Experienced Structural Design Engineer
About The Position
Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is seeking an Experienced Structural Design Engineer (Level 3) to join the Airframe and Customer Support team based in Seal Beach, CA. As a Structural Design Engineer, you will help resolve structural issues related to in-service airplanes. You will perform retrofit/repair design and drawing configuration analysis using Boeing standard design tools in support of fleet wide and individual airplane safety issues. This position supports customers on a 24/7 basis, and operates on a variable shift and rotation schedule. Working periodic off-shifts, on a rotational basis, is expected as part of this job. The incumbent will travel to integrate with customers, suppliers and other organizations.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace Aeronautical or Material Sciences)
- 3 + years of experience in aircraft structure, materials and properties, design criteria and release processes
- 3+ years of experience with 3D CAD modeling
- Experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
- Must be willing to support a 24/7 on-call rotation environment to support the needs of the customer
Nice To Haves
- 3+ years of experience working with 14 CFR Part 25 regulations
- 3+ years experience supporting McDonnell Douglas heritage airplanes
- Experience with structural design principles for aircraft primary structures (e.g., fatigue, damage tolerance, corrosion, stress analysis, statics, materials strength, material characteristics, and repair techniques)
- Basic understanding of root cause and corrective action process
- Basic understanding of load paths and initial sizing analysis based on internal loads
- Experience with engineering tools such as CATIA, ENOVIA, PDM, NASTRAN and PATRAN finite element modeling software
- Experience in Airplane Design, Stress Analysis, Liaison Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering
- Experience working transport category airplane certification or production/fleet support projects involving FAA approval
- Design and manufacturing experience or background in production environment in regard to metallic as well as composite design and repair
- Experience in supporting AOG repair solution especially for composite airplanes
- MRB experience in production as well as out-of-production environment airplane
- Experience in making major/minor determination on repair projects as certified Design Approval Engineer (DAE) in behalf of ODA
Responsibilities
- Develops, integrates and documents structural requirements to establish airframe structural design
- Develops new design/analysis processes and tools to improve the effectiveness, quality and efficiency of the development effort
- Initiates and coordinates FAA major/minor determination and certification plan activities in support of fleet wide safety related projects, structural repair manuals (SRM), and service bulletins
- Provides product definition support to other engineering teams and suppliers
- Develops new design/repair processes and tools to improve the effectiveness, quality and efficiency of the customer service support
Benefits
- health insurance
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings accounts
- retirement savings plans
- life and disability insurance programs
- paid and unpaid time away from work
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
