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Senior Handling Qualities, Guidance and Control Engineer

Mesa, Arizona Job ID JR2025447411 Category Engineering - Flight Post Date Mar. 20, 2025
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Job Description

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 Defense, Space, & Security (BDS), Vertical Lift Division is seeking a Senior Handling Qualities, Guidance and Control Engineer (Level 4 or 5) to join the Flight Technology team in sunny Mesa, AZ. Our team creates the next generation products and services for the BDS business unit.  We participate in all phases of the design, test, and support of the Apache Helicopter, AH-6, Chinook helicopter, V-22, and developmental aircraft.

The ideal candidate will help lead a high-performing team that directly supports the design of new and modified rotorcraft from a stability, flight control, and handing qualities perspective. As a key member of our team, you will support the design of flight control systems and model/analyze air vehicle stability and control characteristics to ensure acceptable handling qualities in compliance with specifications.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Leads a team of high performing engineers, including coordinate with program leadership, establish and meet technical, quality and efficiency metrics, and develop team members in the key Flying Qualities skill areas

  • Apply control theory to lead the design of control laws that achieve desired characteristics for dynamic control response, gust or disturbance rejection, system failure robustness, and loads considerations

  • Develop and validate physics-based linear and non-linear flight simulation models that include mathematical models of various rotorcraft components (main rotor, tail rotor, fuselage) and participate in wind-tunnel/flight testing to support model validation

  • Support the design of new and modified rotorcraft configurations from a stability, control, and handling qualities perspective

  • Lead pilot-in-the-loop flight simulation, hardware in the loop laboratory, and flight testing in support of vehicle design and analysis

  • Collaborate with test pilots and with engineers in other disciplines such as aerodynamics, dynamics, avionic systems, and structural design to optimize vehicle characteristics

  • Support training/mentoring other team members

  • Approximately 10% travel is required for testing at off-site locations

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. 

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): (see education and experience for the levels below)

  • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science

  • 5 or more years of experience with Matlab, C, C++, and/or FORTRAN

  • 5 or more years of experience in experience with aircraft stability and flight control laws

  • 5 or more years of experience functioning in a role that requires team/project leadership

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • 10 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (level 5)

  • Has significant experience modeling rotorcraft flight dynamics models

  • Currently holds a security clearance

  • Masters degree or Doctorate in engineering field (mechanical or aerospace)

  • Experience supporting rotorcraft flight test

  • Experience designing flight control laws for rotorcraft

  • Rotorcraft stability and control experience

Typical Education/Experience:

Level 4:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in mechanical or aerospace engineering (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years' related work experience, Master+7 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Level 5:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in mechanical or aerospace engineering (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 14 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+9 years' related work experience, Master+12 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

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.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.  

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.  

Summary Pay Range Level 4: $126,650 - $171,350

Summary Pay Range Level 5: $153,000 - $207,000


Applications for this position will be accepted until Apr. 05, 2025


Export Control Requirements: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance

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.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift


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.

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