Principal Fatigue & Fracture Engineer

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The Boeing Defense Space & Security (BDS) team is seeking an experienced Principal Fatigue and Fracture Engineer to join the Air Dominance (AD) Platform Structures Capability and lead the Service Life organization in Berkeley MO. This extremely critical role will be a balance between program facing and functional capability with the opportunity to support various aircraft across the AD portfolio (F-15 F/A-18 MQ-25 T-7A & development programs).

This position requires extensive knowledge in fatigue and fracture and will be responsible for technical decision making/oversight across AD platforms in various phases of the engineering life cycle (development testing production and sustainment). The individual will directly interface with Boeing Sr. leadership external customers and regulatory agencies to ensure airworthiness compliance and structural integrity.

In addition to technical excellence the integrator role will be responsible for maintaining/developing common methods & tools executing building block component & full-scale test plans and implementing strategies aligning to organizational divisional and business unit level goals/priorities (bolstering a core fatigue and fracture capability establishing/leading technical council(s) to proactively address program concerns/issues and publishing design practices applicable to current and emergent lessons learned/technologies).

Position Responsibilities:

• Conduct/lead technical design and non-advocate reviews performed across the portfolio and drive decisions leveraging data engineering judgement and experience

• Perform fatigue damage tolerance and risk analyses using advance computational methods and tools

• Lead engineering teams supporting production in-service issues and force/fleet management

• Develop and implement best practices including methodologies tools and processes through collaboration with critical stakeholders across the enterprise

• Conduct/oversee building block component and aircraft level testing to validate methods and analytical predictions

• Work with customers and regulatory agencies to develop certification standards and ensure airworthiness requirements are achieved

• Prepare technical reports and presentations to effectively communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders and internal/external customers

• Mentor engineers at all levels (entry early-career experienced)

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

Travel may be required up to 10% of the time; Domestically depending on business needs.

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.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 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

• 20 years of experience in the following areas/disciplines

  • Testing (building block component level full scale)

  • Statistical/probabilistic analysis

  • Fatigue loading (maneuvers landings gusts buffet etc.)

  • Spectrum generation (element and event based)

  • Durability and damage tolerance analysis/methodology (crack initiation & crack growth)

  • Production/fleet support

  • Fatigue impacts due to various manufacturing processes

  • Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP)

  • MIL-STD-1530

• 10 years of experience with fixed wing military aircraft platforms

• 10 years of experience collaborating with multiple customers (USN USAF domestic foreign)

• 10 years of experience with industry standard structural analysis/fatigue software tools:

  • PATRAN/NASTRAN

  • StressCheck

  • NASGRO/AFGROW

• Extensive knowledge/experience of customers and regulatory agencies requirements and certification processes

• Ability to effectively communicate and work well with others across all levels

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 5 years of experience with Boeing specific structural analysis/fatigue software tools:

  • CAESAR

  • SLAPWorks

  • LifeWorks

• 3 years of experience/knowledge across industry (Northrop Grumman Lockheed Martin)

• Active Secret Clearance

Typical Education/Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology) computer science engineering data science mathematics physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 20 or more years related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications. In the USA ABET accreditation is the preferred although not required accreditation standard

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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.

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: $166600 - $225400

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