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Boeing · 18 hours ago

Guidance Navigation and Control Engineer (Associate, Experienced or Senior) - Flight Controls

Everett, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid, Senior Level

$88K/yr - $183K/yr

1+ years exp

Boeing is a leader in aerospace innovation and collaboration, seeking Guidance Navigation and Control Engineers to support their Flight Controls team. The role involves designing, analyzing, testing, and certifying flight control systems for large commercial aircraft while fostering a culture of safety and teamwork.

AerospaceIndustrial

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Resolve airplane level requirements into system level requirements and resolve system level requirements into component requirements with time and cost efficient validation methods

Develop and evaluate system and subsystem architecture alternatives to meet project objectives and requirements

Conduct trade studies to analyze and compare alternatives, rapidly converging on preferred configurations through system simulations and development test programs

Lead and participate in system, component, and detailed design efforts, ensuring thorough documentation and adherence to schedule and cost constraints to produce error-free, manufacturable specifications and drawings

Lead and support system- and component-level validation activities, including test plan development, consultation on iron bird and test rig setups, test monitoring, analysis, report authoring, supplier test report review and approval, failure analysis, and mitigation strategies

Drive certification efforts by creating required artifacts such as system safety analyses, failure modes and effects analyses (FMEA), and fault tree analyses (FTA); ensure traceability to regulatory requirements and resolve any regulatory conflicts

Support ongoing production by promptly addressing build issues at Boeing and supplier facilities, identifying and implementing design improvements to enhance build accuracy, production rate, and line safety, and resolving rejections, functional test failures, and flight squawks

Provide subject matter expertise to support global fleet operations, responding to airline and regulator inquiries, leading resolution of Service Related Problems (SRPs), and analyzing flight incidents to inform Safety Review Board (SRB) recommendations for the Continued Operational Safety Program (COSP)

Collaborate effectively across functions and organizations within and outside Boeing, including manufacturing, avionics, crew operations, airplane safety, aerodynamics, supply chain management, BCA systems software, suppliers, airline customers, and regulatory agencies

Qualification

Flight control systemsRequirements developmentSystems Safety AnalysisIBM Rational DOORSARP 4754ARP 4761Component architectureCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunication

Required

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

1+ years of technical experience in an aerospace or similar regulated industry environment

Preferred

Knowledge/Experience with ARP 4754 and ARP 4761

Experience with flight controls system and component architecture

Experience in requirements development, design, analysis, and verification & validation of flight control systems

Experience using requirement management tools such as IBM Rational DOORS

Experience with manufacturing regulated and certified, safety critical components and software

Experience with Systems Safety Analysis, failure modes and effects analysis; fault tree analysis; common cause analysis, and single & multiple failure analysis