Demo

Technician

Spirit AeroSystems
Wichita, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 1/10/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/8/2026
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

Key Accountabilities

  • Performs a variety of duties in the composite hand lay-up area, robotic, automation, acoustic, avionic, vibrational and/or optical areas.
  • Constructs, fabricates, assembles, troubleshoots, calibrates, adjusts, tests, diagnoses, and maintains equipment, components, devices, or systems.
  • Works from schematics, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions.
  • Operates related equipment; conducts tests and reports data in prescribed format.
  • Performs calibration and alignment checks; makes adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Associate Technician (Level 2): 2 years working as a technician in a related field
  • Mid-level Technician (Level 3): 5 years working as a technician in a related field
  • Experience with composites and hand lay-up techniques for monolithic and sandwich panels is required
  • Be a self-starter who can work alone, if necessary and meet a deadline
  • Must possess teaming skills, interpersonal social skills, strong ethics, and good work habits
  • Be able to lift, bend and stand for prolonged hours
  • Possess written and verbal skills necessary to be able to effectively work within an integrated product team environment
  • Experience with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2- year Associate's Degree from Trade/Technical School
  • Experience with or be willing to learn machine shop type equipment (drills, saws, sanders, etc), ovens and autoclaves, overhead cranes, forklifts, and other equipment
  • Familiarity with aerospace specifications preferred.
  • Experience with FTIR, GDS, GCMS instrumentation is also preferred.

Union

This is a union-represented position.

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

Summary Pay Range - Associate Technician (Level 2): $44,700 - $68,550

Summary Pay Range - Mid-Level Technician (Level 3): $54,200 - $83,100

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 : $44,700 - $83,100

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Technician?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Technician career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$43,603 - $55,670
Income Estimation: 
$53,120 - $69,174
Income Estimation: 
$50,113 - $64,377
Income Estimation: 
$61,656 - $78,069
Income Estimation: 
$59,875 - $77,824
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Spirit AeroSystems

  • Spirit AeroSystems Tulsa, OK
  • Overview This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit C... more
  • 12 Days Ago

  • Spirit AeroSystems Wichita, KS
  • Overview This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit C... more
  • 12 Days Ago

  • Spirit AeroSystems Wichita, KS
  • Overview: This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, at Spirit’s Defense Business Unit (“Spirit Defense”). ... more
  • 13 Days Ago

  • Spirit AeroSystems Wichita, KS
  • Overview: This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit ... more
  • 13 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Technician jobs in the Wichita, KS area that may be a better fit.

  • TotalMed Kingman, KS
  • Description: As a CT Technician, you will operate CT scanning equipment to produce high-quality images. The CT Technician ensures patient safety and comfor... more
  • 15 Days Ago

  • Hunter Health Wichita, KS
  • Job Title : Pharmacy Technician / Technician In-Training Reports to : Director of Pharmacy Departmen t: Pharmacy FLSA Class : Non-Exempt Updated : August 2... more
  • 2 Months Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!