Structural & Payload Design Engineer 3 (contract)

Boeing; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 75,768 - 103,320; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a Payloads Design Engineer (Associate) to join their team in North Charleston, SC. The role involves managing systems related to airplane interiors, including design, testing, and supplier coordination. Candidates should have a degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and at least 2 years of relevant experience. This contract position provides a pay rate of $55 to $75 per hour with optional benefits including medical and dental coverage.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in relevant work or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with cross-functional engineering and production teams.
• Ability to meet plan delivery deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing, integrating, and documenting payload system requirements.
• Support the management of supplier performance.
• Develop and modify payload system designs using 3D CAD tools.

Skills

3-D modeling

Problem-solving

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

CATIA

SOLIDWORKS

Job description

• This posting is for a contract assignment and is not a full‑time employment offer with Boeing. Candidates selected for roles will be employed as contract workers through a Boeing approved 3rd party for the duration of the specified project.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is seeking a Payloads Design Engineer (Associate) to join our Interiors Responsibility Center South Carolina (IRCSC) team based in North Charleston, SC. As an associate design engineer, you will manage systems associated with airplane interiors—including light limiting headers, closets, partitions, stow bins and wiring. The statement of work spans the product lifecycle: supporting customer configuration development, fabrication and manufacturing, validating and verifying design requirements, integrating business needs, and supporting the product through the production and certification processes.

Position Responsibilities

• Assist in developing, integrating and documenting structural and interior payload system requirements to establish the system design.
• Assist in performing tests to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications.
• Support the management of supplier performance, test and production activities and coordinate with the supplier to optimize the design and achieve program goals.
• Support IRC production floor during first‑of or complex builds.
• Assist in development of new design/analysis processes and tools to improve the effectiveness, quality and efficiency of the development effort.
• Support investigation of emerging technologies to develop concepts for future product designs to meet projected requirements.
• Develop, maintain and modify payload system and component designs, using 3‑D Computer Aided Design tools and/or other design methods.

Level 2 Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's of Science degree from an accredited course of study in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering.
• 2+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (Bachelor's + 2 years experience, Master's + 0 years).
• 2+ years of experience with 3‑D modeling (Autodesk Inventor, CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, SketchUp, Pro‑E, 3DX, etc.) and/or equivalent combination of additional education and relevant experience.
• Experience working within cross‑functional engineering and production team.

Level 2 Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in aerospace engineering, design and engineering release processes.
• Demonstrates good problem‑solving skills and critical thinking.
• Working knowledge of standard business software (MS Office Suite).
• Ability to meet plan delivery deadlines when assigned.
• Understanding and demonstrated experience with FAA Title 14 Part 25 and/or EASA equivalent.

Level 3 Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's of Science degree from an accredited course of study in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering.
• 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (Bachelor's + 5 years experience, Master's + 3 years).
• 5+ years of experience with 3‑D modeling (Autodesk Inventor, CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, SketchUp, Pro‑E, 3DX, etc.) and/or equivalent combination of additional education and relevant experience.
• Experience working within cross‑functional engineering and production team.

Level 3 Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in aerospace engineering, design and engineering release processes.
• Demonstrates good problem‑solving skills and critical thinking.
• Working knowledge of standard business software (MS Office Suite).
• Ability to meet plan delivery deadlines when assigned.
• Understanding and demonstrated experience with FAA Title 14 Part 25 and/or EASA equivalent.

Level 4 Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's of Science degree from an accredited course of study in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering.
• 9+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (Bachelor's + 9 years experience, Master's + 7 years).
• 5+ years of experience with 3‑D modeling (Autodesk Inventor, CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, SketchUp, Pro‑E, 3DX, etc.) and/or equivalent combination of additional education and relevant experience.
• Experience working within cross‑functional engineering and production team.

Level 4 Preferred Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in aerospace engineering, design and engineering release processes.
• Demonstrates good problem‑solving skills and critical thinking.
• Working knowledge of standard business software (MS Office Suite).
• Ability to meet plan delivery deadlines when assigned.
• Understanding and demonstrated experience with FAA Title 14 Part 25 and/or EASA equivalent.

Selected candidates may have the opportunity to be converted into full time employees on contract term end.

Pay Rate Range: Min Pay Rate 55, Max Pay Rate 75 USD hourly.

Benefits Information

• Optional Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Aviation & Aerospace