Spirit Defense - Associate Research NDI Engineer

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This role is at Spirit Aero Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, at Spirit’s Defense Business Unit (“Spirit Defense”). Spirit Defense is an independent supplier to the defense and space marketplace. Through innovative engineering and rapid prototyping excellence, Spirit Defense provides the capabilities, technologies and support customers need to succeed in their missions.

We are seeking a Non-Destructive Inspection Engineer to support commercial and defense research, development, and production applications. In this role, you will work with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and program teams to develop and implement advanced NDI solutions for aerospace structures and components. The ideal candidate will possess broad technical knowledge of NDI methods, with specific expertise in NDI application and theory, and experience applying automation and/or robotics to enable inspection processes.

• Apply broad technical knowledge of Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) methods, applications, and underlying theory to aerospace materials, components, and structures.
• Develop, evaluate, and implement NDI techniques and inspection solutions for composite,metallic, and other aerospace materials.
• Apply knowledge of NDI methods including ultrasonic testing (UT), eddy current testing (ET), radiographic testing (RT), penetrant testing (PT), magnetic particle testing (MT), and other advanced inspection technologies, as applicable.
• Develop and integrate automated and/or robotic NDI inspection solutions, including multi-axis inspection systems, motion control, sensors, tooling, and data-acquisition systems.
• Support the programming, integration, testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting of automated NDI equipment and robotic inspection systems.
• Analyze inspection requirements and determine appropriate NDI methods, equipment, techniques, and automation approaches.
• Develop and document engineering requirements, inspection concepts, processes, test plans, and technical solutions for NDI applications.
• Evaluate inspection data and support the development of methods for data acquisition, processing, analysis, and interpretation.
• Conduct research and trade studies involving emerging NDI technologies, automation, robotics, sensors, inspection methods, and process improvements.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, NDI personnel, suppliers, and other technical organizations to transition NDI technologies from development into production.
• Support equipment qualification, calibration, verification, and validation activities to ensure inspection systems meet engineering, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, material requirements, and manufacturing processes to determine NDI requirements and inspection approaches.
• Support root-cause investigations and corrective actions involving inspection processes, equipment, materials, and manufacturing conditions.
• Ensure NDI engineering solutions comply with applicable company procedures, customer requirements, industry standards, and governmental regulations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program in Engineering
• 2+ years of experience applying Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI/NDT) principles, methods, and technologies in an engineering, manufacturing, research, or production environment.
• Broad technical knowledge of NDI application and…