Struct/Mech/Environ Test Engineer

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.

Key Accountabilities:

• Manage execution of internal and external testing (including requirements, cost, schedule, and coordination with supply chain, external lab, and internal/external customers)
• Apply knowledge of structures, mechanics, systems, subsystems, components, and materials to development and definition of test plans; test procedures; test design and management; data analysis; and reporting of test results
• Apply knowledge of principles and theories relevant to measurement of stress, strain, loads, acceleration, deflection, temperature, pressure, and other environmental conditions and functional testing
• Analyse data to determine whether instrumentation is functioning correctly upon installation
• Work effectively and supportively in a team environment while being able to work independently with minimal oversight
• Work with potentially hazardous equipment or on potentially hazardous test activities, following all safety equipment and processes mandated for those activities to complete them safely
• Work directly with internal customers in a supportive and positive manner
• Work in dynamic and deadline driven environment

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an ABET engineering program with 2-4 years of relevant experience
• Experience managing test projects throughout lifecycle (test plan through test report)
• Attention to detail while able to meet critical project timelines
• Experience working with mechanical/electrical/hydraulic test systems
• Experience working with computer systems
• Experience working with instrumentation and test equipment
• Communicate with customers and team members effectively to complete assigned tasks to agreed schedule
• Analyze test data to ensure tests are being performed correctly and that all instrumentation is working correctly
• Ability to work multiple test projects each with separate tight deadlines

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a test lab and/or flight test environment is a benefit
• Design and/or stress experience is beneficial but not essential

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.

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.