OverviewThe Maintainability Engineer Senior plays a
critical role in ensuring that aircraft systems, structures, and components are
designed for efficient, safe, and cost-effective maintenance throughout the
lifecycle of the aircraft. This position collaborates closely with design
engineering, customer support, reliability, manufacturing, and regulatory teams
to embed maintainability requirements early in development and validate
maintenance procedures before entry into service.
The ideal candidate blends engineering
expertise with deep understanding of aircraft operations, maintenance environments, and
regulatory frameworks influencing aircraft supportability.
Responsibilities- Leads maintainability integration for major systems or subsystems.
- Anticipates long term maintenance impacts and drives design modifications early.
- Performs trade studies and influences configuration decisions with engineering leadership.
- Leads MSG 3 analyses for complex systems.
- Optimizes maintenance intervals and drives alignment with reliability data.
- Partners with customer support to finalize task logic for maintenance planning docs.
- Develops detailed maintainability models and advanced analyses.
- Interprets results to influence design optimization.
- Correlates forecasted maintenance burden with operational data.
- Leads integrated maintenance demo events across systems.
- Interfaces with test, manufacturing, and prototype build teams to resolve issues.
- Drives corrective action implementation.
- Leads cross functional issue resolution for maintainability topics.
- Ensures maintenance procedures are user friendly and aligned with real world operator needs.
- Leads maintainability related certification work packages.
- Interfaces with DERs/DARs and prepares significant sections of certification documents.
- Travel of 25% may be required.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
- 4 - 7 years of experience in aircraft reliability engineering, maintainability engineering, or a related field, or equivalent A&P Mechanic experience.
- Strong technical background in aircraft systems, maintenance, and reliability engineering.
- Familiarity with FMEA/FMECA, FRACAS, MSG-3, RCM, ZSA.
- Experience supporting CFR (FAR) Part 135 operations.
- Experience with data analysis, root cause analysis, reliability testing, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and lead teams through change.
Our Benefits: Cirrus provides a range of exciting benefits, including:
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, vision, dental, with additional dependent coverage options
- Employer-Paid Coverages: Group term life, short- and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts: FSA and HSA offerings with company contributions to HSA
- Well-being: Calm Health, Employee Assistance Program, and wellness incentives through medical provider
- 401(k) Plan: Dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% after 90 days, with 100% vesting at 1 year of service
- PTO: Various PTO plans starting at 100 hours accrued within the first year
- Additional Time off Benefits: Paid holidays, 2 weeks of Paid Parental leave, paid time for funeral leave and jury duty
- Career Development: Tuition reimbursement program and professional growth opportunities
- Exclusive Discounts: Cirrus Store, partner and marketplace discounts available
- Community & Engagement: Company and employee clubs at various locations
These benefits are designed to support your well-being, growth, and enjoyment at Cirrus!
Pay RangeSalary Range: USD $100,513.49/Yr. - USD $150,770.23/Yr.
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