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Material Review Engineer

Wichita, Kansas Job ID 2025-14635 Category Engineering Post Date Jun. 27, 2025
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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.

Location: Wichita, KS (Onsite)

Key Accountabilities:  

  • Material Review Engineers represent the entirety of Engineering, as members of the Material Review Board (MRB), in an Aerospace production or preproduction environment
  • Requires the capabilities to formulate, analyze, substantiate and document dispositions for production non-conformances within the boundaries of Federal Aviation Regulations and OEM delegated requirements
  • Utilize independent, single signature authority for dispositioning non-conformances on aircraft structural components, systems, functional tests, and wiring / electrical installations under rapid paced production schedules
  • This decision /disposition process is based upon knowledge of the design and manufacture of machined /sheet metal parts, weldments, non-metals, advanced composites, and/or large-scale assemblies and systems integration
  • MRB engineers are self-motivated and possess the ability to act decisively, communicate effectively, and demonstrate innovation and resourcefulness when exercising his or her roll in MRB delegated or non-delegated environments
  • Utilize skills in applying systems-thinking to improve producibility of hardware and in resolution of production problems
  • Possesses the ability to investigate for root cause and recommend resolution to design discrepancies
  • Has the ability to manage projects and lead or participate in cross-functional teams to accomplish engineering and manufacturing initiatives

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's of Science degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited university engineering program
  • 5-8+ years of related liaison/material review engineering experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Material Review Board in aerospace production environment
  • Prior experience holding delegation with Boeing commercial products
  • Aerospace or mechanical engineering degree
  • Experience with composite materials in design
  • Knowledge of CATIA V5 programs
  • Ability to manage projects and to lead and participate in cross-functional teams to accomplish engineering initiatives
  • Experience in reading and interpreting aircraft maintenance documents, engineering repair design, and repair substantiation working for an airline, FAA Part 145 Repair station, and/or aircraft OEM Liaison
  • Skill in applying systems thinking to improve maintainability of components and to resolve component performance problems
  • Knowledge of both production and design processes including aircraft industry standard repair methods
  • Ability to develop innovative revisions to the design and manufacture of machined parts, sheet metal parts, welded assemblies, non-metals, advanced composite components, and new material integration
  • Skill in the initiation of design and process changes
  • Ability to communicate effectively, act decisively, and to demonstrate innovation and resourcefulness
  • Ability to develop, implement and integrate technical curriculum

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.

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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.
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