Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of

Your work ties us all together, helping our teams function and operate. Experience opportunities to learn and be a part of an organization that has your back. And with competitive compensation and total rewards, you’ll also enjoy our great perks.

Work with the latest technologies and techniques in the aviation industry to source materials, manage inventory, and coordinate logistics. You’ll ensure we have what we need to service our customers.

Production Support

• Provides day-to-day production support to assigned processes.
• Assists with the creation of matrix routings to manage the flow of materiel throughout the process.
• Documents procedures and work instructions.
• Provides process-related training with other support personnel.

Process Control and Improvement

• Analyzes, develops and recommends methods to meet production requirements, improve economy and quality, and reduce turn-around-times for products and/or processes with supporting cost analysis.
• Establishes, analyzes, and acts upon measures of performance related to processes.
• Investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies relating to equipment and processes to reduce variation and improve reliability.

Repair Development and Implementation

• Determines the actions necessary to develop new repairs from engineering data.
• Contributes to the planning and conduct of repair trials to generate data for new repairs or to support existing repairs. Analyzes and documents the results of repair trials.
• Proposes, researches, and performs cost benefit analysis for new equipment purchases.
• In conjunction with the Production engineering group, acts as a liaison to coordinate the activities of Engineering and Operations during the implementation of new repairs and processes.

Other

• Coordinates and interacts with the outside resources including contractors, equipment vendors, and supply vendors for process support, improvement, or repair development.
• Provides support, technical expertise and experience to the Design Approval Organization (DAO) necessary to make airworthiness engineering decisions.
• Remains current with state-of the-art technologies and processes.
• Responsible for observing all applicable safety requirements and reporting immediately any unsafe practices/conditions.
• Carries out special projects as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Working knowledge of PC's in the current company operating system environment.
• Thorough knowledge of company process, company instruction and rework process instruction manuals.
• In jurisdictions governed by a regulatory body or with an association that is governed by local legal requirements, registration is required.
• University degree in metallurgy, mechanical or chemical engineering; or equivalent.
• Experience in an aerospace or manufacturing process engineering environment.
• Must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship

Desired Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of aerospace materials and processes.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong planning, organizational, analytical, leadership, interpersonal, decision making, oral and written communication skills.

Benefits that make life better:

• Comprehensive Healthcare

• 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested

• Paid Time Off starting on day one

• Bonus opportunities

• Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short- & Long-Term Disability

• Life & AD&D Insurance

• Learning & Training opportunities

Background Information

The typical minimum level of education to perform this job competently is equivalent to completion of a university (bachelor) program in a specialized field of study and work. The work requires a sound understanding of the underlying theoretical principles and concepts associated with the subject area and an understanding of the relation of these to the responsibilities of the job. This specialized training is often recognized by a degree and/or professional designation.

Directly/indirectly related work experience representing continuous learning and required for someone to perform this job competently is three to six years.

Ongoing work assignments typically have clearly defined goals, but no (or minimal) direction with respect to what action steps to follow. The incumbent's education, training, and previous experience will help ensure that the goal of the assignment can be clearly defined and understood (even if that means just knowing what relevant questions to ask), but the required/optional approaches to achieving the goal will often remain unclear, undefined and/or untested until the work assignment is well underway.