Overview:
Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world’s premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.
Join Spirit Equipment Engineering in building our next generation of amazing products. Each day, you’ll work alongside experts in production, quality, design, and supply chain roles to guide aircraft from design to delivery and beyond. Bring your ideas to Spirit and help shape the future of aerospace manufacturing.
Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. is seeking an Equipment Engineer to support all programs within the Wichita, KS Division, and more. A successful candidate in this role will have passion, creativity, and an insatiable desire for process improvement and efficiency. They will also have a strong desire to be out in the factory, interacting with mechanics, safety, and maintenance, and directly supporting the production system. In Equipment Engineering, we need highly responsible professionals committed to upholding the highest standards of safety, quality, and integrity.
Responsibilities:

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in ABET Accredited course of study in engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Aerospace, Industrial, Chemical)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Knowledge of various manufacturing techniques
• Experience working in a production environment
• AutoCAD or equivalent design experience
• Experience using basic Microsoft Office and office computing systems
• Experience in Automation
• Ability to learn in a fast paced environment
• Ability to collaborate with both the engineering work force and the mechanics on the factory floor
• Project management knowledge
• Strong communication skills
  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.
  Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law

• Evaluates program and project requirements, develops complex equipment and tooling concepts and designs solutions for the Production System.
• Participates in product design reviews and researches the application of robotics, automation and new technology to support the build plan and establish technical requirements for producibility.
• Develops statements of work with validated specifications, requirements, and functions and prepares design or fabrication off load packages.
• Validates contractual performance milestones, maintains configuration control, conducts reviews, prepares plans for productions readiness, preventative maintenance, and spares. Coordinates training for Production and Maintenance personnel.
• Provides technical support for engineering changes and discrepancies by investigating problems, and analyzing data to identify solutions.
• Ensures compliance with safety, producibility, maintainability, reliability, ergonomic factors and regulatory requirements.
• Assists with disposition of equipment and tooling.
  This position is expected to be 100% onsite. Some travel to vendor factories will be required.
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