Repair Design Engineers

About the role

Repair Design Engineer position in Wichita, KS for a 12‑month contract. Candidates should have 5–25 years of experience, be GC/USC visa holders, and hold a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering. The role focuses on repair design, stress engineering, and hands‑on work with non‑conformances (MRB/repair dispositions) on aircraft primary and secondary structures. Primary structures include fuselage, wings, empennage (tail section), nacelles (engine housings), and flight control surfaces. Secondary structures include fairings & fillets, cowlings, control surfaces, doors, winglets, and leading edges. Typical detail parts covered are fuselage skins, frames, stringers, floor beams, pressure bulkheads, door structures, cockpit structures, structural machined parts, sheet‑metal assemblies, and composite aerostructures.

Responsibilities

• Perform repair design with CATIA V5 and GD&T for metallic and/or composite aerostructures.
• Handle engineering release and change control.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Quality, Stress, Design, and Certification teams.
• Support aerostructures non‑conformance disposition, repair design, discrepant hardware evaluation, repair concepts, technical substantiation, and repair documentation.

Qualifications

• Location: Wichita, KS
• Duration: 12 months
• Experience: 5 to 25 years
• Visa: GC/USC
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Skills

• Aerospace Repair Design
• Aircraft Structural Repairs Design
• Composite Structures
• Non‑Conformance (MRB) Support
• Repair substantiation
• CATIA V5 proficiency
• GD&T of aerostructures (metallic and/or composite)
• Engineering release/change control
• Preferred knowledge: Fuselage, nacelle, pylon product areas