Rapid Prototyping - Drives Build Engineer

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We are developing the future of Army Aviation with the Bell Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) part of the US Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) modernization effort. We are also developing the Bell 525 Relentless and Bell's High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) program, a next generation stop-fold aircraft.

SPRINT Drives Build Engineer

The Rapid Prototyping (RP) organization serves Bell's Advanced Programs (AP) team by transforming their designs into concept demo air vehicles. Concept demo air vehicles include both clean-sheet and existing air vehicle modifications. In addition, the RP organization is responsible for fabrication of risk reduction test articles in support of concept demo air vehicle development. This position will be working on the recently awarded Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) X-plane Demonstrator project.

The SPRINT Drives Build Engineer will serve as the SPRINT Build Team's focal for all drive system manufacturing activities to include internal and external efforts. This includes gears, cases, masts, planetaries, drive-shafts, etc. The Drives Build Engineer will work closely with the MTC, DSTL, DSC, procurement organizations, external suppliers and the AP Engineering IPTs. They will ensure cost, schedule, and performance objectives are effectively communicated, tracked, and achieved for all drives system content.

What you'll be doing as a SPRINT Drives Build Engineer

• Serve as primary SPRINT build team focal for drives system content
• Support drive system design and producibility efforts
• Coordinate drive system inputs to the program's Design Fabrication Specification
• Coordinate all logistics and specialty transportation required for offload execution
• Coordinate perishable and non-perishable tool design and acquisition
• Content author for drives system build strategy and associated programmatic documentation - Quality Assurance Program Plan, Manufacturing Action Plan, Configuration Management Plan, etc.
• Develop/deploy effective programmatic metrics and supporting data to assess drives system manufacturing build status
• Long lead material identification, acquisition and delivery to support SPRINT program schedule
• Manage offload supplier work packages to maintain part pedigree and ensure QA traceability

Skills You Bring To this Role

• Demonstrated experience managing drive system manufacturing content for internal and external manufacturing to include offload operations
• Ability to communicate effectively across multiple geographic locations, organizational levels, and diverse work cultures
• Ability to apply engineering design and analysis knowledge to evaluate manufacturing discrepancies and anomalies and rapidly develop effective dispositions
• Strong working knowledge of the following software tools - 3DX, SAP, ENOVIA, Bell Experimental and Production Manufacturing Execution Systems
• Must possess honed creative and critical thinking skills to enable the execution speed required for a successful X-plane build
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Some travel (<25%) is expected to effectively manage offload suppliers

What you need to be successful

• Bachelor's degree Engineering or Engineering Technology
• 10+ years of related experience in drives system production engineering, experimental build, development, and testing
• Advanced degrees will be considered as additional experience
• Related degrees with relevant experience will be considered.

What we offer you in return

• You'll be off every other Friday with our 9/80 work schedule
• 80 hours of Personal Time Off (PTO)
• 120 hours Vacation time
• 12-13 paid holidays per year
• 6 weeks parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive health insurance
• On-site clinic, pharmacy, physical therapy, and licensed counselor
• Access to more than 11 Employee Resource Groups
• And so much more

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