Lead-level C-17 Structural and Payload Design Engineer

Lead-level C-17 Structural and Payload Design Engineer

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Global Services (BGS) is seeking a motivated self-starting Lead-level C-17 Structural and Payload Design Engineer to join the C-17 Program Engineering Team located in Long Beach, CA. 

This position is a "hands on" position with the depot, requiring aircraft-maintenance oriented thinking. Work in a shop environment in and around the aircraft will be required, in order to work closely with the mechanics. This includes having a safety-minded mindset and being comfortable with PPE and potentially dirty/hot/confined work areas. A well qualified candidate will be comfortable interfacing with both Depot Engineering and Depot Operations to provide practical, timely responses. Prior military or civilian aircraft maintenance experience highly desired.

Position Responsibilities:  

• Provide on-site design assistance to Boeing San Antonio depot, and customer bases as required.
• Interface with Company and Customer representatives.
• Work closely with senior engineers in San Antonio, TX, and Long Beach, CA.
• Provide context and requirement interpretation for all C-17 Fuselage, Wing, and Empennage Structure.
• Provide guidance for design of repairs and modifications of metallic and composite aircraft structures.
• Leads in design change development, release, and implementation.
• Leads team members in use of C-17 NX/Teamcenter tools.
• Leads team members for C-17 Product Data requirements.
• Perform Root Cause and Corrective Action analysis for customer Discrepancy Reports.
• Support C-17 Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) reporting and documentation requirements.
• Develops, integrates and documents structural and interior payload system requirements to establish the system design.
• Develops, maintains and modifies structural and interior payload system and component designs, using 3-D Computer Aided Design tools and/or other design methods, to provide product definition to other engineering groups, production operations, suppliers and external customers throughout the product lifecycle.
• Performs, integrates analytical and test results to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications.
• Manages supplier development, test and production activities and coordinates with the supplier to optimize the design and achieve program goals.
• Develops new design/analysis processes and tools to improve the effectiveness, quality and efficiency of the development effort.
• Investigates emerging technologies to develop concepts for future product designs to meet projected requirements.
• Works under general direction.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Civil Engineering.
• 5+ years' experience in aircraft structure, materials and properties, design criteria and release processes.
• 5+ years’ experience in one or more areas of aircraft structures such as design, strength, fatigue.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience with engineering tools such as Siemens NX, Teamcenter.
• 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).
• Experience in Airplane Design, Stress Analysis, Liaison Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering strongly preferred.
• Experience with Boeing C-17 Aircraft Primary Structures.
• Strong written, verbal communications and presentation skills.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies. 

General:

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Please apply ASAP for this role as recruitment may commence before the end date.

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