Structural & Payload Design Engineer (Senior Level) (Payload Systems Design)

Boeing•Renton, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is seeking a Structural & Payload Design Engineer (Senior Level) to join the Seats Integration Team (SIT) in Everett or Renton, WA. In this role you will lead cross-functional teaming activities across engineering disciplines and product support elements, and provide technical leadership and integration across seat design, certification, installation, suppliers, airlines, and regulatory stakeholders. This is a high-impact opportunity to join a team early in its lifecycle and help define processes across areas such as Project Management, Boeing Problem Solving Model, Analytics, Communication/Media, Onboarding, Training and Development, Practice Space, Safety Management System, and Knowledge Management.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace/Aeronautical, Materials, or related)
9+ years of relevant experience or equivalent industry experience
Willingness/ability to travel domestically and internationally (typically 10%–20%)

Nice To Haves

14+ years of relevant experience or equivalent industry experience
Experience with payloads engineering releases and configuration management processes
Demonstrated experience leading cross-discipline technical integration and project execution
Experience implementing and sustaining project management best practices
Experience authoring certification plans and reviewing technical documentation
Familiarity with FAA Title 14 Part 25 and EASA equivalents
Experience with CATIA, ENOVIA, IVT, DCCS, and REDARS
FAA DER Interior Arrangements experience or equivalent certification knowledge
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to present technical status to leadership and external stakeholders
Strong attention to detail and demonstrated collaborative skills across multi-stakeholder environments

Responsibilities

Acts as subject matter expert (SME) for seat design, certification, and installation across multiple seat projects and supplier actions
Provides engineering leadership to the Seats Integration Team spanning internal disciplines (payloads, wiring, seat electrical, stress, certification, flammability, software) and external resources (seat suppliers, sub-suppliers, regulatory agencies, airline customers)
Leads technical integration of multiple engineering disciplines on highly complex projects and provide consultative direction
Plans, identify, and coordinate engineering resources across project/program lifecycle
Leads project execution to complete engineering statements of work; respond to SOW changes, assess impacts, and negotiate modifications to deliverables, resources, costs, and schedules
Communicates project status and program-level seat guidance to Boeing executives, program PIMs, supply chain leadership, factory and flightline operations, suppliers, and airline customers
Identifies program-level seat risks and implement risk mitigation strategies with program teams
Establishes and report project technical performance metrics; compare actuals to baseline to assess performance, productivity, efficiencies, and lessons learned; work with leadership to implement improvements
Provides integration leadership for implementation and execution of seat projects, including authoring or oversight of certification plans and technical dispositions as needed
Coordinates with regulatory agencies, suppliers, and customers to support certification and delivery