Industrial Engineer - Composite
Airbus Americas · Kinston, NC
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Industrial
- Travel
- 10 %
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level industrial role at Airbus Americas (aerospace & defense) in Kinston, NC. ME processes knowledge - Working experience with ME processes, best case of AIRBUS, but at least in Aviation industry.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · about 10 % travel
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About the role
Responsibilities
5%
- ◆Be the interface between Kinston Composite community and existing AIRBUS composite communities to to enable us to grow together
Requirements
- ✓Onsite or remote: 100% on-site
- ✓Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. Daily
- ✓Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms. Daily
- ✓Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. Daily
- ✓Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. Daily
- ✓Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.Occasional
- ✓Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. Daily
- ✓Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. Daily
- ✓Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer. Daily
- ✓Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. Several times a month
- ✓Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor. Daily
- ✓Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. 25%
- ✓Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces. Daily
- ✓Personal Protective E
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Job Description
Airbus Aerosystems Kinston is looking for an Industrial Engineer - Composite to join our team based in Kinston, NC.
You will be supporting as a ME Engineer for Composite Technologies the site to improve composite production processes and support the ramp up of the A350 rate. You are also the focal point for composite ME topics in Kinston as an interface to the whole composite community.
Meet the Team
Our team at Airbus Aerosystems Kinston manufactures crucial aircraft components. On the shop floor you’ll be surrounded by individuals who are passionate about aviation and skilled in areas like electrical, structure and quality. Join our team and help build the next generation of aircraft.
Your Working Environment
The Airbus Aerosystems Kinston facility sits at the forefront of aerospace manufacturing, specializing in the production of large, advanced composite aerostructures. Our team builds critical components for the state-of-the-art Airbus A350 XWB, including the composite center fuselage and wing spar.
How We Care for You
- •Financial Rewards: Competitive pay, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
- •Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a paid parental leave program.
- •Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
- •Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path; as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes; and both national and international mobility.
Your Challenges
Process Securance and Advisory for Composite Processes: 40%
- •Advise and support the site for AIRBUS composite process conform to AIPI/AIPS and other composite process and regulations
- •Check existing AIPI/S in Airbus process and secure the implementation of this in the site
- •Give advisory to Management for process securance
- •Secure the exchange with other plants to have aligned and validated process and exchange on lessons learned
Composite Process Improvements and Ramp up: 40%
- •Support improvement projects to protect the ramp up of A350 and propose new projects to improve and secure
- •Propose new ideas to improve Leadtime and Cost of composite processes
- •Write specifications for Composite manufacturing machines and environment with the support of the existing AIRBUS Composite network
Focal Point for Composite ME Processes: 15%
- •Secure exchange with other AIRBUS plants to create lessons learned for composite ME technologies
Additional
Your Boarding Pass
- •Bachelor degree in Engineering
- •5 years experience with AIRBUS composite manufacturing, processes and regulations
- •Composite Manufacturing skills - Working experiences and study of manufacturing processes used for composite materials
- •Composite material knowledge - Study or working experience with Composite materials
- •ME processes knowledge - Working experience with ME processes, best case of AIRBUS, but at least in Aviation industry
- •Transnational working experience - Working experience within international environment
- •Google working environment
- •Travel: <10 % Domestic and International
- •English: Influencing, fluent
- •Authorized to work in the US
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