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Position Summary
Serves as an engineer for evaluating, assisting and designing repairs for both composite and metallic structures. Ability to author and substantiate various repair schemes in accordance with industry accepted practices and FAA standards. Assists in maintaining the corrosion mitigation program, familiar with fatigue, strength of materials and aircraft structures. Assist with troubleshooting defects in the areas above in both Line and Base environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Authors and approves structural repairs for aircraft and or components
- Familiar with corrosion mitigation on aircraft structures
- Familiar with fatigue, strength of materials and aircraft structures
- Researches and provides recommendations to aircraft structures items by working with OEM, vendors, MROs, HA maintenance and maintenance control
- Proactively implements corrosion prevention improvements to HA aircraft, revising or creating new Maintenance Program requirements to include checks, inspections, or regular application of corrosion inhibitors to minimize degradation of structure
- Proposed and submits structural repair to OEMs/DERs and obtains approvals as needed
- Ability to design and approve repair schemes in-house, when possible, utilizing static analysis and previously approved data
- Provide technical assistance to line, base, and check maintenance team, 24/7
- The position requires application of engineering principles to research technical, operational, and quality issues, as well as determining interim and final engineering solutions, and responding to OEM/Vendor and internal questions and reported problems through internal and external communication
- Prepares, creates, reviews and approves engineering documentation in accordance with HA Engineering Standard Operating Procedures and processes. Includes repairs, modifications, alterations and STCs
- Utilizes technical expertise and practical experience to disposition complex technical issues
- Reviews documents including CMMs, Service Letters, Service Bulletins, FARs, CFRs, Airworthiness Directives, and other manufacturer issued publications
- Provide on-site support to Maintenance
- Maintains and updates maintenance manuals, OEM and internal revisions, approve and authorize part master records in TRAX by researching substantiation documentation
- Research reliability trends and assist with actioning improvements on components and airframes
- Interface with equipment vendors, industry partners, MRO providers and regulatory authorities
- Collaboration with Planning, MROs, Quality Assurance, Supply, Materials and Maintenance for process improvements as needed
- Participates in resolution of design and improvements to maintenance programs & procedures as needed
- Timely accomplishment of assignments coming into the group, including resolution of CARs, CERIs, review/disposition of Alert Level investigations, IRG, MRRB, CAS activities, etc.
- Professional development such as training, conferences and other related duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Engineering or equivalent scientific discipline from an accredited university, or alternatively 3 years of relevant experience in addition to technical education such as an A&P license
- Strong computer skills with Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat etc.
- Able to obtain an AOA/SIDA badge
- Valid drivers license and passport
- Strong analytical and operational business skills
- Ability to set priorities and manage multiple projects to balance work within the group, ensuring important technical updates are provided to maintenance documentation in an expeditious manner
- Must be able to promptly respond after hours (24/7). Must be able to travel occasionally, work flexible hours and work beyond regular hours, including weekends and holidays and non-traditional hours
- Good organizational and prioritization skills and a demonstrated ability of acting as an effective change agent
- Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to summarize complex technical matters. Must be able to confidently and professionally represent Hawaiian to members of federal authorities and industry
- Engineers are essential workers, required to work on-site to support Tech Ops and available for field assignments as required
**Hawaiian Airlines is regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT - regulation, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of Marijuana, Cocaine, Opioids, PCP (Phencyclidine), and Amphetamine prior to any offer of employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Hawaiian Airlines and any employment offer will be withdrawn.
