Senior Airplane Safety Engineer

Boeing • Everett, WA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Commercial Airplanes is seeking a Senior Airplane Safety Engineer to support the 777X airplane program onsite in Everett, WA. This is a high-visibility role with direct responsibility for supporting airplane safety, airworthiness, and regulatory certification activities in a highly regulated, safety-critical environment. The successful candidate will provide independent technical leadership in the development, integration, and approval of safety and airworthiness data supporting initial certification and continued operational safety. This role requires a strong understanding of airworthiness regulations, certification processes, and airplane safety principles, along with the ability to integrate safety considerations across multiple airplane systems. This position requires the ability to lead through influence rather than authority, working across systems engineering, design engineering, program management, and regulatory organizations to resolve complex safety and compliance issues. The role operates with minimal direction and requires sound engineering judgment, strong integration skills, and clear communication in support of program and regulatory commitments.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• 9+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent engineering judgment
• Proven ability to lead through influence in a cross-functional engineering environment
• This position 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

• 4+ years of experience in airplane safety, airworthiness, certification engineering or airplane level engineering work statement
• Experience supporting transport category airplane certification programs
• Experience applying FAA airworthiness regulations and certification processes
• Demonstrated system-level integration skills, including integrating safety requirements and compliance evidence across multiple airplane systems
• Experience working across systems engineering, design engineering, and program organizations to resolve cross-discipline safety issues
• Strong ability to identify interfaces, dependencies, and emergent safety risks across complex airplane architectures
• Experience operating in high-visibility, safety-critical roles with regulatory and leadership exposure
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex, cross-disciplinary technical information for leadership and regulatory audiences

Responsibilities

• Perform, review, and approve airplane safety and airworthiness analyses in support of 777X certification and compliance
• Develop and assess safety artifacts including safety assessments, compliance findings, and certification data
• Ensure safety and airworthiness requirements are properly flowed, verified, validated, and integrated across airplane systems
• Support FAA and other regulatory authority engagements, including data submittals, findings, and issue resolution
• Ensure engineering products comply with applicable airworthiness regulations, certification plans, and safety requirements
• Identify and address safety or compliance risks that could impact certification, operational approval, or continued airworthiness
• Act as a safety integrator, identifying cross-system interfaces, dependencies, and emergent safety risks
• Integrate safety, systems engineering, design engineering, and program considerations into cohesive compliance strategies
• Lead cross-functional discussions to resolve complex, multi-discipline safety and airworthiness issues
• Lead through influence across engineering, program, and certification stakeholders without formal authority
• Provide clear technical recommendations and risk assessments to engineering and program leadership
• Build trusted relationships with internal teams and external regulatory partners
• Provide execution status, risk visibility, and certification readiness assessments to leadership
• Support milestone readiness reviews and certification planning activities
• Contribute to continuous improvement of safety and airworthiness engineering processes

Benefits

• Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees