Primary Location: 1400 N. HURSTBOURNE PARKWAY, LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - United States of America , 40223 Job ID: R24037463

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Job Description:

Come and join the UPS Aircraft Engineering department that provides innovative engineering solutions to keep airplanes safe, compliant to regulations and improve aircraft reliability. The Aircraft Engineering department focuses on Customer First, People Led, and Innovation Driven strategy to provide Technical Excellence through Innovation and Agility!
Aircraft Engineer – Avionics / Systems Engineer

Job Summary
This position develops and implements safety, reliability, and airworthiness policies, standards, and procedures for the UPS Air Fleet. He/She ensures engineering practices and procedures comply with government aviation regulations. This position develops cost-effective policies, standards, and recommendations that meet company aircraft specifications and cooperates with aircraft manufacturers to increase airframe and component dependability and reduce maintenance costs.

Responsibilities:

Prepares Engineering Orders to implement Airworthiness Directives.
Evaluates vendor repair documents to ensure proper data is provided to authorize the repair.
Works with non-Engineering support groups to evaluate aircraft maintenance or reliability issues.
Works with aircrafts and component manufactures to develop solutions to UPS fleet issues.
Evaluates repetitive repair issues or reliability issues to determine if a cost-effective solution is available.
Develops engineering documents to implement cost savings initiatives.
Creates project plans to ensure all aspects of engineering projects are well managed.
Prepares Engineering Orders to implement repairs or alterations to UPS aircraft, engines, or components.
Prepares Engineering Drawings to support Engineering Projects.
Prepares Engineering Reports to provide engineering analysis conclusions to support Engineering Projects.
Prepares Engineering Substantiation Forms to document acceptable data for UPS developed minor repairs and alterations.

Qualifications:

Demonstrates a basic understanding of the functions, regulations, and procedures of compliance agencies or governing bodies; takes a leadership position in programs that reduce risk and enhance safety.
Demonstrates a basic understanding of key aspects of the mechanical functionality of the fleet; demonstrates familiarity with appropriate tools and parts needed for the maintenance, diagnosis, and repair of equipment.
Demonstrates a basic knowledge of physical asset management; identifies physical resources to meet business needs; describes the appropriate use of existing physical tools, equipment, and materials.
Demonstrates understanding of implementation objectives, project plan, and one's role within a project; participates in the implementation of a project; provides timely, thorough, and concise updates for area of responsibility; identifies areas of risk and properly communicates them to the project manager.
Defines general business requirements for projects and/or processes; modifies or adjusts existing designs; develops working models; describes the impact of not following design specifications.
Generates reports in appropriate format using basic software; reviews report to ensure accuracy and completeness; identifies issues with report generation (e.g., missing variables, incorrect data, etc.)
Uses the appropriate style, level of detail, grammar, and organization of thought in technical writing; drafts standard specialized or technical documents using templates and job aids; considers the end-user’s perspective when creating technical documents.
Recognizes the basic impact of technology on UPS business, services, and processes; identifies technological barriers in achieving desired objectives; maintains appropriate breadth and depth of technological knowledge for current work assignment.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering.

Employee Type:

Permanent

UPS is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Other Criteria:

UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/nationalorigin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Basic Qualifications:

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer.

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