CareerPlan

Sustainment Engineer, Fury

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time$132k2026-10-17 → 2026-11-11
Security clearance required

Core

Design and release structural repair solutions and drawings for fielded Fury air vehicles, serving as the on-the-floor liaison for production and sustainment.

Role type

Senior IC aerospace structural engineer (sustainment & liaison)

Builds

Fury air vehicles (Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms)

Domain

Defense / Aerospace

Required skills

aircraft structural design, CAD (Siemens NX), metallic and composite structural design, GD&T, root cause analysis, configuration control, manufacturing liaison

Preferred skills

MRB authority, non-conformance systems, design-for-manufacturability, lean manufacturing, uncrewed aircraft background, hands-on manufacturing experience

Technologies

Siemens NX

Responsibilities

Design and release structural repair solutions and repair drawings for fielded and in-production Fury air vehicles; Serve as the on-the-floor liaison engineer for production and sustainment, resolving build issues and protecting configuration; Partner with MRB analysis engineers to translate non-conformance dispositions into manufacturable repair drawings; Author and release Engineering Change Requests/Orders (ECRs/ECOs) to improve drawings, models, and specifications; Analyze recurring production defects and test escapes to identify trends and drive systemic design or process changes; Coordinate across Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Tooling, and M&P to develop and refine repair methods, fixtures, and inspection criteria

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC