Struct & Payload Design Engr (Payload Systems Design) (Mid- Level or Senior)

Struct & Payload Design Engr (Payload Systems Design) (Mid- Level or Senior)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is seeking Structures and Payloads Design Engineers (Mid-Level or Senior) to join our Seats Integration Team in North Charleston, South Carolina.

This role is focused on installation and delivery support, resolving emergent build issues, and ensuring seats are installed, certified, and delivered on schedule and to specification.

You will be the technical point of contact during aircraft installation and delivery campaigns—working hands‑on with factory teams, suppliers, and airline customers to resolve in‑flightline and emergent build issues that impact schedule, safety, or compliance. Your work directly enables safe handovers of aircraft to customers and drives continuous improvement in installation processes and supplier deliverables.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide day‑to‑day installation and delivery engineering support during build, outfitting, and final delivery activities

• Lead rapid technical troubleshooting and root cause resolution for emergent build issues related to seat installation, interfaces, and systems

•  Coordinate immediate corrective actions with suppliers, production teams, IPTs, and ground operations to minimize schedule impact and ensure compliance

•   Author and release engineering dispositions, field fixes, and installation procedures to support on‑wing and factory fixes

• Review and approve supplier technical data and installation packages to ensure readiness for factory implementation and delivery acceptance

• Support aircraft acceptance events with airline customers, validate installation quality, and close out delivery nonconformances

• Prepare and maintain compliance documentation and summary reports tied to delivery milestones and certification requirements

•  Capture lessons learned from emergent issues and drive design or process changes to prevent recurrence

•  Interface with regulatory authorities (including FAA) as needed for dispositioning issues affecting certification or delivery

•    Support IPTs to align priorities, schedule tradeoffs, risk mitigation, and supplier corrective action plans

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace Aeronautical or Material Sciences)

• 5+ years of experience in engineering, including design, integration, and/or certification or equivalent combination of additional education and relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Level 4: 9+ years of experience in engineering, including design, integration, and/or certification or equivalent combination of additional education and relevant experience

• Hands‑on installation and delivery support for aircraft interiors or seat systems in a production or final assembly environment

• Rapid troubleshooting and resolution of emergent build or field issues

•  Working directly with suppliers, airline customers, and production/factory teams

• Familiarity with regulatory compliance and certification implications of installation issues     

• Experience authoring engineering dispositions, field fixes, or installation work instructions

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for supplier or customer support

• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize multiple delivery issues, and communicate concise technical status to leadership and customers

• Proficiency with 3‑D CAD and common engineering documentation tools preferred

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range Mid-Level 3: $103,700 - $140,300

Summary Pay Range Senior Level 4: $126,650 - $171,350

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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