Repair Development Engineer

Repair Development Engineer

Cincinnati, OH

Days

Build an Aviation Career You're Proud Of

Explore a career where you're challenged and have access to exciting engineering projects that stretch your talents. You'll work in an independent environment to support the flow of production parts and repairs. Our expert team and supportive leaders give you the trust and independence to do your best work. You'll collaborate with other departments to ensure that our products and services meet the highest industry standards.

As a Repair Development Engineer, you will work to help coordinate the transfer and analysis of critical parts and technical data, to help provide faster on time delivery and streamline production processes.

What you'll do:

• Coordinate the transition of parts and technical data between production facilities.
• Will act as a liaison between different teams of engineers and production leaders.
• Develop systems and processes to support communication and reporting of key metrics.
• Provides the technical expertise and experience necessary to make airworthiness-engineering decisions regarding major repair design activities, in accordance with the company design approval organization manual.
• Work with cutting-edge and industry leading technology and processes.
• Provides direction for continuous improvement of component repair methods and capabilities.
• Compiles and analyzes data on repairs; identifies root causes and rectify; develops measures of performance on all repair processes.
• Supports the production development group activity in modifying and refining existing repair schemes to eliminate and/or reduce the number of rejects occurring.
• Provides technical training support or mentoring for repair development and metallurgical analysis.
• Directs acquisition of equipment as required to meet repair development objectives. Establishes and monitors equipment safety issues.
• Responsible for observing all applicable safety requirements and reporting immediately any unsafe practices/conditions.
• Carries out special projects as assigned.
• Will travel 10-15% annually to other sites as needed.

What skills you will use:

• Strong planning, organizational, analytical, leadership, interpersonal, decision making, oral and written communication skills.
• Possess strong project management skills.
• Thorough knowledge of company process, company instruction and rework process instruction manuals.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret blueprints.
• Working knowledge of PC's in the current company operating system environment.
• Working knowledge of precision measuring instruments.
• In jurisdictions governed by a regulatory body or with an association that is governed by local legal requirements, registration is required.
• University degree in materials science, mechanical engineering or metallurgy; or equivalent.
• Must be authorized to work in the US.

Preferred Characteristics:

• Thorough knowledge of aerospace materials and processes.
• Thorough knowledge of gas turbine engine theory and performance.
• Experience in an aerospace engineering environment.
• Fully conversant with testing methods and experiment design to meet airworthiness compliance program requirements.

Benefits that make life better:

• Comprehensive Healthcare
• 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested
• Paid Time Off starting on day one
• Bonus opportunities
• Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Learning & Training opportunities