Co-op Student Engineer

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This role is at Spirit Aero Systems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

Work Location:
Wichita, Kansas

• Implement in-house developed computer vision technologies into the Spirit production system.
• Support research, develop, and design automated manufacturing systems for large aerostructures.
• Apply knowledge of robotic, numerical controls, PLC, microcontrollers, and motion control systems to develop next generation autonomous manufacturing processes.
• Numerous R&D and production automation systems require expertise in automation controls and communications.
• Manage aerospace engineering requirements in the design and development of manufacturing systems to adhere to industry and airframe requirements.

• CAD Design (Catia), Rapid prototyping, computer programming (C++, Python, ROS, OpenCV, 3D rendering)
• Mathematical optimization and computational algorithms
• Hands on fabrication, mechanical and electrical assembly
• Electrical circuit design
• Computer programming

• You must be enrolled full-time in a university engineering degree program.
• You must be a current sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student in good academic standing.

This is a union-represented position.

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.