Senior Structural Design Engineer

Seeking a Senior Structural Design Engineer with aerospace engineering experience for a direct hire opportunity with our client in Wichita, KS.

This position offers full benefits including PTO, Medical, Dental and 401k! 

Salary: $96,000 - $113,000 per year (based on experience)

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate design and build issues and develop structural engineering and instrumentation installation solutions.
• Develop temporary engineering solutions to resolve build and manufacturing issues in a timely manner.
• Review and disposition aircraft non-conformances, including developing rework instructions and supporting Material Review Board (MRB) activities.
• Perform aircraft and engineering drawing investigations and coordinate with affected engineering disciplines, Quality Assurance, and manufacturing representatives.
• Design and support Flight Test engineering change requests and coordinate activities with work package owners.
• Develop engineering documentation defining structural special instructions, limitations, and restrictions.
• Design and release structural and systems installations for special mission and aircraft modification projects.
• Support manufacturing operations and aircraft modification activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure engineering solutions meet technical, quality, and operational requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering team members as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant aerospace or aircraft engineering experience.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder) in accordance with applicable U.S. export control and ITAR requirements.
• Experience supporting special mission aircraft or aftermarket aircraft modifications.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations and aircraft modification projects.
• Previous experience leading or mentoring a team of engineers.
• Minimum of 20,000 hours of CATIA V5 experience.
• Strong proficiency in CATIA V5, including:
  • Assembly Design
  • Part Design and Boolean Operations
  • Aerospace Sheetmetal
  • Tubing Design
  • Kinematics
  • Electrical Harness Routing
• Experience with Siemens NX is preferred.
• Experience with Teamcenter PLM is preferred.
• Aircraft manufacturing or related aerospace manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly motivated, self-directed, and capable of working independently.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

If you are interested in learning more about this role, please submit your resume for immediate consideration!

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