Senior Structure & Payload Design Engineer

Senior Structure & Payload Design Engineer

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Global Services (BGS) Freighter Conversions is seeking a Senior Structural & Payload Design Engineer to join our Boeing Converted Freighter team at our Long Beach, CA facility, and make an immediate impact on a key program experiencing rapid growth. 

From vaccine shipments to fresh food, from humanitarian supplies to e-commerce shipments, Boeing Converted Freighters keep connecting the world and improving people’s lives by enabling continued access to critical goods. The selected candidate will collaborate with a global team to convert existing passenger aircraft into state-of-the-art freighters and to deliver innovative solutions to complex technical problems.

In this position you will be able to combine the deep expertise and resources of the entire Boeing enterprise with the flexibility and fast pace of a post-production modification program to continuously raise the bar for technical excellence and product quality.

Some travel may be required to support our customers as well as to have learning experiences to enhance your career.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and document structural requirements and component designs

• Use 3-D Computer Aided Design tools (CATIA V5) and 2D drawings to provide product definition to other engineering groups, production operations, suppliers, and external customers throughout the product lifecycle

• Perform, integrate and analyze tests to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications

• Manage supplier development, test and production activities and coordinate with the supplier to optimize the design and achieve program goals

• Support in-service products by investigating failures and recommending improvements

• Develop concepts for future product designs and modification to existing products to meet projected requirements

• Assist in the evaluation of each conversion for impact to certification and conduct activities to show compliance to FAA regulations

• Evaluate proposed expansions of fleet eligible for BCF conversion

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace Aeronautical or Material Sciences)

• 5+ years experience with 3D computer aided design (CAD) on aerospace development programs

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

• 5+ Years experience performing structural design for commercial aviation or similar industry

• 5+ years experience in material strengths and properties, design criteria, loading conditions, and processes

• Ability to use a variety of media to clearly convey information and ideas to a variety of audiences including executives and external customers

• Demonstrated interest in continuous personal learning and development

• A track record of discovering new opportunities and solutions for problems by looking beyond current practices and using innovative thinking

• A history of leading and upholding a proactive safety culture and of embracing first-time quality and continuous improvement as a way of life

• History of demonstrated achievement and skill working with Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) projects

• Experience with metallic wide-body 7-series airplanes, especially 737, 767 and their derivatives

• Experience with freighter airplanes, particularly freighter conversions

• Knowledge and familiarity with Boeing Commercial Airplanes drawings, processes, and specifications

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

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.

Pay & Benefits:

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 - $135,150 - $182,850

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement:

This is not an Export Control position.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer willing to 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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