Overview

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.

Responsibilities

Location: Wichita, KS (Onsite)

***Relocation assistance available to those who qualify

Key Accountabilities

• Leads and directs engineering and support organizations.
• Establishes, oversees, and administers processes, policies, and practices and determines resource requirements, acquisition, and redeployment plans.
• Works with subordinates to establish and evaluate employee performance plans.
• Interfaces with other organizations, customers, suppliers, and regulatory agencies to define and evaluate accomplishment of project and program priorities.
• Apply knowledge of a variety of engineering practices, procedures, policies, and methodologies related to product definition, design documentation and release, configuration management, project planning, change control, technical and spatial integration and coordination.
• Apply knowledge of wide-ranging engineering process requirements, company policies, procedures, and regulatory compliance issues.
• Ability to establish resource requirements and manage allocations; establish and evaluate performance; coach, plan, and organize; and oversee process/project/program activities.
• Work closely with Program Manager & all functional organizations in the Value Chain to develop & implement schedules to meet program requirements and minimize cost.
• Key skills include:
• Project management
• Production & inventory management (eRP system familiarity)
• Ability to measure & manage organizational output
• Effectively lead team members & other functional organizations

Qualifications

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and 3 years of related professional experience
• Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance
• Successful candidates must be able to secure Program access approval

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years of related professional experience
• Project Management experience
• Leadership and/or management experience
• Familiarity with engineering roles and related functions

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.