engineering processes and proceduresInterfaces with internal and external organizations regarding specific aircraft and component issuesInterfaces with industry, regulatory and/or governmental agencies as required and coordinate work with other operational groups to ensure airworthiness, safety, regulatory complianceThis position leads and develops potentially complex solutions and implementation plans, project justification, cost/benefit analysis, management of project implementation, technical support, and obtaining FAA approvals as requiredCoordinate work with other operational groups to ensure airworthiness, safety, regulatory compliance, operational reliability, and operational efficiencyOrganize and manage the priorities for assigned responsibilities and accomplish the work processes to meet all the deliverables for projects or maintenance program changes/technical specification revisionsQualificationsWhat's needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):Bachelor's degree or related experience in Engineering (Mechanical, Structure, Aerospace) or technical fieldSenior Engineer I: 5-8 yearsSenior Engineer II: 8 years+Minimum of 7+ years at an engineer level or similar role elsewhere in the industry, and at least 3 or more of those years in structural background developing structure repairsMaintenance check engineering experience on Boeing and/or Airbus aircraftAbility to interpret complex and technical Engineering and OEM documentsHighly detailed level project development and management for regulatory compliance modifications, and overall ownership of specific systemsEffective communication skillsSuccessful candidate will have working knowledge of airline or OEM operationsKnowledge of Code of Regulations (CFRs), airworthiness design and substantiation criteria, aircraft and equipment design and operational characteristicsMust be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorshipSuccessful completion of interview required to meet job qualificationReliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the positionWhat will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):Bachelor's degreeOEM Structural Repairs for Engineers Training (Boeing/Airbus) with portfolio of designing major repairs for aircraft structures, metallic or compositeSpecific ATA experienceBoeing/Airbus Structures I course or equivalentKnowledge of FARS (especially 145, 25 and 121)Advanced engineering degreeBoeing Structures II and IIIBoeing Composite Repair Course 1 or 787 CourseFAA Airframe and/or Powerplant License(s)DER and/or ODA experienceCAD experience (AutoCAD preferred)