Experienced-Level C-17 Structural Design Engineer

Overview

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Position
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The Boeing Global Services (BGS) is seeking a motivated self-starting Experienced-Level C-17 Structural Design Engineer to join the C-17 Program Engineering Team located in San Antonio, TX
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This is a hands-on position with the depot, requiring aircraft-maintenance oriented thinking. Work in a shop environment in and around the aircraft will be required, in order to work closely with the mechanics. This includes having a safety-minded mindset and being comfortable with PPE and potentially dirty/hot/confined work areas.

A well-qualified candidate will be comfortable interfacing with both Depot Engineering and Depot Operations to provide practical, timely responses. Prior military or civilian aircraft maintenance experience highly desired.

• Provide on-site design assistance to Boeing San Antonio depot, and customer bases as required.
• Interface with Company and Customer representatives.
• Work closely with senior engineers in San Antonio, TX, and Long Beach, CA.
• Provide context and requirement interpretation for all C-17 Fuselage, Wing, and Empennage Structure.
• Provide guidance for design of repairs and modifications of metallic and composite aircraft structures.
• Participate in design change development, release, and implementation.
• Provide assistance to team members in use of C-17 NX/Teamcenter tools.
• Provide assistance to team members for C-17 Product Data requirements.
• Perform Root Cause and Corrective Action analysis for customer Discrepancy Reports.
• Support C-17 Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) reporting and documentation requirements.
• 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.
• Position can also report to 2nd shift, after training if requested.
• May be asked to support other programs or perform other duties as needed.
• Ability to work on-site 5 days per week.
• Works under general direction.

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering.
• 3+ years' experience in aircraft structure, materials and properties, design criteria and release processes.
• 3+ years’ experience in one or more areas of aircraft structures such as design, strength, fatigue.
• U.S Citizenship required.

• Bachelor s Degree or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Civil Engineering.
• Experience with engineering tools such as Siemens NX, Teamcenter.
• Experience with structural design principles for aircraft primary structures (e.g., fatigue, damage tolerance, corrosion, stress analysis, statics, materials strength, material characteristics, and repair techniques).
• Experience in Airplane Design, Stress Analysis, Liaison Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering strongly preferred.
• Experience with Boeing C-17 Aircraft Primary Structures.
• Strong written, verbal communications and presentation skills.

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