Equipment & Tool Engineer; Associate or Experienced

Equipment & Tool Engineer (Associate or Experienced)
Company:

The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented associate or experienced Equipment & Tool Engineer to join our team in Ridley Park, PA in support of multiple programs, including the H-47 Chinook and V-22 Osprey. This role is responsible for supporting tooling and equipment readiness, documentation, compliance, and lifecycle management across site operations.

Position Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate will be responsible for supporting the design, development, implementation, and sustainment of equipment and tooling used in manufacturing, assembly, inspection, and test operations. This role works cross-functionally with manufacturing, quality, maintenance, safety, and production teams to ensure tools and equipment meet technical, operational, and safety requirements. The candidate troubleshoots tooling and equipment issues, develops improvements to support production efficiency and reliability, and provides technical input for specifications, documentation, procurement, installation, and lifecycle management.

This position typically operates with moderate independence and is expected to manage moderately complex technical tasks while contributing to continuous improvement and production readiness.

Tooling/equipment requirements definition

Gather needs from manufacturing, production, quality, and engineering teams

Translate process needs into tool/equipment specifications

Design and development

Develop or support the design of tooling, fixtures, jigs, gauges, or support equipment

Ensure solutions are safe, practical, maintainable, and cost-effective

Technical analysis and problem solving

Troubleshoot tooling/equipment issues

Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions

Support continuous improvement and production recovery efforts

Integration with manufacturing processes

Ensure tools/equipment fit the intended process, workflow, and product requirements

Coordinate with production, quality, industrial engineering, and suppliers

Qualification and validation

Verify tools and equipment meet functional, performance, and safety requirements

Support test, inspection, and acceptance activities

Documentation and configuration control

Create and maintain drawings, specifications, procedures, and change documentation

Manage revisions and ensure compliance with configuration control processes

Project and supplier coordination

Work with internal teams and external vendors to build, procure, or modify equipment

Track schedules, costs, and delivery commitments

Compliance and safety

Ensure equipment/tooling meets applicable safety, regulatory, and company standards

Support hazard assessments and safe-use documentation

Mentoring / technical leadership

Provide guidance to junior engineers or technicians

Lead smaller technical efforts or work packages as a subject matter contributor

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 must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): (See education & experience below for the levels)
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement1+ years of experience working in a tool design, tool engineering, or tool validation role Preferred…