Airworthiness & Regulatory Engineer (Regulatory Compliance)

Boeing•North Charleston, SC

11h•Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company is seeking a mid-level or senior Airworthiness & Regulatory Engineer (Level 3 or Level 4) to join its Regulatory Administration and Airworthiness organization in North Charleston, South Carolina. The role supports aviation regulatory compliance, certification systems, and safety across commercial airplane programs. The team works in an autonomous, high-visibility environment that encourages innovation, problem solving, and systems-level solutions. The position may suit an experienced individual contributor seeking to develop lead experience or a current team lead seeking broader experience working with global regulators in commercial aviation. The engineer provides technical guidance on complex safety and airworthiness matters, works through regulatory processes, and coordinates with engineering teams, project administrators, airplane program leaders, and regulators to certify commercial aircraft projects. The role includes reviewing certification plans, preparing correspondence to regulators, facilitating discussions with the FAA and foreign regulatory agencies, and leading cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues. It also supports compliance with requirements and procedures across products, platforms, and functional areas; manages technical process and procedure documents; and develops and executes plans to improve certification processes and address noncompliance. Applicants must meet the company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process. The position requires a U.S. Person for export-control compliance. Boeing will not sponsor employment visas. Relocation is offered subject to candidate eligibility. This is not a safety-sensitive position and does not require a security clearance.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Chemistry; the posting also states education as a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
At least 5 years of experience working directly with the FAA and/or an ODA on Type Certification projects.
At least 5 years of experience developing, contributing to, and/or maintaining processes, policies, and procedures.
Must satisfy the company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.
Must be a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 to meet export-control requirements.

Nice To Haves

At least 9 years of engineering-related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Engineering Unit Member or another FAA delegated member experience.
Experience working across the certification value stream.
Experience communicating verbally and in writing to varied audiences, including FAA representatives, ODA leadership, Engineering Unit Members, Project Administrators, and program and functional leaders.
Experience coaching or teaching Engineering Unit Members, Design Approval Engineers, Technical Specialists, and certification plan owners or authors on certification processes and tool usage.
Experience identifying web application impacts resulting from changes in certification requirements.
Systems-thinking ability to make engineering proposals based on data analysis and forecast broad, long-term impacts.
Experience developing presentations and presenting to multiple organizational levels.
Experience investigating and resolving complex technical or regulatory issues.
Experience recognizing and balancing conflicting priorities.

Responsibilities

Provide technical guidance and training on complex safety and airworthiness matters.
Navigate regulatory processes to identify effective solutions to complex problems and provide guidance to airplane programs.
Coordinate with engineering teams, project administrators, regulators, and international validation authorities to certify commercial aircraft projects.
Review certification plans, write letters to regulators, and understand the compliance process.
Lead and facilitate discussions with the FAA, foreign regulatory agencies, and airplane program leaders.
Lead cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues.
Coordinate technical messaging and partner with the FAA on regulatory issues.
Own, manage, and execute technical process and procedure documents, including BPMs, BPIs, D6s, and D950s.
Coordinate across products, platforms, and functional areas to promote compliance with requirements, procedures, and FAA guidance.
Develop and execute strategic action plans for changes to certification processes.
Contribute to root-cause corrective action plans for noncompliance, voluntary disclosures, informal corrective actions, and formal corrective actions, including researching processes and design practices, conducting analyses and root-cause analysis, and identifying and owning corrective actions and plans.