Associate or Experienced Composites Engineer

About the role

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. 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. Boeing Commercial Airplanes Materials & Processes (BCA M&P) is seeking an Associate or Experienced Composites Engineer (Level 2 or 3) for the 787 Fuselage Engineering Support Team in North Charleston, South Carolina. At Boeing South Carolina, we are shaping the future of aerospace. As the exclusive site of the revolutionary 787 Dreamliner, our team delivers one of the most advanced commercial airplanes in the world — connecting people, economies, and possibilities across the globe. We are accelerating production, expanding our capabilities, and building our engineering team to carry the 787 program into its next chapter. This is your opportunity to be a part of a high-impact Engineering Support team that enables our 787 Airplane Program. As an M&P engineer, you will define engineering requirements to develop, select, or recommend parts, materials, processes, manufacturing technologies, machinery, tools, and automation systems used in product design and manufacturing in accordance with contractual and regulatory obligations. Additionally, you will qualify new materials, parts and processes to meet requirements and manage test and audit programs to qualify suppliers to applicable requirements. You will conduct analysis to characterize performance or determine reasons for failure of tools, materials, parts or processes to drive subsequent corrective or preventative actions. M&P engineers are responsible for using project management tools to meet cost, technical, and schedule requirements while incorporating environmental health and safety, LEAN and Quality principles into (1) materials and processes, (2) research, design and qualification, (3) work procedures and (4) labs and office areas.

Responsibilities

• Support and assist with engineering design review
• Support material and part qualifications internal to Boeing and at suppliers
• Provide engineering support to the production system
• Possess and encourage others to have a mindset of Safety and First Pass Quality
• Influence others to exhibit Boeing Values and Behavior
• This position may require up to 20 - 25% travel, domestically or internationally

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Chemistry
• 2+ years of experience in an Engineering or Manufacturing environment
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings and specifications
• Experience working with composites and/or composite manufacturing

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in a materials and processes engineering environment
• Experience with aerospace composites technology
• Experience with composite part and/or material qualification
• Experience working with suppliers associated with an engineering production system

Skills

• Problem solving
• Communication