As a Design Engineer III at Airbus Americas, Inc. in Wichita, Kansas, you will create integrated and certified engineering repair solutions for aircraft structures. This full-time, on-site professional role requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 6 years of airframe design and analysis experience.
Requirements
Minimum 6 years of total experience in design/analysis with airframe structures.
Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering (Aero, Civil, Mechanical) with a strong emphasis on structural design and analysis.
Master’s Degree in an Engineering discipline is preferred.
Authorized to work in the US; visa sponsorship is not available.
Proficiency in 3D modeling, technical documentation, and MS Excel/Google Suite.
Preferred skills include CATIA V5 or 3DExperience, composite airframe experience, and MRO/Fleet Engineering experience.
Skills & Responsibilities
Structural Design: Create high-quality repair solutions and technical documents for metallic and non-metallic aircraft parts using 3D modeling and engineering principles.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with static stress and fatigue teams to ensure repair solutions satisfy airworthiness requirements.
Documentation & Analysis: Review and interpret damage reports, applying knowledge of maintenance documentation like SRM, NTM, and IPC.
Process Improvement: Identify and support local improvement initiatives to increase team efficiency through process, methods, and tool enhancements.
Potential transition routes: People from aerospace structures, mechanical design, or structural analysis roles may bring relevant CAD and materials knowledge, alongside meeting the required engineering degree and airframe experience.
Job description
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Job Description:
Position Summary
This position supports the airline in-service fleet on repairs of aircraft structure and is responsible for the creation of quality repair solutions in a timely manner from a Design point of view. Duties include performing design efforts for both metallic and non-metallic parts while working in close collaboration with static stress and fatigue colleagues to provide repair solutions. Methods include the use of multiple applications to research aircraft configurations and develop efficient repair solutions to satisfy airworthiness requirements and customers (Airlines/MROs).
Primary Responsibilities
Technical Solutions
Create high quality integrated and certified engineering repair solutions for the airlines and internal customers within given time scales.
Review and interpret damage reports of aircraft structures from the Maintenance Repair Organization and develop quality repair solutions with little support. Create or modify a wide range of difficult repair tasks.
Create or modify technical documents such as: Technical Communications, Technical Dispositions, Repair Instructions, Repair Drawings within various Airbus computer based applications with high quality and efficiency
Collaborate with Static Stress, F&DT and other appropriate Airbus departments to come up with optimum solutions. Perform functional and technical tasks with guidance
Provide responses to moderate to difficult repair queries by giving guidance as required within Airbus Operations and Customer Services in a clear and concise manner. Ensure that the final repair solution brings the aircraft back into an airworthy condition.
Ensure all tasks and activities required are executed to planned time scales.
Effectively communicate issues, solutions, ideas, and status of current work internally and externally.
Able to work towards or obtain a technical signatory to sign off repair data.
Identify and support local improvement initiatives to increase team efficiency through process, methods and tools improvements.
Required Education
Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering (Aero, Civil, Mechanical) with a strong curriculum emphasis on structural design and analysis and mechanics of materials.
Preferred Education
Master’s Degree in an Engineering discipline
Required Experience
Minimum six (6) years total experience in design/analysis with airframe structures
Knowledge of maintenance repair shop practices, equipment and capabilities.
Working knowledge of Airbus Structures
CATIA V5 or 3DExperience experience
Required Communication Skills
Must be able to communicate effectively in English (verbal and written)
Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively interface with all levels of personnel and disciplines.
Effectively communicates issues, solutions, ideas, and status of current work internally and externally
Preferred Communication Skills
Conversational French and/or German
Level of Decision Making
Decision making is limited to personal development and moderate impact operational tasks
Job Dimensions
Works under general direction. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions.
Nature of contacts
Moderate communication on a regular basis with internal and external parties
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company: Airbus Americas, Inc.
Employment Type: US - Direct Hire
Experience Level: Professional
Remote Type: On-site
Job Family: Structure Design & Integration ------
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