Mechanical Design Engineer (Entry & Associate Level)

Boeing • Berkeley, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company is hiring Entry-Level and Associate Mechanical Design Engineers for Boeing Test & Evaluation’s Environmental Test Design Engineering team in Berkeley, Missouri. The role supports environmental testing for local Boeing Defense & Space programs, partnering with laboratory test teams to design and deliver test-ready hardware.

The team supports testing in areas including vibration and structural dynamics, acoustics, airflow and fuel-flow systems, high-temperature flow impingement, and environmental control chambers that vary temperature, humidity, and pressure. Engineers design and modify test articles, fixtures, support structures, test rigs, and aircraft subsystems, including interfaces to facility infrastructure such as pressure, heating and cooling, power, hydraulics, and instrumentation. Work includes supporting fabrication, installation, connection, inspection, checkout, and acceptance of hardware.

The position offers work on military aircraft and weapons programs such as T-7A, F-15, F/A-18, MQ-25, JDAM, and SDB, as well as Phantom Works proprietary efforts. The role is first shift and requires the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance and applicable program access. The position is not safety-sensitive and is not contingent on a program award.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, focused on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace/Aeronautical, or Material Sciences, or equivalent education as stated in the posting.
• Experience with 3D solid-modeling software applications such as NX, Catia, or CADD.
• Experience in mechanical systems design.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and/or Special Access Program (SAP) access.
• Meet U.S. export-control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person.
• Successful completion of the company Conflict of Interest assessment process.

Nice To Haves

• For Level 2: two or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering.
• One or more years of experience in mechanical system or fixture design.
• One or more years of experience in test and evaluation.
• One or more years of experience in stress or structural analysis.
• Proficiency in Siemens NX.
• Experience with machine-shop fabrication capabilities, including conventional and CNC machining, EDM, mill/lathe, fit-and-finish tools and processes, and QA inspection.
• Knowledge or familiarity with additive manufacturing processes and tools.
• Understanding of structural dynamics, fluid-flow, and thermodynamics theory and application.
• Active U.S. security clearance within the past 24 months.

Responsibilities

• Develop mechanical design criteria from customer test objectives and specifications.
• Design mechanical systems, components, test apparatus, and interfaces that integrate test articles with laboratory and facility infrastructure.
• Create detailed CAD models for design reviews and fit verification or assembly checks.
• Evaluate material options and suitable fabrication approaches.
• Create fabrication and machine-shop drawings and associated documentation.
• Integrate instrumentation and sensor hardware into mechanical designs.
• Conduct analyses of test hardware, including stress, modal, thermal, and fluid-dynamics assessments.
• Provide on-site installation guidance and technical direction to laboratory personnel during hardware inspection, checkout, and test execution.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers, manufacturing engineers, test engineers, and technicians.
• Support fabrication, installation, connection, and acceptance or checkout of test-ready hardware.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Potential signing bonus for eligible and qualified external candidates.
• Relocation based on candidate eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level