Skip to main content
collage of photos featuring a rocket, a plane, and a submarine

Bring your ideas
to life

Search

Find U.S. Contract Jobs

Manufacturing Engineer Co-Op

Wichita, Kansas Job ID 2025-14812 Category Engineering Post Date Jun. 27, 2025
Apply Now

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.

As an Manufacturing Engineering Co-Op, you can expect to:

  • Gain real-world practical and leadership skills through challenging hands-on opportunities
  • Connect with subject matter experts, mentors, and decision makers
  • Work in a diverse and inclusive environment and become an integral part of our Operations Engineering team

Key Accountabilities:

  • Coordinates with engineering, manufacturing, and supply teams to develop and guide the program manufacturing and tooling plan.
  • Ensures the identification and implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies and improves manufacturing processes in support of the type design.
  • Uses process engineering principles and techniques. Develops, establishes, and guides requirements for assembly, tooling simulations, and manufacturing configurations.
  • Performs trade and cost studies and assists in leading integrated product and process teams. 
  • Ability to apply knowledge in one or more of the following areas; Composite non-metallic, Machining, Sheet metal, Systems and Structures.

Required Qualifications:

  • You must be enrolled full time in a university degree program aligned to the area of Co-op.
  • You must be a current junior, senior or graduate student in good standing academic standing.

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.

Shows the full job description for sighted users
Apply Now

Your Benefits

No matter where you are in life, our benefits help prepare you for the present and the future.

  • Generous company match to your 401(k).
  • Industry-leading tuition assistance program pays your institution directly.
  • Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
  • Up to $10,000 gift match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations.
Explore more benefits

These programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other conditions, which may differ for employees of certain subsidiaries or business units, or union-represented employees depending on bargaining agreement terms. If this information conflicts with the program documents, the latter shall control. This material is informational only.

  • Jacob M
    We never stop growing

    Whether you’re looking to expand your knowledge or grow as a leader, our development programs are designed to help you succeed.

    Learn more

Jobs for You:

No recently viewed jobs.

View all of our available opportunities