Atlas Air · 6 hours ago
Senior Structures Engineer
Erlanger, KY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$90K/yr - $129K/yr
5+ years expAtlas Air is a company focused on ensuring the safety and reliability of its aircraft. The Sr. Structures Engineer is responsible for engineering data, guidance, and technical support to ensure airworthiness and compliance with regulations.
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Responsibilities
Provide guidance to Structures Engineering staff
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
Participate in industry working groups, industry steering committees, industry meetings, and conferences
Support integration of new and previously operated aircraft
Liaise with manufacturers; maintenance representatives, repair & overhaul (MRO) facilities; outside engineering departments; regulatory personnel; and other outside agencies
Review work of consultant, contract, and MRO Structures Engineers
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
Develop and/or obtain approved data, acceptable data, and Alternate Methods of Compliance (AMOCs) for repairs, alterations, and modifications
CPCP (Corrosion Protection Control Program): Evaluate reported Level 2 and Level 3 corrosion findings, develop corrective action plans, and submits plan in accordance with regulatory requirements
Evaluate discrepancies that require mandatory reporting to the FAA, and submit these reports to the FAA in accordance with regulatory requirements
Develop product improvement modifications as dictated by Reliability indicators
Work with original equipment manufacturers on emerging issues to help ensure safety and airworthiness, but also minimize the economic impact
Organize, develop and provide all necessary Structures Engineering documentation required to complete aircraft structures modifications and repairs within the allocated time schedule and budget allowance
Provide technical support to Technical Operations, Ground Operations, Flight Operations, and other Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings personnel
Provide 24/7 technical support in cooperation with other Engineering staff
Implement the Repair Assessment Program (RAP)
Implement programs to comply with new FARs on Repairs, Alterations, and Modifications (RAMs) and other Aging Aircraft programs such as Widespread Fatigue Damage (WFD)
Initiate maintenance program changes and changes to maintenance documents
Qualification
Required
5+ years Aircraft Structural Engineering experience
S. Engineering/Technical Engineering Degree
Meets deadlines
Remembers & follows instructions
Meets daily attendance & punctuality standard
Work is thorough
Produces accurate, dependable work
Output is consistent
Complete attention to detail
Volume of work produced meets expectations
Alertness
Commitment to task
Perceptivity
Ability and flexibility to travel domestically and internationally
Company
Atlas Air
Atlas Air Worldwide is a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services. It is the parent company of Atlas Air, Inc.
1001-5000 employees
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2024 (3)
2023 (4)
2022 (9)
2021 (3)
2020 (3)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$253.1MKey Investors
Greenlight Capital
2022-08-04Acquired
2020-08-04Post Ipo Equity
2017-05-16Post Ipo Debt· $253.1M
Leadership Team
Michael T. Steen
Chief Executive Officer
Joel Goldberg
Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President
Recent News
2025-12-16
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings
2025-09-25
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