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Mid-Level or Lead Design Engineer

North Charleston, South Carolina Job ID JR2025467528 Category Engineering - Mechanical & Structural Role Type Onsite Post Date Sep. 05, 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 Commercial Airplanes is hiring for a Mid-Level or Lead 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 a Lead Design Engineer on our team, you will lead a team of other design engineers supporting the 787 S43 and the 787 common architecture structure.  The statement of work shall include future airframe design, factory and fleet support, and oversight of 787 Partners 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.
  • Leads performance, integration and analysis of tests 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.
  • Assists with investigation of emerging technologies to develop concepts for future product designs to meet projected requirements.
  • Works under minimal direction.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace Aeronautical or Material Sciences)
  • 3+ years of experience in structural design

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • 3+ years of experience leading aerospace design engineering teams and integrating within a global supply base and product value streams
  • 3+ years of experience within Boeing Commercial Airplanes with exposure to Boeing Design Methods
  • Experience with commercial aircraft certification processes and regulations
  • Project management knowledge
  • Experience with CATIA V5 / ENOVIA
  • 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.

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

Mid-Level: $90,100 - $121,900

Lead Level: $113,050 - $152,950


Applications for this position will be accepted until Sept. 19, 2025


Export Control Requirements: This is not an Export Control position.

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


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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