Structural & Payload Design Engineer 3

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.

Develops, integrates and documents structural and interior payload system requirements to establish the system design. Develops, maintains and modifies structural and interior payload system and component designs, using 3-D Computer Aided Design tools and/or other design methods, to provide product definition to other engineering groups, production operations, suppliers and external customers throughout the product lifecycle. Performs, integrates analytical and test results to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications. Manages supplier development, test and production activities and coordinates with the supplier to optimize the design and achieve program goals. Develops new design/analysis processes and tools to improve the effectiveness, quality and efficiency of the development effort. Investigates emerging technologies to develop concepts for future product designs to meet projected requirements. Works under general direction.

Team Background/ Reason for Need: Team is a design center, their role is not tied to any particular program. They have a team of design and stress engineers and they work with programs across the company to bring in more resources to assist with the work they have. The hiring team will align each candidate to a team based on their skills and the projects that need to be done.

Position Responsibilities:
- Develops, integrates and documents structural and interior payload system requirements to establish the system design.
- Develops, maintains and modifies basic structural and interior payload system and component designs, using 3-D Computer Aided Design tools and/or other design methods, to provide product definition to other engineering groups, production operations, suppliers and external customers throughout the product lifecycle.
- Performs tests to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications.
- Performs supplier development, test and production activities and coordinates with the supplier to optimize the design and achieve program goals.
- Investigates emerging technologies to develop concepts for future product designs to meet projected requirements.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
- Experience in Model Based Definition.
- Experience in structural design process from conceptual layout phase through build-to package release.
- Experience in leading a structural design team through product development.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
- CREO, CATIA, Enovia, NX CAD and Teamcenter PDM skills.
- Experience in utilization of new materials.
- Experience with design development and sustaining of Lift Equipment
- Experience with detailed design of large, portable work platforms
- Project Management including tracking metrics, reporting project status, working across integrated teams to complete a task, communication with suppliers and customers.

Typical Education/Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD, Master+3 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.