Test & Eval Lab Tech

This posting is for a contract assignment and is not a full‑time employment offer with Boeing. Candidates selected for roles will be employed as contract workers through a Boeing approved 3rd party for the duration of the specified project.

Boeing is seeking a highly motivated and detail‑oriented Test & Evaluation Lab Tech to join the Structures Lab team in Tukwila, WA. This lab technician will conduct mechanical tests on a wide variety of aerospace materials, aircraft parts and subcomponents to determine the mechanical properties or characteristics of various design elements. The technician will run MTS furnished testing software applications on both servo‑hydraulic and mechanical‑screw load frames per ASTM, Boeing, and Military testing specifications.

Primary responsibilities will include collection of data, analysis of test results, documenting findings, and writing technical reports. It is expected that the applicant will operate under general direction.

• Develop and validate test articles, rigs, fixtures, load introductions and instrumentation strategies to achieve test objectives.
• Operate test equipment software and hardware to implement test plans and detailed procedures.
• Coordinate test requirements, determine test methods and capabilities.
• Design test setups and methods working with design engineering and fabrication.
• Follow detailed test procedures, safety plans, and test checklists; ensure regulatory and internal compliance.
• Perform data reduction, prepare technical reports, and test summaries.
• Supports testing of multiple test programs and assists other entry and mid‑level team members with test set up, execution, and documentation.

• 2+ years of experience in a lab or testing environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Basic PC skills with Windows OS.
• Mechanical aptitude.

• Demonstrated experience in planning and executing structural static, fatigue and proof tests on metallic and composite airframe components.
• Familiarity with structural test equipment (servo‑hydraulic test machines, load cells, fixtures) and safety procedures.
• Experience with CATIA, Solid Works, or a similar CAD program.
• Proficient in data reduction, analysis, and test reporting tools (Microsoft 365, Python, SQL, etc.).
• Detail oriented and able to efficiently manage shifts in work assignments and priority changes in a fast paced and flexible work environment.
• Experience with MTS software application programs (TWE, MPT, TW4, MTS 793).

• Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g., Associate) and typically 1 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g., Bachelor's degree, or 2 years' related work experience, etc.).

35 - 40 USD hourly

• Optional Benefits:
  Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and;

maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non‑public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.