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At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us. This role is at Boeing Wichita, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting both Boeing Wichita’s Commercial and Defense Business Units. Boeing Wichita 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. Boeing Wichita Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions. Boeing Wichita Defense supports a wide variety of defense focused projects for numerous defense customers, with an emphasis on aerostructures. The Advanced Metals Research & Technology team is looking for an Automation and Manufacturing Research Engineer with machining, manufacturing, and automation experience to support multiple commercial and defense research projects. In this role you will work with engineering teams, materials & process teams, and program teams, to collaboratively guide technical solutions from the lab to the factory floor.
Job Responsibility
Apply knowledge of aerospace mechanical/structural component fabrication and assembly processes and technologies to support metallic fabrication research and development strategies and plans
Design, develop, verify, apply, and implement experimental technologies and improvements to established fabrication technologies
Direct evaluations of automated processes in support of current and proposed manufacturing system technologies
Support multi-functional teams in the above effort, coordinate the identification and capture of cost and time savings, and assist in strategic technology planning
Research, design, develop and analyze materials, tools, products, and their related fabrication and assembly processes to develop and optimize for use in engineering design of and/or application in aero systems structures, systems and subsystems
Develop, analyze, and apply material properties and design allowables, processing methods, and quality engineering specifications and standards to metallic fabrication projects
Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an ABET accredited program in Engineering
2 to 4 years of related experience with automation and fabrication technology
Familiarity with discrete and continuous model simulations for production systems
2 to 4 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment
Experience with CATIA or other equivalent CAD programs
Engineering and technical drawing interpretation knowledge
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Experience utilizing various Microsoft Office Suite applications, such as Office 365 and Microsoft Project, Power Point, Excel, Word, Teams and Visio
Nice to have
Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance
Knowledge of aerospace manufacturing processes, procedures and specifications
Experience in cross-functional project management
Experience with hard metal machining, high temperature alloys
Experience applying automated systems to manufacturing processes
Understanding of metallurgical terminology and concepts
Ability to quickly get familiarized with factory manufacturing processes
Experience with Catia V5 highly preferred
Experience working with a multi-functional team on technical manufacturing projects
Experience working in a research and development environment
Knowledge of automation and modeling programs, such as Visual Components
Ability to take initiative and seek creative metallic fabrication solutions
What we offer
health insurance
flexible spending accounts
health savings accounts
retirement savings plans
life and disability insurance programs
paid and unpaid time away from work
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
Kansas state of Kansas Aviation tax credit of $5,000 for up to five years