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Associate or Mid- Level Structure & Payload Design Engineer (Structural Design)

North Charleston, South Carolina Job ID JR2025482847 Category Engineering - Mechanical & Structural Role Type Onsite Post Date Dec. 17, 2025
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Job Description:

Boeing Commercial Airplanes is hiring for an Associate/Mid-Level Design Engineer to work at our North Charleston, SC location.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact the design of our aircraft. As an Associate / Mid-Level Structures Design Engineer on our team, you will have an opportunity to support fuselage design projects that span a wide variety of opportunities including sustaining design and factory support, customer and fleet support, oversight of our 787 Partner engineering teams and the supply chain.  This individual should be able to manage a wide variety of concurrent work statements, including long and short flow assignments.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Develops, integrates and documents structural requirements to establish the system design.
  • Develops, maintains and modifies structural 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.
  • Supports performance, integration and analysis of tests to validate and verify components meet requirements and specifications.
  • Supports management of supplier development, test and production activities and coordinates with the supplier to optimize the design and achieve program goals.
  • Assists with investigation of emerging technologies to develop concepts for future product designs to meet projected requirements.
  • Works under minimal direction.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace Aeronautical or Material Sciences)
  • 2+ years of aerospace engineering, design criteria and engineering release processes.
  • 2+ years of experience with 3-D modeling (Autodesk Inventor, CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, SketchUp, Pro-E, 3DX, etc.) and/or equivalent combination of additional education and relevant experience.
  • Experience working within a cross-functional team.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 3+ years of experience within Boeing Commercial Airplanes with exposure to Boeing Design Methods
  • Demonstrates good problem-solving skills and critical thinking.
  • Working knowledge of standard business software (MS Office Suite).
  • Ability to use a variety of media to clearly convey information and ideas to a variety of audiences.
  • Ability to meet plan delivery deadlines when assigned.
  • Experience with CATIA V5 / ENOVIA
  • Project Management Experience
  • Experience with composite and metallic designs
  • 787 Airframe Experience

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 Range Summary:

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.

Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only.  Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Level 2: 83,300-112,700

Level 3:98600-133,400


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.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Contingent Upon Program Reward

The position is contingent upon program award


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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