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Mid-Level Facilities Equipment Engineer

Spirit AeroSystems
Wichita, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 6/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/4/2026
Overview

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

Responsibilities

Join Spirit Equipment Engineering in building our next generation of amazing products. Each day, you'll work alongside experts in production, quality, design, and supply chain roles to guide aircraft from design to delivery and beyond. Bring your ideas to Spirit and help shape the future of aerospace manufacturing.

Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. is seeking an Equipment Engineer to support all programs within the Wichita, KS Division, and more. A successful candidate in this role will have passion, creativity, and an insatiable desire for process improvement and efficiency. They will also have a strong desire to be out in the factory, interacting with mechanics, safety, and maintenance, and directly supporting the production system. In Equipment Engineering, we need highly responsible professionals committed to upholding the highest standards of safety, quality, and integrity.

Position Responsibilities

  • Evaluates program and project requirements, develops complex equipment and tooling concepts and designs solutions for the Production System.
  • Participates in product design reviews and researches the application of robotics, automation and new technology to support the build plan and establish technical requirements for producibility.
  • Develops statements of work with validated specifications, requirements, and functions and prepares design or fabrication off load packages.
  • Validates contractual performance milestones, maintains configuration control, conducts reviews, prepares plans for productions readiness, preventative maintenance, and spares. Coordinates training for Production and Maintenance personnel.
  • Provides technical support for engineering changes and discrepancies by investigating problems, and analyzing data to identify solutions.
  • Ensures compliance with safety, producibility, maintainability, reliability, ergonomic factors and regulatory requirements.
  • Assists with disposition of equipment and tooling.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. Some travel to vendor factories (10-15%) will be required.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in ABET Accredited course of study in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or a similar discipline.)
  • Five (5) or more years of relevant experience in a complex, fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

  • Knowledge of various manufacturing techniques
  • Ten (10) or more years of experience working in a production environment
  • AutoCAD or equivalent design experience
  • Experience using basic Microsoft Office and office computing systems
  • Experience with Automation, Robotics, and Controls
  • Ability to learn in a fast paced environment
  • Ability to collaborate with both the engineering work force and the mechanics on the factory floor
  • Project management knowledge
  • Strong communication skills

Union

This is a union-represented position.

Drug Free Workplace

We are a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits

We strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

We also provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range: $90,850 - $139,250

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.

Salary : $90,850 - $139,250

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