Associate or Mid-Level Structures & Payload Design Engineer

Boeing • Long Beach, CA

94d • $85,500 - $124,300 • Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Global Services (BGS) Freighter Conversions is seeking an Associate or Mid-Level Structures 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Aerospace preferred).
• 2+ years of experience performing structural design for commercial aviation or similar industry (e.g. aerospace, automotive, etc.).
• Must have 2+ years experience with structures, materials strengths and properties, design criteria, loading conditions, and processes.
• Must have 2+ years experience of 3-D CAD.
• Understanding of FAA certification requirements (14 CFR Part 25 preferred).

Nice To Haves

• 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.
• 5+ years experience in 3-D CAD.
• 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.

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.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Health insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Health savings accounts.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life and disability insurance programs.
• Programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree