Structural & Payload Design Engineer – Mid-Level or Senior, Payload Systems Design

Boeing

Structural & Payload Design Engineer at Boeing managing seat design and integration across projects. Leading technical teams and ensuring compliance with certification and installation standards.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeEverett • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $117,900 - $144,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Acts as subject matter expert (SME) for seat design, certification, and installation across multiple seat projects and supplier actions
Provides engineering leadership to the Seats Integration Team spanning internal disciplines (payloads, wiring, seat electrical, stress, certification, flammability, software) and external resources (seat suppliers, sub-suppliers, regulatory agencies, airline customers)
Leads technical integration of multiple engineering disciplines on highly complex projects and provide consultative direction
Plans, identifies, and coordinates engineering resources across project/program lifecycle
Leads project execution to complete engineering statements of work; respond to SOW changes, assess impacts, and negotiate modifications to deliverables, resources, costs, and schedules
Communicates project status and program-level seat guidance to Boeing executives, program PIMs, supply chain leadership, factory and flightline operations, suppliers, and airline customers
Identifies program-level seat risks and implement risk mitigation strategies with program teams
Establishes and reports project technical performance metrics; compare actuals to baseline to assess performance, productivity, efficiencies, and lessons learned; work with leadership to implement improvements
Provides integration leadership for implementation and execution of seat projects, including authoring or oversight of certification plans and technical dispositions as needed
Coordinates with regulatory agencies, suppliers, and customers to support certification and delivery

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace Aeronautical or Material Science)
5+ years of relevant experience or equivalent industry experience
Willingness/ability to travel domestically and internationally (typically 10%–20%)
9+ years of relevant experience or equivalent industry experience preferred
Experience with payloads engineering releases and configuration management processes
Demonstrated experience leading cross-discipline technical integration and project execution
Experience implementing and sustaining project management best practices
Experience authoring certification plans and reviewing technical documentation
Familiarity with FAA Title 14 Part 25 and EASA equivalents
Experience with CATIA, ENOVIA, IVT, DCCS, and REDARS
FAA DER Interior Arrangements experience or equivalent certification knowledge

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
flexible spending accounts
health savings accounts
retirement savings plans
life and disability insurance programs
paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

Payloads EngineeringConfiguration ManagementTechnical Documentation ReviewRisk Mitigation StrategiesEngineering Leadership

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationLeadershipCollaboration

Certifications

FAA DER Interior Arrangements Certification