Test & Evaluation Engineer — Noise Testing (Entry-Level, Associate, Mid-Level)

Test & Evaluation Engineer — Noise Testing (Entry-Level, Associate, Mid-Level)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Job ID:

00000423544

Date Posted:

2024-04-30

Location:

USA - Tukwila, WA

Job Description Qualifications:

The Boeing Company is looking for a Test & Evaluation Engineer - Noise Testing to join our team in Tukwila, WA. This role will contribute to laboratory support of flight testing of all Boeing programs including Boeing Commercial Aircraft (BCA) and Boeing Defense and Space (BDS). This individual will work locally in laboratory, fly aboard airplane on test flights, and fly remotely to outside test facilities to monitor and maintain operation of all required instrumentation. The Noise Lab Field Test Team is responsible for aircraft ground and flight testing to support airplane design, development, certification, research and technology development, delivery, after sales support, and accident investigations for all BCA products and many BDS products.

Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including; Entry, Associate, and Mid-Level Test & Evaluation Engineers - Noise Testing.

Position Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, conduct, and document noise tests for both in laboratory and aboard flight tests conducted locally and remotely

• Document standardized testing processes, procedures. Responsible for project management and execution for a variety of testing activities related to noise and vibration

• Coordinate the development of all hardware, software, test rig, test parts, processes, and test technology required for testing

• Acquire and review test data, monitor data quality and perform detailed error analysis

• Use test critiques to assist in the improvement of testing processes including documentation and methodology

• Analyze system functional and performance requirements, develop interface definitions, prepare flow and logic diagrams and perform system-level analyses

• Actively cultivate and manage customer-supplier relations and identify areas for innovation, technical collaboration, partnerships, and best practices

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

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

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

• Experience working in a in a lab test, flight test, or similar test environment

• Experience with MATLAB and LabVIEW

• Experience with planning, operation and troubleshooting of instrumentation and data acquisition systems

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 3 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering with Acoustics and Vibration related study; or an Acoustical and/or Vibration related degree

• Experience in acoustic testing and/or design

• Experience with sound and vibration instrumentation, such as: microphones, bridge transducers, accelerometers, encoders/tachometers, IRIG-B generators

• Experience with signal-based and/or network-based hardware time synchronization architectures

• Experience with NI dynamic data acquisition hardware

• Experience with fiber optic networking hardware

• Experience with Agile software development and work management tools

• Experience programing in LabVIEW, MATLAB, Python, C++, JAVA, Visual Studio/Basic

• Experience with JIRA, Git, Object-Oriented Programming, relational databases

Typical Education/Experience: 

Entry (Level 1)

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience. In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Associate (Level 2)

Education/experience typically acqui