Senior Engineer

Description

Find your future at United! We're reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be - from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you're joining a global team of 100,000+ connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.

Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world's biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups.

Create what's next with us. Let's define tomorrow together.

Bonus Eligible: yes

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Key Responsibilities:

Studies, analyzes, and seeks solutions to problems related to the design, operation, maintenance, performance, modification, or repair of aircraft, and their components. Uses a structured, logical, and analytical approach in problem solving. Defines maintenance program, configuration, and serviceability criteria ensuring safe and legal operations. Analyzes and implements regulatory requirements. Evaluates the effects of modifications or new equipment on reliability and performance. Evaluates the benefits of the cost impact of a fleet decision to ensure an optimum balance of cost, asset utilization, quality, and reliability. Authors, designs, tests, and manages projects. Provides on-site technical support for line and base operations. Communicates with customers on technical issues, work scope recommendations, and failure investigations. Interfaces with internal and external organizations regarding specific aircraft and component issues.

• This position develops potentially complex solutions and implementation plans, project justification, cost/benefit analysis, management of project implementation, technical support, and obtaining FAA approvals as required
• Coordinate work with other operational groups to ensure airworthiness, safety, regulatory compliance, operational reliability, and operational efficiency
• Organize and manage the priorities for assigned responsibilities and accomplish the work processes to meet all the deliverables for projects or maintenance program changes/technical specification revisions

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the "desired" qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!

Qualifications

What's needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• B.S. Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace), related technical field or equivalent relative work experience
• Minimum of 2-4 yearsat an engineer level or similar role elsewher in the industry
• Successful candidate will have working knowledge of airline or OEM operations
• Knowledge of Code of Regulations (CFRs), airworthiness design and substantiation criteria, aircraft and equipment design and operational characteristics
• Ability to interpret complex and technical Engineering and OEM documents
• Highly detailed level project development and management for regulatory compliance modifications, and overall ownership of specific systems
• Effective communication skills
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

United offers all its airport employees and aircraft technicians based at SFO Airport free medical coverage. This includes medical coverage for employees and their qualified families' members such as spouses, domestic partners, and children at no cost. Coverage is in a gold level, high quality medical plan. Employees also have access to dental coverage where United pays 80% of the cost! In addition to medical and dental coverage, United also provides life and accident insurance and employees can enroll in additional coverages such as vision coverage, long-term disability, critical illness, and hospital insurance.

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Airline or Industry experience with general ATA Chapters which could encompass, aircraft systems, structures, landing gear, and power plant disciplines
• Specific ATA 32 chapter landing gear related experience
• Understanding the processing of High Strength Steel, Titanium Alloy Aluminum Alloy, and Precipitation Hardening Alloys. Processes include: heat treat, cleaning/media-blast, machining/blending, NDT (MPI & FPI), Thermal effects (stress relieving and hydrogen embrittlement bake), nital etch, shot peening, chrome and nickel plating, thermal spray, cadmium plating, and other processes related to landing gear overhaul.
• Familiar with aircraft OEM documents such as CMM, SRM, IPC, Boeing drawings

United will consider applicants with criminal histories consistent with the Fair Chance Ordinance