Boeing

Mechanical Design Engineer (Associate or Experienced)

Boeing$85K — $140K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace, or Material Sciences)
  • Ability to obtain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance
  • Level 2: 1+ years of relevant experience or equivalent education
  • Level 3: 3+ years of systems design and integration experience preferred
  • Experience with electro-optic development programs is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Use CAD for mechanical packaging designs
  • Assist with and collaborate on Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
  • Collaborate with team members on design projects
  • Present designs to management and customers
  • Integrate hardware into existing systems
  • Develop and document mechanical and fluid system requirements
  • Perform analyses to validate systems against specifications

Benefits

  • Health insurance and flexible spending accounts
  • Health savings accounts and retirement savings plans
  • Life and disability insurance programs
  • Paid and unpaid time away from work
  • Competitive benefits package to attract top talent
Full Job Description
Mechanical Design Engineer (Associate or Experienced)

Boeing Defense, Space & Security has an exciting opportunity for an innovative, self-reliant, people-friendly, and highly motivated Mechanical Design Engineer (Associate or Experienced) to join our Rapid Space Capability (RSC) Laser and Electro Optical Systems (LEOS) group in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The selected engineer will be part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting the development of both directed energy and electro-optical systems.

RSC LEOS supports a variety of government customers across multiple technology domains and operates in an extremely fast-paced, responsive development environment focused on delivering new capabilities rapidly and affordably. The RSC LEOS portfolio includes a diverse range of platforms and technologies spanning ground, air, sea, and space-based domains.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Use CAD for mechanical packaging

  • Assist and Collaborate with Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

  • Collaborating with peers on design

  • Presenting designs to management, senior leaders, and customers

  • Hands on hardware integration

  • Support the development and documentation of mechanical and fluid system and thermal environment requirements to establish the system design

  • Support the development, maintenance or modification of system, component, and installation designs/proposals to provide design documentation to downstream groups

  • Perform and documents analyses to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications

  • Contribute to supplier development, test and production activities and directs the supplier to optimize integration and achieve program goals

  • Support system components' designs/proposals standards to provide installation and detailed documentation

  • Work under general direction

  • Willing to travel domestically as needed

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

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

  • Ability to obtain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance required (U.S. Citizenship mandatory)

  • Level 2: 1+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Level 3: 3+ years of related systems design and integration experience, or equivalent education and experience

  • Active Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)

  • Experience with electro-optic development programs

  • Experience with systems engineering and integration of complex systems

  • Experience with Finite Element Analysis tools such as Hypermesh, Inspire, FEMAP, ANSYS and other industry FEA tools

  • Experience with technical analysis (i.e., Structural, Thermal, Dynamics, etc.)

  • Experience working with Solid Works, NX, Creo, Teamcenter or other standard industry CAD and PDM tools

  • Experience with harness design and construction and associated CAD routing tools and be familiar with the concepts of SAE AS50881, Wiring Aerospace Vehicle and NASA-STD 8739.4, Crimping, interconnecting cables, harnesses, and wiring

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 for Associate (Level 2): $85,000.00 - $115,000.00

Summary pay range for Experienced (Level 3): $103,700.00 - $140,300.00

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

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 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. Top Secret/SCI Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

The position is contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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