Latest announcement
Layoffs
17,000 jobs cut
Spirit AeroSystems is carrying out a 17,000-person reduction tied to its reabsorption into Boeing.
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
Spirit AeroSystems is where Commercial & Defense Innovation begins. Learn more about the world's largest tier-one manufacture of aerostructures.
Is Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. hiring?
Yes. As of November 4, 2026, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. has 115 open roles on Metaintro.
Open roles
Newest first. Pay shown when the posting lists it.
RoleLocationSetupPayPosted
- Operations Engineering ManagerOperations ManagementWichita, Kansas, United States · $105.3K – $161.5K/yrWichita, Kansas, United States—$105.3K – $161.5K/yr2d ago
- Spirit Defense - Project Management Specialist (Associate or Mid-Level)Product/Project ManagementWichita, Kansas, United States · $60.2K – $116.8K/yrWichita, Kansas, United States—$60.2K – $116.8K/yr2d ago
- Spirit Defense - Associate Capacity Planning AnalystOperations ManagementWichita, Kansas, United States · $54.1K – $82.9K/yrWichita, Kansas, United States—$54.1K – $82.9K/yr2d ago
- Engineering ManagerScience, Technology, Engineering, and MathWichita, Kansas, United States · $130.6K – $200.2K/yrWichita, Kansas, United States—$130.6K – $200.2K/yr2d ago
- Spirit Defense - Mid-Level Research and Development EngineerScience, Technology, Engineering, and MathWichita, Kansas, United States · $98.4K – $150.8K/yrWichita, Kansas, United States—$98.4K – $150.8K/yr2d ago
- Spirit Defense - Associate Operations Support SpecialistManufacturingWichita, Kansas, United States · $59.5K – $91.2K/yrWichita, Kansas, United States—$59.5K – $91.2K/yr2d ago
- Overhead CraneManufacturingWichita, Kansas, United States · $25.09 – $43.13/hrWichita, Kansas, United States—$25.09 – $43.13/hr2d ago
- Repair Station Quality Assurance InspectorQuality AssuranceWichita, Kansas, United States · $27.55 – $45.04/hrWichita, Kansas, United States—$27.55 – $45.04/hr2d ago
Layoffs
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. announcements in the Metaintro Layoffs Tracker.
| Year | Announcements | Jobs affected |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 17,000 |
Jobs affected as stated by a source; announcements without a stated number are not counted.
Hiring pattern
How fast Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. is adding roles, and how they're set up.
New roles each monthRoles first posted in the month
93
19
OctoberNovember
How roles are set upShare of open roles
70%
30%
On-siteNot stated
Skills they ask for
Most frequent across open postings.
Most requested skills
- SAP
- Microsoft Office
- Precision measurement
- Project management
- Root cause analysis
- Blueprint reading
- Excel
- Material handling
- CATIA
- Data analysis
- Microsoft Excel
- Quality inspection
Tech stack
- CDN
- Cloudflare
- Akamai
- jsDelivr
- cdnjs
- Libraries
- jQuery
- Font Awesome
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
Company facts
- Headquarters
- Wichita
- Employees
- 10,001+
- Founded
- 2005
- Industry
- Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
- Sector (NAICS)
- Manufacturing
- Peer
- RTX
- Website
- spiritaero.com
- Careers
- careers.spiritaero.com
Sources: Employees from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Questions about Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
- Is Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. hiring?
- Yes. As of November 4, 2026, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. has 115 open roles on Metaintro. The most are in Manufacturing (44), Operations Management (21), and Quality Assurance (17).
- Has Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. had layoffs?
- The Metaintro Layoffs Tracker lists 1 announcement for Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.. The latest was announced on May 7, 2026. Sources report 17,000 jobs affected in total.
- Where is Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. hiring?
- Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. is hiring in Wichita and Tulsa, with the most open roles in Wichita.
- What skills does Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. look for?
- Its open roles most often ask for SAP, Microsoft Office, Precision measurement, Project management, and Root cause analysis.