Structural & Payload Design Engineer (Senior Level) (Payload Systems Design)

Structural & Payload Design Engineer (Senior Level) (Payload Systems Design)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is seeking a Structural & Payload Design Engineer (Senior Level) to join the Seats Integration Team (SIT) in Everett or Renton, WA.

In this role you will lead cross-functional teaming activities across engineering disciplines and product support elements, and provide technical leadership and integration across seat design, certification, installation, suppliers, airlines, and regulatory stakeholders.

This is a high-impact opportunity to join a team early in its lifecycle and help define processes across areas such as Project Management, Boeing Problem Solving Model, Analytics, Communication/Media, Onboarding, Training and Development, Practice Space, Safety Management System, and Knowledge Management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Acts as subject matter expert (SME) for seat design, certification, and installation across multiple seat projects and supplier actions

• Provides engineering leadership to the Seats Integration Team spanning internal disciplines (payloads, wiring, seat electrical, stress, certification, flammability, software) and external resources (seat suppliers, sub-suppliers, regulatory agencies, airline customers)

• Leads technical integration of multiple engineering disciplines on highly complex projects and provide consultative direction

• Plans, identify, and coordinate engineering resources across project/program lifecycle

• Leads project execution to complete engineering statements of work; respond to SOW changes, assess impacts, and negotiate modifications to deliverables, resources, costs, and schedules

• Communicates project status and program-level seat guidance to Boeing executives, program PIMs, supply chain leadership, factory and flightline operations, suppliers, and airline customers

• Identifies program-level seat risks and implement risk mitigation strategies with program teams

• Establishes and report project technical performance metrics; compare actuals to baseline to assess performance, productivity, efficiencies, and lessons learned; work with leadership to implement improvements

• Provides integration leadership for implementation and execution of seat projects, including authoring or oversight of certification plans and technical dispositions as needed

• Coordinates with regulatory agencies, suppliers, and customers to support certification and delivery

Basic Qualifications (Required):

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace/Aeronautical, Materials, or related)

• 9+ years of relevant experience or equivalent industry experience

• Willingness/ability to travel domestically and internationally (typically 10%–20%)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 14+ years of relevant experience or equivalent industry experience

• Experience with payloads engineering releases and configuration management processes

• Demonstrated experience leading cross-discipline technical integration and project execution

• Experience implementing and sustaining project management best practices

• Experience authoring certification plans and reviewing technical documentation

• Familiarity with FAA Title 14 Part 25 and EASA equivalents

• Experience with CATIA, ENOVIA, IVT, DCCS, and REDARS

• FAA DER Interior Arrangements experience or equivalent certification knowledge

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to present technical status to leadership and external stakeholders

• Strong attention to detail and demonstrated collaborative skills across multi-stakeholder environments

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Union:

This is a union represented position.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Total Rewards & Pay Transparency:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. 

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. 

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

Summary pay range for Senior (level 4 ): $143,100 - $174,900

Summary pay range for Senior (level 5): $175,500 - $214,500

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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