Flight Test Engineer (Experienced, Lead or Senior

Flight Test Engineer (Experienced, Lead or Senior)

The Boeing Company Boeing Test & Evaluation (BT&E) is looking for Flight Test Engineers to join our test operations team in Oklahoma City, OK, supporting the Executive Transport and Surveillance portfolio.

This role is primarily first shift; however, there may be occasional requirement to work off Friday/weekend or off shifts to support test execution. In addition, this role will require up to 25% domestic travel with potential for a longer-term assignment or DTA (domestic temporary assignment).

BT&E is currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Experienced, Lead, and Senior Flight Test Engineers.

Position Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, and execute aircraft ground and flight test activities in support of developmental, certification, or operational test programs
• Develop and author flight test plans, test procedures, test cards, and test reports, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements
• Support real-time test operations, including test conduct, data assessment, and anomaly resolution during lab, ground, and flight test events
• Collaborate closely with pilots, maintenance, instrumentation, safety, systems engineering, and program leadership to ensure safe and effective test execution
• Participate and lead test readiness reviews (TRRs), safety reviews, and post test reviews, identifying risks, mitigations, and lessons learned
• Troubleshoot and resolve test issues and anomalies, coordinating with engineering and program stakeholders to drive timely resolution
• Ensure adherence to configuration management, test discipline, and procedural compliance throughout all phases of testing
• Support multiple test programs or test phases simultaneously, balancing priorities in a dynamic test environment
• Interface with customers, regulatory authorities, or external partners as required during test planning, execution, and reporting
• Mentor and support junior flight test engineers, as appropriate, sharing best practices and flight test discipline
• Promote and model a strong safety culture, emphasizing hazard identification, risk management, and continuous improvement
• Support on-site and off-site test operations including travel to test locations, production facilities, or operational bases as required

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

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 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
• This position requires ability to obtain program access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only
• 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
• Experience in developmental, certification, or operational test environments (ground test, flight test, or integrated test campaigns)
• Hands-on experience with test planning and execution, including test procedures, test cards, risk assessments, and real-time test support
• Current FAA Class III medical certificate or the ability to obtain one
• Willing and able to travel up to 25% of the time both domestically and internationally

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Level 4: 5 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Level 5: 10 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• An active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)
• Master's degree
• Experience supporting aircraft or major system systems such as avionics, flight controls, propulsion, structures, environmental systems, or mission systems
• Familiarity with flight test instrumentation, data acquisition systems, and post-flight data analysis tools
• Knowledge of aircraft certification and regulatory processes, including familiarity with FAA, military, or customer certification requirements e, g., FAA, USAF, EASA)
• Experience working in cross-functional teams, collaborating with pilots, maintenance, instrumentation, safety, systems engineering, and program management
• Strong technical writing and communication skills, with experience authoring test plans, procedures, test reports, and briefing materials
• Familiarity with systems engineering principles, including requirements verification and validation (V&V), configuration management, and change control