About the position
At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us. Boeing Defense & Space (BDS) is seeking a motivated mid-level, senior or lead Low Observable, Materials and Process Engineers to join the Materials & Process Technology team located in Berkeley, MO. We are Boeing Materials & Process Technology, responsible for development, implementation and sustainment of innovative technologies that make the impossible possible and enabling the future of aerospace. We are engineers and technicians, skilled scientists and bold innovators; Join us and put your passion, determination, and skill to work building the future! The Specialty Materials and Integration Team is looking for mid-level, senior or lead Low Observable, Materials and Process Engineers to provide Materials and Process, Research & Development and Program Support to Boeing Defense Systems development programs. We are seeking highly motivated, energetic and capable engineers to join the Boeing Materials & Process Technology team in St Louis, Missouri. This group is responsible for providing M&P support to Boeing Defense Systems development programs. We are also responsible for leading materials development efforts (typically non-metallic) as well as identifying, developing, transitioning, and sustaining specialty and stealth materials and technologies to platforms within Boeing Defense Systems. Become part of a dynamic and rich learning organization and experience engineering at its best.
Responsibilities
- Provide Materials and Process Engineering support to Development Programs with focus on survivability and specialty materials to minimize radar, infrared and electromagnetic signatures of aerospace systems.
- Research and develop advanced materials that enhance the stealth characteristics and survivability of aircraft.
- Make routine contact with customers, teaming partners, subcontractors, and suppliers.
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplined integrated product team, working alongside other skilled technicians, engineers, and support staff.
- Defines requirements and approves tools, equipment, materials, parts and processes used in the engineering design, manufacture and/or maintenance of products.
- Produces specifications and other documents to manage the deployment of tools, equipment, materials, parts and processes.
- Maintains compliance with contractual and regulatory obligations.
- Promotes standardization across business activities.
- Evaluates emerging technologies for potential application to business needs.
- Develops and qualifies new tools, equipment, materials, parts, processes and suppliers to meet requirements.
- Integrates new technologies as appropriate.
- Manages test and audit programs to qualify suppliers to applicable requirements.
- Travel to subcontractor locations to review processes and assess compliance with requirements.
- Conducts analysis to characterize performance or determine reasons for failure of tools, materials, parts or processes.
- Disseminates results and status to project stakeholders.
- Interface with government, external and internal customers.
- Support or lead non-conformances, corrective actions, fleet impact assessments, notice of escapes.
- Uses project management tools to meet cost, technical, and schedule requirements.
- Incorporates environmental health and safety, LEAN and Quality principles into materials and processes, research, design and qualification, work procedures and labs and office areas.
- Able to positively interact with a wide range of personnel in design, fabrication, and testing of prototypes and aircraft parts and systems, including suppliers.
- Travel up to 10%.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.
- 3+ years experience working in Low Observable materials and processes.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with aerospace materials and process specifications.
- Experience with the evaluation and qualification of materials, suppliers, equipment, technology and processes.
- Experience with Composite Materials, Coatings, Sealants, or Sub-Systems Materials and Process.
- Experience reading/interpreting engineering drawings.
- Strong written and verbal skills and the ability to effectively work within an Integrated Product Team environment.
- Comfortable working in an environment of change and in support of multiple programs, internal and external customers, technical challenges, and deadlines.
- Experienced reading drawings and using Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, etc.)
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings accounts
- Retirement savings plans
- Life and disability insurance programs
- Paid and unpaid time away from work
