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Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.\nDescription\nAt 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.\nTechnical Operations/Maintenance\nTechnical Operations includes the maintenance and overhaul of our aircraft. This includes aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities teams, supply chain teams and more.\nJob overview and responsibilities\nExperience in Metallurgy and/or material science, heat treating, welding, shot peen. Practical knowledge of properties of aerospace metal alloys, including metallographic sample preparation, microstructure, heat treatment, and welding. Industry experience as a metallurgist is a plus.Able to mentor other engineering groups on specifying material process for repair development. Analyze failure modes of aircraft engines and components. Self-guide and manage projects with and without support from others on the team. Prefer direct experience with metallographic sample preparation, microstructure analysis, and heat treatment. Oversight includes metallographic and SEM labs. Demonstrates ability to work independently as well as collaborating and foster engagement with stakeholders. Studiesanalyze and seek solutions to problems related to the design, operation, maintenance, performance, modification, or repair of aircraft, and their components.\nUse a structured, logical, and analytical approach in problem solving\nDefines maintenance program, configuration, and serviceability criteria ensuring safe and legal operation\nAnalyze and implement regulatory requirements\nAuthor, design, and manage technical work scopes\nProvide on-site technical support for shop, line, and base operations\nInterfaces with internal and external organizations (OEMs, OSVs) regarding specific aircraft, engine, and component issues\nThis position develops potentially complex solutions and implementation plans, project justification, cost/benefit analysis, management of project implementation, technical support, and obtaining FAA approvals as required\nCoordinate work with other operational groups to ensure airworthiness, safety, regulatory compliance, operational reliability, and operational efficiency\nOrganize and manage the priorities for assigned responsibilities and accomplish the work processes to meet all the deliverables for projects or maintenance program changes/technical specification revisions\nQualifications\nWhat’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):\nBachelor’s degree in Metallurgy, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent aviation maintenance experience required\n\n5 plus years of experience\n\nStrong understanding of material science and metallurgy. Manufacturing processes including heat treat, welding, machining, casting, forging, plating, shot peen, composites\n\nStrong organizational and project management skills\n\nProfessional report writing and presentation skills\n\nAbility to work in a fast-paced maintenance environment with time-critical return to service deliverables\n\nAbility to simplify complex technical issues into clear, actionable communication for non-technical audiences\n\nClear, concise executive-level communication skills\n\nStrong working knowledge of Boeing and Airbus SRMs, SBs, and OEM documentation\n\nPreferred\nMetallurgical and Material Science with one or more other technical degrees in related fields (Mechanical/Aerospace/Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, etc.)\n\nPrior airline experience a plus\n\nBoeing or Airbus related structures and/or composite training preferred\n\nAirline or Industry experience with general ATA Chapters which encompass, aircraft structures, and disciplines\n\nSpecific ATA 21, 25, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 72-chapter structures related experience\n\nNAA, NTSB and Aerospace OEM joint investigation experience\n\nUnderstanding of wet and dry analytical chemistry techniques\n\nHigh level of knowledge level of analytical instrumentations and techniques such as scanning electron microscope\n\nDemonstrates an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of generative AI tools and effectively leverages them for research, analysis, content creation and problem solving. Applies critical thinking to validate AI-generated outputs while adhering to company policies related to responsible AI use, data privacy and security\n\nThe base pay range for this role is $100,415.00 to $130,758.00.\nThe base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.\nYou may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.\nUnited Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. 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