Quality Numerical Control Programmer

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

• Provides knowledge of numerical control, machining, and programming inspection machine tools
• Performs a variety of qualitative and quantitative analysis of NC programs to ensure validation and compliance to customer and regulatory requirements and specifications
• Analyze blueprints, engineering models, and electronic controls to support NC programming
• Work with NC programmers to optimize or modify programs as required
• Program CMM's, portable inspection devices and provide verification of NC programs using software and apps
• Ability to collaborate in a team environment
• Validates fabrication, assembly, or installation manufacturing plans by coordinating with suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing teams
• Communicates with cross-functional teams to influence and clarify design concepts
• Coordinates change incorporation, optimizes processes, and addresses producibility issues as well as production & post-production problems

• 5-8 years of professional experience in numerical control (NC) programming of inspection devices and/or experience in Quality Control, Quality Assurance, or familiarization with basic quality principles in an aerospace manufacturing environment
• Ability to program multiple inspection machine tools including CMM's, portable measuring devices, articulation arms and verify programs using software or apps

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with inspection machine tools and CMM Programming software
• Frequent interaction with internal personnel in the manufacturing environment and occasionally with inter-organizational personnel and external customers
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and 3D models
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office, especially with Excel
• Strong knowledge of SAP
• CATIA; ENOVIA; Metrologic; Verisurf; Polyworks
• Understanding of the master scheduling requirements
• Ability to take a project from start to finish
• Willingness to work cross-functionally
• Associate or bachelor's degree preferred but not required, subject to experience in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering or other related course of study a plus but not required.
• Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

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