Senior Structures Design Engineer – Wing & Empennage

Senior Structures Design Engineer – Wing & Empennage

The Boeing Company

787 Airframe in Boeing Commercial Airplanes is hiring for a Senior (Level
4) Structures Design Engineer for our Wing & Empennage Life Cycle Product Team to work at our North Charleston, SC location.

At Boeing, our engineers share a passion to redefine what's possible. To turn dreams into reality. To bring cutting edge technology to market. If you are seeking a dynamic, innovative environment, this opportunity is for you! This is a great opportunity to work in the Commercial Airplanes South Carolina Design Center, as a Structural Analysis Engineer.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develops, integrates and documents structural requirements to establish the wing and/or empennage design.
• Develops, maintains and modifies structural 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 the structural design meets requirements and specifications.
• Manages supplier development, test and production activities and coordinates with the supplier to optimize the design and achieve program goals.
• Assists with investigation of emerging technologies to develop concepts for future product designs to meet projected requirements.
• Active leader in the growth of a new organization performing lead level duties, mentorship, and training of developing team members.
• Develops certification related documentation to support CFR Part 25 Type Cert projects.
• Collaborates and performs oversight on projects with international partners/suppliers.
• Applies Part 21 and Part 25 Code of Federal Regulations knowledge and facilitates interactions with Federal Regulators
• Works under minimal direction.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace Aeronautical or Material Sciences)
• 9+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5+ years of experience with aircraft structural design
• 3+ years of experience with design of composite structures
• Prior experience with aircraft, heavy structures, hardware systems or interiors manufacturing/production systems

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 7+ years of experience working on wing or empennage primary structure such as Wing tips, wing leading or trailing edges, wing center section, wing box, wing join, vertical, or horizontal stabilizers
• 5+ years of experience performing the basic qualifications in a lead capacity working under minimal direction
• Experience designing and qualifying composite primary structures, including laminate design, ply-drop strategies, and structural strength considerations
• Hands on experience with fabrication of metallic and composite structures
• Current or prior DER/AR/E-UM