Senior Design Engineer

We’re seeking multiple Senior Design Engineers to support missionized aircraft programs. This role is full-scope design engineering with exposure to MRB, manufacturing support, and aftermarket/special missions modifications. You will play a key role in resolving build issues, developing engineering solutions, and authoring structural and systems installations for special mission aircraft.

What You’ll Contribute

• Investigate design/build issues and develop structural engineering and instrumentation installation solutions
• Author temporary engineering to resolve build issues quickly and effectively
• Disposition aircraft non-conformances, including rework instructions (MRB)
• Perform drawing investigations and coordinate with Quality, Operations, and other engineering disciplines
• Design Flight Test engineering change requests and collaborate with work package owners
• Author engineering defining structural special instructions or restrictions
• Design and release Special Missions Engineering structural and systems installations

Do you have experience in Sheet metal?, * Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineering or related field

• Minimum 10 years of industry experience
• Minimum 15,000 hours in CATIA V5 ( 8 years; ideal 8-10 years)
• Required CATIA V5 Workbenches:
• Assembly Design
• Part Design (Boolean Operations)
• Aerospace Sheetmetal
• Tubing Design
• Nice to have:
• Kinematics
• Electrical Harness Routing
• Siemens NX and/or Teamcenter PLM
• Experience in Special Missions or Aftermarket modifications (required)
• Experience supporting manufacturing and aircraft modifications (required)
• Prior experience leading a team of engineers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Highly motivated, self-starter with strong ownership of deliverables
• Proficient with MS Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Any additional aircraft or manufacturing experience is a plus

Pulled from the full job description

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance, * Onsite in Wichita for first 6 months; remote flexibility may be negotiated afterward based on project priorities
• Moderate overtime: 6-10 hrs/week
• Regular work schedule with some flexibility
• Minimal business travel

INDA

Pay: $60.00 - $65.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 - 50 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance