Principal Aircraft Systems Engineer

STS Technical Services is actively seeking a Principal Aircraft Systems Engineer to join our team in Hebron, Kentucky. This role reports to the Senior Manager of Aircraft Systems Engineering and is responsible for delivering engineering data, instructions, documents, and technical support that economically ensures the safety, airworthiness, and reliability of aircraft across the following ATA chapter subjects: 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, and 38.

• Provide guidance to Aircraft Systems Engineering staff
  
• Review and issue instructions and documents to economically support operations and return aircraft to service in a safe, airworthy, and timely manner
  
• Develop plans, instructions, and documents to comply with FARs, ADs, and NPRMs and to resolve non-mandatory in-service issues
  
• Review integration documents of new and previously operated aircraft
  
• Liaise with manufacturers; maintenance representatives; repair & overhaul (MRO) facilities; outside engineering departments; regulatory personnel; and other outside agencies
  
• Participate in industry working groups, industry steering committees, industry meetings, and conferences
  
• Review work of Aircraft Systems Engineering staff, consultants, contractors, and MRO partners
  
• Review and update technical source documents as applicable to ensure accuracy
  
• Evaluate Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs), Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs), Airworthiness Directives (ADs), Service Bulletins (SBs), Service Letters (SLs), and other notifications of in-service issues
  
• Participate in Fuel Safety Working Group activities regarding SFAR 88
  
• Develop and/or obtain approved data, acceptable data, and Alternate Methods of Compliance (AMOCs) for repairs, alterations, and modifications
  
• Develop product improvement modifications as dictated by Reliability indicators
  
• Work with original equipment manufacturers on emerging issues to help ensure safety and airworthiness while minimizing economic impact
  
• Establish component repair and build specifications to enhance dispatch reliability in accordance with budgetary and regulatory requirements
  
• Provide technical support to Technical Operations, Ground Operations, and Flight Operations
  
• Provide 24/7 technical support in cooperation with other Engineering staff
  
• Act as focal Aircraft Systems Engineer for assigned fleet or fleets
  
• Manage and develop Continuous Improvement Initiatives within Aircraft Systems Engineering
  
• Manage Flight Controls surfaces balance data
  
• Manage SOAP (Spectroscopic Oil Analysis Program)
  
• Initiate maintenance program changes and changes to maintenance documents
  
• Assist in training new members and mentoring their development
  
• Manage cross-functional and cross-departmental projects within technical subject scope
  

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  
• 15+ years Airline/Aircraft Systems Engineering experience
  
• B.S. Engineering/Technical Engineering Degree (ME or AE) or equivalent experience
  
• Expert in related or assigned technical subject matter, company processes, procedures, and applications
  
• Requires little supervision and demonstrates initiative
  
• Ability to manage assignments at an above-average level, including identifying and resolving almost all technical issues
  
• Effective in implementing preventative measures and maintaining fleet reliability
  
• Ability to interface with manufacturers and regulatory agencies
  
• Some financial analysis skills required
  
• Ability and flexibility to travel domestically and internationally
  
• Meets deadlines, daily attendance, and punctuality standards
  
• Complete attention to detail, with volume of work produced meeting expectations
  
• Demonstrates alertness, commitment to tasks, and perceptivity
  

Preferred Qualifications

• A&P Certificate (Preferred)
  
• Airline / Aerospace industry experience
  

All candidates must currently be authorized to work in the United States.

STS Technical Services is a Top 100 Staffing Firm partnered with some of the largest names in the aerospace, manufacturing, defense, and industrial industries. Our professional recruitment teams put talented individuals to work at client locations all over the world, and we have hundreds of exciting career opportunities for you to explore.

If you want to speak directly with a Recruiting Professional, call 1-800-359-4787.

STS Technical Services is an equal opportunity employer.

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