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Aerospace Engineer-Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)for F-16

ES3
medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, flexible benefit account, 401(k), profit sharing
United States, Utah, Clearfield
1346 South Legend Hills Drive (Show on map)
Mar 30, 2026
ES3 has a purposeful business mission-to improve the performance, maintenance, and supply of mission-critical and safety-of-flight aerospace systems while reducing the hazardous exposures of aviation maintenance crews and reducing the environmental impact of aerospace operations and production processes. With facilities in downtown San Diego, California, Warner Robins, Georgia, Midwest City, Oklahoma, and Clearfield, Utah, ES3 takes great care to ensure we maintain just corporate policies, effective personnel management, and aggressive compensation packages. As a result, ES3 has a proven track record of successful recruitment and stellar retention of professional staff. ES3 professional staff are the talent that makes ES3 successful. You will be one within the highly valued rank of professional staff. You will be provided private office space at our new ES3 Layton Engineering Office and access to our two 120,000 square foot aerospace R&D, laboratory, prototyping, testing, production and MRO facilities located in the Westport Industrial Park. You will work and collaborate with ES3's more than 200 engineers, scientists, and technicians. All our facilities have people steeped in a corporate culture that promotes engineering excellent amid a friendly and enjoyable workplace. *General Summary:* ES3 offers a full-time position for a highly experienced individual with documented professional knowledge of military fighter aircraft structural issues, including Maintenance, Repair, and overhaul (MRO), inspection techniques, specialized tooling, and technologies to determine and extend the service life of aging aircraft. *Essential Duties and Responsibilities:* Provide expertise and oversight for the inspection, maintenance, repair, and overhaul of aerospace structures for ES3's commercial, Foreign Military, and government customers Ability to disposition Requests for Engineering Support on safety of flight components Lead a team of aircraft technicians to perform needed MRO operations in ES3's facility and in our customer's facilities as needed Design, build, and validate new tools and fixtures to improve the MRO operations Develop inspection plans, technical orders, and process orders for MRO activities Work as a team with a group of Professional Engineers, Equipment Specialists, and Technicians at ES3's Layton facilities and customer facilities, focused on F-16 airframe structural MRO capabilities Interface with customers to identify requirements and ensure our MRO activities meet customer requirements. Assist with the preparation of bids and proposals to ES3 customers for new structural MRO workload. *Experience, Knowledge and Skills Required:* Engineering and MRO capabilities for F-16 and other military aircraft Extensive experience in F-16 structural analysis and repair design Deep knowledge and understanding of F-16 configurations and retrofit programs, legacy and current Experience in aircraft damage evaluation and crash damage assessments including determination of repairability and cost to repair Experience in FEA and damage tolerance analysis Experience in designing new inspection techniques for aging aircraft Good written, oral, person-to-person, and person-to-group communication skills Ability to motivate a team of engineers and technicians working on challenging problems with tight schedules *Education & Experience Required:* Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an ABET accredited engineering school 10 or more years of experience in military and/or commercial industry performing R&D and implementing technologies and strategy solutions *Additional Requirements:* Candidate must be a US Citizen Must have ability to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card as registered by the employer *Travel Requirements:* Ability to travel domestic and internationally as necessary and when required *Benefits:* ES3 is able to offer an environment that is both enriching and rewarding. ES3 offers an exceptional benefits program for its Full-Time staff members: Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Life Insurance Disability Insurance Flexible Spending Account and Health Reimbursement Account Health Savings Account Competitive Paid-Time-Off (PTO)accrual Holiday Pay A generous matching 401K plan with up to 6% match and up to 2% profit sharing ES3 has a culture of prudent fiscal planning at both the corporate and personal level. From our experience, staff members who participate in our company 401(k) savings plan are more engaged in our company than staff members who do not. Thus, we try to partner with individuals who reinforce this culture. Please visit our website at http://www.es3inc.com to learn more about us.