Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

At Boeing, we are all innovators on a mission to connect, protect, explore and inspire. Engineering is at the heart of everything we do at Boeing.  From rotorcraft to outer space, you'll learn and grow, and contribute to work that shapes the world. Find your future with us.

The Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Vertical Lift division has an opportunity in the Platform Structures organization & seeking Experienced Structural Analysis Engineers (Level 3) to support the Apache Helicopter and other attack helicopter variants. Along with these programs we support a large portfolio of products including Commercial Aircraft, Fixed Wing Fighters, Satellites, Space Exploration Crew Station, and many others all from Mesa, AZ.

Boeing Structural Analysts use their enthusiasm, curiosity and creativity to solve challenging problems that connect with the daily work goals of the project, program, business units, and the enterprise.  As an Experienced Structural Analyst, you will solve these difficult problems and work with a multi-disciplinary team under general direction, ensuring structural integrity of the product through a variety of analysis methods and tools, and documenting and presenting the analysis results for customer and regulatory approval. Structural Analysts play a key role in creating innovative solutions that move individual teams, Boeing, and our customers forward.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develops, integrates and documents structural requirements to establish the system design.

• Coordinates with other engineering groups to establish the product's environment.

• Guides product design and verifies structural integrity by using analytical methods, finite element models/simulations and other analysis tools throughout the product lifecycle to develop the structural environment, characteristics and performance.

• Develops test plans and configurations, supports test execution and analyzes/reports test results to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications.

• Defines and documents certification and test results to substantiate for customers and regulatory agencies that requirements are satisfied.

• Supports in-service products by investigating failures and analyzing improvements.

• Works under general direction.

Security Clearances: 

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. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited course of study in Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil or Structural Engineering field.

• 3+ years of experience with structural analysis methods.

• Experience performing stress analysis using both hand and finite element approaches

• Excellent verbal/written communication and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience in aircraft and/or static structures stress analysis

• Experience using CAD Software (CATIA, NX, Solidworks, etc.)

• Experience with FEM Software (Patran / Nastran, ABAQUS, etc.)

• Experience with various communication Software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

• Experience with Boeing analysis tools Common Structures Workstation, etc.

• Experience with design and analysis of metallic and composite materials

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.

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Shift: 

This position is for 1st shift.

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.

Vaccination Requirements:

Boeing is implementing new requirements for employees to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19 or have an approved reasonable accommodation based on local legislation in several countries including U.S.-based employees. Please refer here for current vaccination and/or reasonable accommodation requirements, and timelines based on location.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Experience Level
Individual Contributor

Contingent Upon Program Award
No, this position is not contingent upon program award