Boeing

Associate Struct & Payload Design Engr (Payload Systems Design)

Boeing$85K — $115K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace, Aeronautical, or Material Sciences)
  • 2+ years of engineering experience in design, integration, or certification
  • Hands-on experience with aircraft interiors or seat systems
  • Strong troubleshooting skills for emergent build or field issues
  • Experience working with suppliers and airline customers
  • Familiarity with regulatory compliance and certification requirements
  • Proficiency in 3-D CAD and engineering documentation tools preferred

Responsibilities

  • Provide installation and delivery engineering support during aircraft build and final delivery
  • Troubleshoot and resolve emergent build issues related to seat installation and systems
  • Coordinate actions with suppliers and production teams to minimize schedule impacts
  • Author engineering dispositions and installation procedures for fixes
  • Review technical data and installation packages for factory readiness
  • Support aircraft acceptance events with airline customers and validate installation quality
  • Capture lessons learned from issues and drive improvements to processes

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Paid and unpaid time off programs
  • Relocation assistance based on eligibility
Full Job Description
Associate Struct & Payload Design Engr (Payload Systems Design)

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.

You will be the part of the engineering team, working 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
  • Rapid technical troubleshooting and root cause resolution for emergent build issues related to seat installation, interfaces, and systems
  • Coordinate 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 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)
  • 2+ 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):
  • 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- Associate Level: 85,000-115,000

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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