Experienced or Senior Safety & Airworthiness Specialist

Boeing•Everett, WA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Compliance Investigations Team is looking for an Airworthiness & Regulatory Specialist to join our team in Everett, WA. Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Experienced (Level 3) and Senior (Level 4) System Safety Engineer. As an investigator in the Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) Safety and Compliance Investigations (S&CI) team, you will have the opportunity to work independently while leading teams tasked with performing detailed Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations related to regulatory compliance issues. This activity enables program and functional leadership to understand the systemic root causes of compliance issues and implement effective corrective actions that contain the issue and prevent recurrence. This position offers exposure to all aspects of airplane certification across the airplane lifecycle. You will contribute to Boeing product safety by maintaining and restoring compliance with regulatory requirements. Investigations typically follow the Boeing Problem Solving Model (BPSM) process, which provides a structured approach to investigations. Engagement with company leadership, certification experts, and functional experts from across the company make this position highly invigorating. We have a close-knit group with dedicated mentors and RCCA experts available for consultation. We value the ability to communicate complex technical issues with a large variety of audiences, to lead a group of diverse engineers and non-engineers, and to apply airplane level thinking to a variety of technical issues. As such, we are a valued resource to the broader Chief Aviation Safety Office (CASO), the programs we support, as well as executive leadership. We enjoy a good work-life balance, although occasional overtime may be required for urgent items. Come join the BCA S&CI team to help ensure our products remain the safest form of travel available into the future!

Requirements

Level 3: 6+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Nice To Haves

Level 4: 10+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience applying Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA), or other similar rigorous problem/analysis/resolution, processes to engineering development and manufacturing/production efforts
Experience with the commercial airplanes certification process
Experience and familiarity with FAA processes and procedures and ODA and Applicant roles
Experience working with FAA or other regulatory agencies
Experience working in one or more of the follow aircraft systems: fuel, fire detection and extinguishment, hydraulics, environmental controls, mechanical flight controls, landing gear
Pilot’s license or pilot experience
Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) License

Responsibilities

For any identified issue related to FAA issued Letters of Investigation, Informal or Formal Compliance Actions, Voluntary Disclosures, Self-Audit findings, and Part 25 Airworthiness Non-Compliances, the BCA S&CI team leads the functional engineering organizations (Systems, Structures, Payloads, Propulsion) through the structured investigation process.
Coordinates closely with Boeing functional groups, management and executives, and suppliers to ensure all stakeholders are aligned with the investigation’s status and resolution.
Works with the functional groups within Boeing to investigate the regulatory compliance issue by identifying the problem statement, developing a comprehensive root cause investigation that leads to systemic root causes, developing containment actions, actions to prevent recurrence, and actions to verify non-recurrence.
Coordinates closely with the Organizational Designation Authorization (ODA) to ensure the investigation write-up meets regulatory expectations.
Partners with enterprise groups to continuously improve our processes and tools to ensure we are ready for the future of BCA and to ensure these processes are consistent with the greater Boeing Enterprise.
Leads the functional engineering organizations (Systems, Structures, Payloads, Propulsion) through the structured investigation process for issues related to FAA issued Letters of Investigation, Informal or Formal Compliance Actions, Voluntary Disclosures, Self-Audit findings, and Part 25 Airworthiness Non-Compliances.
Coordinates closely with Boeing functional groups, management and executives, and suppliers to ensure all stakeholders are aligned with the investigation’s status and Resolution.