Safety Management System Engineer

Overview

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.

S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft.

Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Responsibilities

Location : Wichita, KS (Onsite)

Relocation available to those who qualify

Key Accountabilities :

Responsible for the development, implementation, and oversight of Safety Risk Management (SRM) and Voluntary Disclosures.

This will include co-authoring Spirit's SMS manual and supporting procedure documents

• Provide successful implementation of a suitable SMS across global sites and product lines
• Become Spirit's Subject Mater Expert on SMS industry standards and the acceptable means of compliance to impending SMS mandates from global regulators
• Integrate engineering processes that support Production Quality Management Systems, Notifications of Escapements, and structural strength substantiations with Safety Risk Management (SRM) processes.

Familiarity with Bow-Tie analysis and Hazard Assessments desired

• Oversee the engineering aspects of SRM and Safety Assurance process
• Ability to train a diverse audience on SMS fundamentals
• Ability to produce effective process definition documents
• Develop and Release Spirit's SMS manual that meets EASA review deadlines in support of compliance dates

Qualifications

Requirements :

• A Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited Engineering program is required
• 5+ years of related experience with the Bachelor's Degree or 3+ years of related experience with a Master's Degree (please note that even with a Master's Degree the Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited Engineering program is still required)

Preferred Qualifications :

• 8+ years of related experience
• Proven ability to successfully implement new processes, with changing requirements, on a team with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Experience with aircraft safety analysis, structural verification, Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA), and hazard assessments
• Familiarity with aircraft certification activities that support Maintenance, Repair, & Overhaul (MRO), Type, and Production certificates
• Familiarity with engineering document release activities

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

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.

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