Lighting Design Engineer Senior M F D

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The Payloads Organization within Boeing Commercial Airplanes is seeking experienced Lighting Design Engineer (Senior) (M F D)to join thedesign centerteam inHamburg Germany.

The Payloads Organization is responsible for the interior of the airplane including the passenger cabin cargo compartments exterior markings associated systems and cabin safety. We are how our airline customers fulfill their mission represent their brand and shape how the public experiences flight.

Our organization operates in a fastpaced dynamic environment which pulls from many scientific disciplines. Be part of the team that connects rigorous technical design to the future of air travel.

The Role:

The lighting system include General Lighting Lighting Scene Development Emergency Lighting and Passenger Information Signs. Technical design considerations include key technology performance indicators physical/mechanical packaging & integration electrical design systems interfaces & communication protocols optical system performance (e.g. interactions with materials nearfield lighting effects lens design etc. and the human visual system.

Lighting team collaborate closely with the Cabin Systems Electrical SubSystems Supplier Management Regulatory Administration and other Boeing teams. As a Lighting Design Engineer (Senior) (M F D) you will provide technical leadership communication and project management and be responsible for design requirements integration and installation support into the final aircraft product.

The successful candidate will have a statement of work that spans the product lifecycle beginning with the upfront technical definition & feasibility studies through supporting configuration development identifying & managing risks and resolving crosscommodity & interface design issues to performing validation and verification activities and demonstrating compliance to regulatory requirements.

As a result we are seeking candidates with the following qualities:

• Leadership: must be a selfstarter adept at leading complex projects and influencing people across and beyond the Interiors organization.
• Technical Integration: capability and good knowledge to manage complex design problems involving interface management among multiple product teams developing solutions and providing recommendations.
• Good problemsolving skills and critical thinking.
• Creativity and innovative thinking: develop solutions that meet customer and Boeing needs.
• Flexibility adaptability and comfort with a highly variable work statement.
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to clearly communicate complex scenarios with diverse internal and external personnel (peers executive leadership other Boeing organizations suppliers airlines).
• Ability to use a variety of media to clearly convey information and ideas to a variety of audiences.
• Demonstrated interest in continuous learning and development.

Position Responsibilities:

• Develops integrates and documents system functional architecture and requirements to establish the design criteria.
• Performs integrates and approves analytical and test results used to validate and verify systems and components meet requirement specifications.
• Develops maintains and modifies interior lighting system and component designs using 3D Computer Aided Design optical modeling & simulation tools and/or other design methods to provide product definition to other engineering groups production operations suppliers and external customers throughout the product lifecycle.
• Develops new design/analysis processes and tools to improve the effectiveness quality and efficiency of the development effort.
• Manages supplier design development performance test and production activities and coordinates with the supplier to optimize the design and achieve program goals.
• Reviews supplier technical data and ensures adherence and alignment to customer and Boeing requirements
• Monitors and proposes mitigation plans in response to regulatory changes that impact aircraft lighting for example the RoHS restriction on mercury in the EU or the Minamata Convention in Japan.
• Investigates emerging lighting technologies to develop concepts for future product designs to meet projected requirements.
• Occasional travel may be required to supplier and/or customer facilities.

This position is hybrid. The selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options. This is at the hiring teams discretion and could potentially change in the future.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science (or equivalent) from an accredited course of study in engineering or physics.
• Experience leading a crossfunctional/integrated product team.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 9 years of experience in engineering including design integration and/or certification or equivalent combination of additional education and relevant experience.
• Familiarity with Design for Manufacturing (DfM) principles including experience with electronics manufacturing methods
• Preferred experience in aerospace interiors lighting technology materials properties design criteria certification and release processes.
• Knowledge of optics and lighting system design including the use of optical modeling & simulation tools such as SPEOS ASAP or LightTools as well as photometric & radiometric verification methods and equipment.
• Familiarity with the challenges of addressing component obsolescence and qualifying replacement lighting products for legacy lighting technologies
• 9 years of experience in program or project management leading project and/or program proposals of varying complexity (including development and of schedule milestones financial assessments resource assessments risk & issues management etc..
• Knowledge of the program management best practices including management of risks issues and opportunities.
• Preferred experience working directly with/for aerospace suppliers airlines or regulators.
• 9 years of experience supporting qualification and certification of aerospace products or equivalent combination of additional education and relevant experience.
• Preferred experience and demonstrated understanding of FAA Title 14 Part 25 and/or EASA equivalent as they apply to product design.
• Experience developing products Systems Engineering and/or Development Assurance processes for functional architecture definition & decomposition requirements definition & validation verification planning and safety assessments.

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