Sustaining Engineer

Sustaining Engineer Aerospace Fastener Design & Manufacturing

Build your aerospace career and keep Fridays for yourself. What if your next engineering role gave you the chance to solve real aerospace manufacturing challenges while working a 4-day workweek? We're partnering with an established, family-owned aerospace manufacturer that develops specialized fastening and assembly solutions used throughout the aerospace, defense, military, and space industries. This is a company known for long-term stability, innovation, and giving engineers the opportunity to work closely with the products and people actually building them.

And it's all happening in Carson City, Nevada, roughly 30 minutes from Lake Tahoe, the Sierra Nevada mountains, and world-class skiing.

They're looking for a Sustaining Engineer who enjoys getting into the details troubleshooting product issues, improving existing designs, working directly with manufacturing, and figuring out how to make products and processes better. If you like solving problems and actually seeing the impact of your engineering work, apply now!

Compensation: $78,100 - $112,500 DOE

4-Day Work Week — Fridays + Weekends Off

100% Employer-Paid Medical Coverage for the Employee

Relocation Assistance Available

Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Tuition Assistance & Professional Development

Family-Owned, Family-Oriented Culture

No Individual State Income Tax in Nevada

Career Growth with an Established Aerospace & Defense Manufacturer

Northern Nevada Location Near Lake Tahoe, Skiing, Hiking & Outdoor Recreation

Do you enjoy solving the problems that happen after a product reaches production? As a Sustaining Engineer, you'll help ensure existing aerospace fastener products continue meeting demanding requirements for performance, quality, reliability, and manufacturability. You'll investigate product failures, perform root cause analysis, make design and documentation changes, troubleshoot production issues, and work closely with Manufacturing Engineering to improve processes, quality, yield, and efficiency.

You won't be engineering in a silo. You'll work across Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Field Applications, and customers to take technical problems from identification through resolution.

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience in sustaining engineering, product design, or manufacturing within aerospace or the fastener industry
• Strong CAD experience with Solid Works, CATIA, or similar software
• Strong understanding of GD&T and engineering drawings
• Experience troubleshooting product and manufacturing problems
• Root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action experience
• Knowledge of aerospace manufacturing and quality requirements
• Familiarity with AS9100, FAA, NADCAP, or related aerospace standards
• Experience maintaining engineering drawings, specifications, and product documentation
• Ability to work across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and customer-facing teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and changing priorities
• Self-starter who can take ownership of technical problems and drive them through resolution

Preferred Experience:

• Aerospace fastener or aircraft hardware experience
• Sustaining engineering within an aerospace manufacturing environment
• Aerospace product design
• CATIA and/or Solid Works PLM system experience
• ERP/MRP experience
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma

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