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Looking for an Engineering Designer to support the Electronics Packaging department. As a member of the Electronics Packaging group, you’ll work in a fast-paced team environment alongside Mechanical Engineers and Electrical Engineers to make our technologies a reality. This position will serve on-site in Chandler, AZ.

Responsibilities:
• Support the modeling, drafting, and release of new or existing mechanical parts and assemblies related to launch vehicle avionics using Siemens NX managed with Teamcenter.
• Support the modeling and drafting of electrical printed wiring assemblies (PWA’s).
• Communicate project status to Responsible Engineers.
• Collaborate with Mechanical and Electrical Engineers on the design of various system components.
• Compile digital product definition packages for final release per ASME Y14.41 - Digital Product Definition Data Practices using Siemens NX PMI and Teamcenter.
 

- Design and configure business transactions in applications including but not limited to SAP ECC Production Planning and Quality Management.
- Analyze, design, and test enhancements to new and existing SAP applications.
- Engage with Bell’s business users to communicate capability and build a backlog of opportunities.
- Identify, track and resolve issues and risks affecting tasks/assignments.
- Design system specifications and interfaces for interacting components (ERP, MES & PLM)
- Design and develop apps to functional and technical standards.
-Provide support toward deployment of application releases into production.
- Create operational documentation.
- Meet service commitments for assigned deliverables and proactively provide work status.

• Software Safety Standards & Requirements

  • Apply software safety standards (e.g., DO-178C, MIL-STD-882, AMCOM 385-17, Joint Software Safety Engineering Handbook) throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Identify hazards and ensure compliance with safety standards from initial concept through qualification testing.

• Civil & Defense Safety Process

  • Demonstrate familiarity with civil safety processes: SAE ARP-4761 and ARP-4754.
  • Demonstrate familiarity with defense safety processes: MIL-STD-882.

• SAE ARP4761 Analyses

  • Aircraft and System Functional Hazard Assessments (AFHA/SFHA)
  • Aircraft and System Safety Assessments (PASA, PSSA, ASA, SSA)
  • Particular Risk Analysis (PRA)
  • Zonal Safety Analysis (ZSA)
  • Common Mode Analysis (CMA)

• MIL-STD-882 Analyses

  • Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA)
  • Operational & Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA)
  • Health Hazard Analysis (HHA)
  • System/Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SHA/SSHA)
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Failure Modes and Effects Criticality Analyses (FMECA)
  • Safety Assessment Report (SAR)

• Model-Based Systems & Safety Analysis

  • Utilize model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and model-based safety analysis (MBSA) principles (experience or training is desired).

• Collaboration & Communication

  • Work with cross-functional teams to resolve complex functional systems issues.
  • Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers.
  • Brief leadership and customers on technical findings and recommendations.

• Aircraft Systems Knowledge

  • Possess technical and functional understanding of aircraft and aircraft systems.
  • Operational understanding of aircraft, aircraft systems, and related support systems is highly desirable.

Our Manufacturing Operations planning team breaks down the released engineering and develops the work instructions (planning), tooling requirements, and implementing changes to our existing and future products.

What you’ll be doing as a Manufacturing Operations Planner :
- Incorporate changes to Engineering using Bell systems, Policies and Procedures, and coordinating the changes with our Change Group and Manufacturing Customers.
- Utilize Bell CAD systems to analyze the need for tooling and participate in the design and evaluation process to produce our aircraft assemblies.
- Provide timely support to our factory floor to ensure timely and accurate changes to released production orders.
- Reconcile Engineering Bill of Material with the Manufacturing Bill of Material to ensure BOM consumption and reconciliation of errors.
- Work with Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering to ensure an efficient and repeatable build sequence for Major Assemblies
- Demonstrate general understanding of assembly processes and tool index requirements.
- Provide responsive liaison support to the factory floor.
- Ops Specialist positions are primarily responsible for, but not limited to, providing problem solving of routine tasks impacting redline support, root cause corrective action, tooling and process improvements to the manufacturing operations.

Overview

We are seeking a Stress Engineer to join our aviation manufacturing team in Wichita, KS. In this role, you will be responsible for performing structural analysis and stress calculations for new and existing aircraft components and assemblies. Your work will contribute to safe and efficient aircraft designs, supporting our commitment to quality, innovation, and compliance with industry standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Structural Analysis:
  • Perform detailed stress analysis (static, fatigue, and damage tolerance) on aircraft structures using classical hand calculation methods and finite element analysis (FEA).
• Design Collaboration:
  • Collaborate with design engineers to optimize component designs for weight, strength, and performance requirements.
• Material Selection:
  • Recommend appropriate materials and manufacturing processes based on stress requirements, cost considerations, and project timelines.
• Compliance & Certification:
  • Ensure designs comply with relevant aviation regulations (e.g., FAA, EASA) and collaborate with certification authorities throughout the approval process.
• Documentation:
  • Generate clear and concise technical reports, stress notes, and other documentation to capture analysis results and support internal and external reviews.
• Continuous Improvement:
  • Identify opportunities to enhance analysis methods, tools, and practices, contributing to increased efficiency and reliability in the engineering process.
• Collaboration & Mentoring:
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams (e.g., manufacturing, quality, supply chain) to resolve technical issues.
  • Share technical knowledge and mentor junior team members.

The Methods Planner – Supports aircraft MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) operations by developing, maintaining, and improving work instructions, routings, and maintenance plans. This role requires deep knowledge of repair techniques and hands-on experience with structural repairs to ensure maintenance activities are executable, efficient, and compliant with all regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure all work plans align with FAA, OEM, and internal compliance requirements
• Develop and implement Repair and Maintenance methods and procedures
• Develop repair solutions based on condition of the component
• Optimize repair processes to improve efficiency and reduce waste
• Provide interpretation guidance to evaluation and inspection teams and liaise with Design Engineering team for repair solutions
• Escalate maintenance manual out of limit conditions to engineering
• Develop and maintain Bill of Materials
• Develop work instructions, procedures, and documentation for Repair and Maintenance processes
• Determine the optimal cycle time for each task, identifying potential areas for improvement in work methods and ergonomics
• Identify and recommend necessary tooling and equipment upgrades to improve Repair and Maintenance efficiency and quality
• Identify and implement cost-saving measures within Repair and Maintenance processes
• Monitor Repair and Maintenance quality metrics including first time yield and implement countermeasures
• Train Repair and Maintenance personnel on new methods and procedures to ensure proper implementation and adoption

• Develop comprehensive documentation that meets organizational standards
• Gain deep understanding of products and translate complex information into comprehensive, accurate, and standards compliant content.
• Write user-friendly content that meets the needs of target audience, turning insights into language for user success
• Reverse engineer existing code baseline to develop representative block diagrams, functional descriptions, mathematical formulas and interface diagrams
• Develop D oxygen content
• Gather information from subject-matter experts and develop, organize, and write procedure manuals, technical specifications, and process documentation

Requirements:
• Must be able to identify the differences between FAA Order 8100.15b and FAA Order 8100.15c and develop new ODA procedure manual content or revisions to existing content ensuring compliance with FAA Order requirements.
• Must have general knowledge of FAA Orders would be helpful.
• Excellent communication skills; experience building collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Self-starter with strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team, prioritizing responsibilities based on criticality
• At least 2+ years of related experience in aerospace
• Knowledge of the certification and ODA regulatory environment and work with the FAA highly preferred
• Exceptional skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.
 

• Collaborate with other teams and customers to develop electrical, electronics and mechatronics control system safety work products such as: System Safety and Reliability Assessment, Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) or Common Cause Analysis (CCA)
• Work with a cross-functional team to establish the highest standards of technical capability, quality, professionalism, and teamwork
• Provide and support engineering and process guidance, training and create documentation
• Prepare and review engineering work products for technical documentation, quality, completeness
• Resolve complex problems through the application of acquired technical experience and knowledge
• Develop and communicate complex technical ideas and information in a concise and logical way

Position Summary/Essential Functions:

• Has responsibility to provide technical input and guidance to product development with long-term business and organizational impact.
• Is responsible for technical scope, cost, and schedule management of assigned projects/tasks.
• Plans, schedules, and coordinates efforts in conjunction with OEM project teams and is accountable to meet team performance to project objectives.
• Serves as a technical advisor on major projects.
• Acts as the primary point-of- contact on complex technical projects of significant scope and broad product, technology investment, integration challenges, and major customer impact.
• Self-directed with minimum supervision. Has significant interaction with customers and senior technical community.

Responsibilities:

• Customer Support Engineer who will act as technical point of contact for fielded products, respond to internal / external customer technical inquiries in a timely manner.
• Supports engineering evaluations and initiate repair / overhaul maintenance procedures for FAA part 145 repair station.
• Updates and initiate technical publications such as Component Maintenance Manual (CMM), Service Bulletin (SB) and Service Letter (SL).
• Leads engineering investigations, exercise root cause investigations, collaborates with cross-functional teams and Type Certificate Holders (THC), such as Airbus and Boeing, to drive to resolution.
• Maintains frequent customer interface to present project status; determines feasibility of changing customer requirements and may propose and/or facilitates status meetings and present product improvements to air-framers as well as global operators.
• Continuously monitors performance and reliability of fielded products. Investigate emerging return trends. Utilizes comprehensive knowledge of system engineering theories, analysis techniques (FEA, etc…), principles, and industry practices and policies, specifically in engine, fuel, lubrication, and thermal management.
• Strengthens customer relationship and work to gain customer confidence in program.
• Seeks and propose business growth opportunities via suggestions for product improvements and retrofits.
• Be reachable to respond to Aircraft on Ground (AOG) urgent customer requests outside of business hours in a timely manner.
• Availability to travel for training or technical support of customers worldwide (10%).
• Ensures consistent engineering standards, processes, and documentation methods are used in project deliverables.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing technical publications, benchmarking best practices, and/or participating in professional associations.

Essential Functions:

• Technical Publications Management
• Manages, edits, and initiates technical publications such as Component Maintenance Manuals (CMM), Vendor Service Bulletins (VSB), and Service Letters (SL).
• Initiates communication to operators through Service Letters (SL).
• Develops and issues instructions for work required to operators via Vendor Service Bulletins (VSB).
• Engineering Investigations & Root Cause Analysis
• Leads engineering investigations on fielded products.
• Initiates root cause investigations and collaborates with cross-functional teams and external customers to drive resolution.
• Creates and maintains project plans, defines milestones, and ensures progress is tracked and communicated.
• Determines project phases and requests necessary resources.
• Prepares and presents progress updates to airframers and global operators.
• Project Engineering
• Facilitates status meetings to review and manage running action item lists (RAIL) involving design, quality, and product support teams.
• Contributes to the development of supporting documentation including procedures and technical reports.
• Reliability Monitoring
• Continuously monitors the health and reliability of fielded products.
• Professional Development
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing technical publications, benchmarking best practices, and participating in professional associations