Durability & Damage Tolerance Engineer

Durability & Damage Tolerance Engineer

The Boeing Company is seeking motivated and talented Experienced or Senior Durability & Damage Tolerance Engineer to join our dynamic Engineering Teams in Ridley Park, PA.

At Boeing, our engineers are the visionaries who shape the future of aerospace. Join us and unleash your expertise to create next-generation capabilities for incredible aerospace platforms. This is your chance to make a significant impact by contributing to a wide range of current and evolutionary aircraft and weapons systems across various divisions/business units.

Position responsibilities include:

• Leading development of multiple test plans and configurations, supporting test execution, and analyzing/reporting test results to validate and verify recommendations for structural components to meet requirements and specifications.
• Providing high-quality decisions based on analysis of test data as it applies to aircraft structural integrity.
• Defining and documenting aircraft structures certification and test results to ensure customer and regulatory agency requirements are satisfied.
• Leading and performing durability and damage tolerance evaluations of aircraft structures.
• Developing, executing, and interpreting fatigue and fracture mechanics analyses.
• Working under minimal direction while also leading a team of engineers.
• Working closely with Boeing technical experts to standardize enterprise test efforts.
• Working closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment and fulfillment of fatigue requirements.
• Demonstrating strong oral and written communications skills.

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

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. Final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic qualifications (required skills/experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.
• 3+ years of work-related experience performing structural fatigue and fracture analysis.
• 3+ years of work-related experience in fatigue and damage tolerance analysis.
• 3+ years of experience understanding and writing engineering reports based on analysis results, test findings, and maintenance reports and present results.
• 3+ years of work-related experience with full-scale fatigue testing and/or other structural and material testing plans.

Preferred qualifications (desired skills/experience):

• Level 3 - 5+ years of work-related experience with a Bachelor’s OR 3+ years work-related experience with a Master’s OR 1+ years of work-related experience with a PhD.
• Level 4 - 9+ years of work-related experience with a Bachelor’s OR 7+ years work-related experience with a Master’s OR 4+ years of work-related experience with a PhD.
• Active Secret Clearance.
• Knowledge of fixed wing military aircraft platforms.
• Knowledge of Aircraft Structural Integrity Program and its requirements.
• Experience with structural analysis software such as PATRAN/NASTRAN, StressCheck and Lifeworks.
• Experience with Spectrum Generation.

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.

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates.

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

Summary pay range (level 3): $102,000 - $138,000

Summary pay range (level 4): $124,100 - $167,900

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.