Manufacturing Research & Development Engineer (Associate)
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. Materials and Process Technology (M&PT) is seeking a high performing, collaborative associate Manufacturing Research and Development (MR&D) Engineer to join our team located at the Boeing facility in Berkeley, Missouri. This position reports to the St. Louis MR&D team within the Materials and Process Technology organization. The MR&D group supports Defense and Weapons production and development programs within the St. Louis site, leading advanced manufacturing technology insertion and integration into the production system.
Responsibilities
- Provides support to St. Louis BDS production programs and development projects in the areas of robotics/automation, production equipment, mechatronics, process development, and mechanical drilling/fastening/inspection/assembly technologies.
- Supports operations across fabrication, paint operations, and assembly operations in support of multiple aircraft and weapons programs.
- Works with technical mentoring from a technical lead engineer (TLE); supporting the completion of tasks on projects and developing solutions to technical problems.
- Works on special assignments with additional support.
- Applies knowledge of engineering and scientific principles to aircraft design efforts, production operations improvements, development and implementation of a wide range of technologies, and aircraft assembly cost reduction efforts.
- Reviews engineering documents, drawings, and supports design reviews to ensure proper selection and specification of equipment and processes for assembly operations.
- Drafts engineering specifications and other documents to manage the deployment of tools, equipment, materials, parts and processes.
- Assists with