Engineer

There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?

At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.

Provides engineering technical support during heavy maintenance checks for the United Airlines worldwide fleet of aircraft at GIG. Engineering support will include all repair and modification issues for Structures, Systems, Interiors and Avionics. Investigate maintenance problems during base maintenance and initiate corrective actions to return aircraft to service in a safe, airworthy condition in timely manner. Provide engineering assistance to maintenance consisting of technical data research, process development, and procedure clarification and direction necessary to maintain continued airworthiness of the aircraft.

This position will be hired as an Engineer. Engineer requires entry level to 5 years of engineering experience; Position is located at IAH in Houston Texas. Regular attendance and punctuality are required at work location and will require shift and weekend work. International travel is required.

• Organize and manage the priorities for assigned responsibilities and accomplish the work to meet all the deliverables for base maintenance aircraft
• Provides engineering technical support for the United Airlines worldwide fleet of aircraft in a heavy check maintenance environment
• Provide technical support for base maintenance aircraft to ensure timely return to service. This includes designing and developing technical data for aircraft repairs and modifications. Includes performing technical engineering substantiations through complex engineering analysis by hand and computer software programs
• Author and continually evaluate/improve UAL engineering processes and procedures
• Develop substantiating data for aircraft and equipment design / repairs through knowledge of aircraft operational characteristics, materials, and processes
• Responsible for the investigation, root cause analysis and development of airworthy solutions for chronic aircraft issues
• Coordinates extensively with other UAL operational groups to ensure airworthiness, safety, regulatory compliance, warranty liaison, operational reliability, and efficiency
• Interfaces with internal and external organizations regarding specific aircraft and component issues
• Interfaces with industry, regulatory and/or governmental agencies as required and coordinate work with other operational groups to ensure airworthiness, safety, regulatory compliance

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering. (Preferred Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial), related technical field or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of structures and analysis
• Teamwork, project management, excellent communication written and verbal, great analytical skills
• Excellent technical writing skills needed

• Maintenance check engineering experience on Boeing and/or Airbus aircraft
• Boeing/Airbus Structures I course or equivalent
• Knowledge of FARS (especially 145, 25 and 121)
• Advanced engineering degree
• Boeing Structures II and III
• Boeing Composite Repair Course 1 or 787 Course
• FAA Airframe and/or Powerplant License(s)

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