Senior Airplane Safety Engineer

Job Summary

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Boeing Commercial Airplanes is seeking a Senior Airplane Safety Engineer to support the 777X airplane program onsite in Everett, WA. This high‑visibility role has direct responsibility for airplane safety, airworthiness and regulatory‑certification activities in a safety‑critical environment.

The successful candidate will provide independent technical leadership in the development, integration and approval of safety and airworthiness data that support initial certification and continued operational safety. A strong understanding of airworthiness regulations, certification processes and airplane safety principles is required, as well as the ability to integrate safety considerations across multiple airplane systems.

Lead through influence rather than authority, working across systems engineering, design engineering, program management and regulatory organizations to resolve complex safety and compliance issues. Operate with minimal direction, exercising sound engineering judgment, strong integration skills and clear communication to support program and regulatory commitments.

• Perform, review and approve airplane safety and airworthiness analyses in support of 777X certification and compliance.
• Develop and assess safety artifacts including safety assessments, compliance findings and certification data.
• Ensure safety and airworthiness requirements are properly flowed, verified, validated and integrated across airplane systems.
• Support FAA and other regulatory authority engagements, including data submittals, findings and issue resolution.
• Ensure engineering products comply with applicable airworthiness regulations, certification plans and safety requirements.
• Identify and address safety or compliance risks that could impact certification, operational approval or continued airworthiness.
• Act as a safety integrator, identifying cross‑system interfaces, dependencies and emergent safety risks.
• Integrate safety, systems engineering, design engineering and program considerations into cohesive compliance strategies.
• Lead cross‑functional discussions to resolve complex, multi‑discipline safety and airworthiness issues.
• Lead through influence across engineering, program and certification stakeholders without formal authority.
• Provide clear technical recommendations and risk assessments to engineering and program leadership.
• Build trusted relationships with internal teams and external regulatory partners.
• Provide execution status, risk visibility and certification readiness assessments to leadership.
• Support milestone readiness reviews and certification planning activities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of safety and airworthiness engineering processes.

• 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 statement.
• 9+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent engineering judgment.
• Proven ability to lead through influence in a cross‑functional engineering environment.

• 4+ years of experience in airplane safety, airworthiness, certification engineering or airplane‑level engineering work statement.
• Experience supporting transport category airplane certification programs.
• Experience applying FAA airworthiness regulations and certification processes.
• Demonstrated system‑level integration skills, including integrating safety requirements and compliance evidence across multiple airplane systems.
• Experience working across systems engineering, design engineering and program organizations to resolve cross‑discipline safety issues.
• Strong ability to identify interfaces, dependencies and emergent safety risks across complex airplane…