Entry-level Research NDI Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Wichita, Kansas, United States

Salary: $62,250–$95,450 per year

Company

Spirit Defense is hirify.global’ defense business unit and an independent supplier of engineering, rapid prototyping, technology, and support solutions for the defense and space marketplace.

What you will do

• Develop, evaluate, and implement NDI techniques and inspection solutions for composite, metallic, and other aerospace materials, components, and structures.
• Apply NDI methods including ultrasonic, eddy current, radiographic, penetrant, magnetic particle, and other advanced inspection technologies.
• Develop and integrate automated and robotic inspection systems involving multi-axis platforms, motion control, sensors, tooling, and data acquisition.
• Program, integrate, test, commission, troubleshoot, qualify, calibrate, verify, and validate automated NDI equipment and robotic inspection systems.
• Analyze inspection requirements and data, and develop engineering requirements, inspection concepts, processes, test plans, and technical solutions.
• Conduct research and trade studies, support root-cause investigations and corrective actions, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, NDI, suppliers, and technical organizations to transition technologies into production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
• Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance.

Nice to have

• Experience developing or integrating automated or robotic NDI systems for aerospace manufacturing.
• Experience with automated ultrasonic scanning, phased-array ultrasonics, eddy current, or other advanced NDI technologies.
• Experience with robotic programming, industrial automation, motion-control systems, machine vision, sensors, or automated data-acquisition systems.
• Experience with CATIA V5.
• Experience developing NDI techniques, procedures, inspection plans, or engineering requirements.
• Knowledge of NAS 410 and applicable aerospace NDI standards and specifications.
• NDI Level II or Level III certification, or previous certification, in one or more NDI methods.
• Experience inspecting or developing inspection processes for aerospace metallic or composite structures.
• Experience transitioning inspection technologies from research and development into manufacturing or production.
• Experience with statistical analysis, inspection data analysis, or software for NDI data acquisition and evaluation.

Culture & Benefits

• Union-represented position.
• Drug-free workplace with post-offer testing when policy criteria are met.
• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities, with programs varying by eligibility, location, hire date, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Eligible Kansas employees may receive a $5,000 state aviation tax credit for up to five years.