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Lead Mechanical Design Engineer

Boeing
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Jul 2025
💰 $167,900/yr($124,100/yr$167,900/yr)

About the role

Lead Mechanical Design Engineer

Company:

The Boeing Company

At Boeing, we are all innovators on a mission to connect, protect, explore and inspire. From the seabed to outer space, you’ll learn and grow, contributing to work that shapes the world. Find your future with us.

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is seeking a Lead Mechanical Design Engineer (Level 4) for the Design Center South, which is a multi-function Engineering Organization with a mission statement to provide engineering solutions via a highly skilled flexible workforce and cutting edge technologies for the advancement of the Boeing Enterprise. The Design Center provides engineering support to Enterprise wide projects/programs and is a flexible team that strategically adapts to emerging opportunities.


Position Responsibilities:

  • Provides oversight and direction to develop, integrate and document structural and interior payload system requirements to establish the system design.

  • Leads development, maintenance and modification of 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.

  • Leads performance, integration and analysis of tests 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.

  • Generated layouts of propulsion structures to adapt civilian aircraft engines to a military application

  • Designed nacelle and strut structures using metals and elastomeric materials

  • Developed designs of aerodynamic seals and manually actuated hold open rod assemblies


This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at the listed location.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.

  • Typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Experience in structural design process from conceptual layout phase through build-to package release.

  • Experience in Model Based Definition.

  • Experience with Full Sized Determinant Assembly.

  • Catia CAD, Enovia and CMPRO  skills.

  • Experience in designing and integrating metals and elastomeric materials.

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.  You must live be within commuting distance or relocate at your own expense.

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.

Shift:

This position is for 1st shift.

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  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.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range, level4: $ 124,100 - $ 167,900

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