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Senior Quality Technician

Spirit AeroSystems
Wichita, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 8/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/26/2026
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 aluminium manufacturing solutions.

Responsibilities

Position Responsibilities:

  • Performs a variety of qualitative and quantitative analysis of raw materials, packaging materials, and/or finished products from manufacturing, to ensure compliance to customer and regulatory requirements and specifications in regards to chemical, physical, and mechanical properties.
  • Assist Engineering in establishing testing requirements and providing test data.
  • Apply knowledge of engineering and science to conduct tests on metallic and non-metallic materials (e.g.metals, composites, sealants, adhesives, rubber products, plastics) to validate compliance with conformance specifications and provide consultation on related issues.
  • Applies existing techniques and procedures with recommendations and implementation for improved efficiency, or devises and develops new analytical test methods and techniques.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
  • 5-9 years of experience with raw materials testing

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

  • Fiber/Void/Resin Content Testing on pre-impregnated materials
  • Sample Prep - operating a CNC Machine, Lathe, table saw, band saw or grinder for metallic raw materials.
  • Operating element analyzers
  • Operating tensile machines
  • Sample prep of composite and metallic materials for testing
  • Composite machining
  • Welding Background

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 - Senior Level (Level 4): $60,200- $92,300

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 : $60,200 - $92,300

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