Materials & Processes Engineer (Composite/Interior Composite)

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

The Boeing Company is seeking am experienced Materials and Processes (M&P) Engineer in Tukwila, WA.

The BDS M&PT (Materials & Processes Technology) team is seeking a new team member to join a team responsible for developing, defining, and driving Engineering and Technology requirements across multiple programs, focusing on Commercial Derivative Military Aircraft Programs (CDMA).

At Boeing, we are all innovators on a mission to connect, protect, explore, and inspire. From the seabed to outer space, you’ll learn and grow, contributing to work that shapes the world. Find your future with us. We create the future — of mobility, autonomy, speed, endurance, space access and exploration, undersea vehicles, cybersecurity, communication and much, much more.  We connect people, products and ideas around the world.  We protect people and nations.  We explore the mysteries of the universe from seabed to space to cyberspace.  We inspire future generations of innovators, dreamers, and doers.

We are Boeing Defense & Space (BDS): Boeing's global Defense team creating and implementing innovative technologies that make the impossible possible and enabling the future of aerospace.  We are engineers and technicians, skilled scientists, and bold innovators.  Join us and put your passion, determination, and skill to work building the future!  

#TheFutureIsBuiltHere  #ChangeTheWorld

Position Responsibilities:

• Leads projects, program actions, and directs junior engineers supporting aligned Statement of Work. 
• Directly briefs, and reports status to program/Project leadership.
• Defines requirements and approves tools, equipment, materials, parts, and processes used in the engineering design, manufacture and/or maintenance of products for ground-based engineering and technology support – general support across many disciplines (contamination sampling, analysis, remediation recommendations, specifications, supplier support, facility compliance monitoring, structural components and engineering, and composites work for interior and exterior applications, etc.)
• Advise stakeholders on the properties and fabrication of metal parts and composite parts as well as assembly and fabrication topics.
• Defines and leads engineering control for tools, equipment, materials, parts, and processes used in the engineering design, manufacture and/or maintenance of Boeing CDMA platforms. 
• Act as support to structural/mechanical M&P engineering, composites and materials, adhesives, etc. assisting with drawing review of structural components, Parts, and Processes.
• Incorporates engineering best practices for CDMA systems manufacturing.
• Partners with suppliers, build/fab teams, design IPTs to review contamination approaches and implementation practices.
• Participates and acts as M&P Engineer for Drawing review, specification requirements and interpretation, specifically on how M&P fits into design and structural analysis.
• Assists in evaluation of emerging technologies for potential application to business needs.
• Performs routine tests and audits to qualify suppliers to applicable requirements.
• Conducts routine analysis and testing to determine performance or reasons for processes challenges and have ability to use statistical analysis concepts such as normal distribution, standard deviations, mean, probability, and confidence levels.
• Assist in implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Uses project management tools to meet cost, technical, and schedule requirements
• Incorporates environmental health and safety, LEAN and Quality principles into (1) processes, (2) research, design and qualification, (3) work procedures and (4) labs
• Display skill and ability to collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources. 
• Use a variety of media, clearly conveys information and ideas to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Makes customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions.
• Discovers new opportunities and solutions for problems by looking beyond current practices and using innovative thinking.
• Tries different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.
• Provide products and services that meet the highest technical and quality standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies and processes and embrace first-time quality as a way of life – not accepting, creating or passing any defects and speaking up.
• Identifying and correcting conditions and behaviors that affect employee, public, and customer safety; upholding safety standards; demonstrating proactive safety culture leadership.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite as needed by business or program.   The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at the listed location options.

• Tukwila Site, Buildings – 9-98, 9-96, 9-101
• PS Area supporting CDMAs as required

Special Program Access or other Government Access Requirements may be required for this position.

Some travel required supporting CDMA programs, usually less than 15%.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (including manufacturing engineering technology), computer science, engineering data science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 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.
• 5+ years of materials, structural, or chemical engineering experience in a related technical field

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience working across engineering environments with multi-disciplinary goals and requirements.
• Working knowledge of CFR 25.601 and DO-160.
• Ability to review and correct engineering drawings and other engineering documents with skills in CATIA or Enovia
• Prior Process Engineering work experience in highly robust and fast-paced environments
• CDMA engineering support and manufacturing experience
• Experience with requirements flow down and ability to communicate results upwards
• Knowledge of material processing for metals, polymers, composites, and electronics and how they come together in CDMA platforms
• Knowledge of corrosion principles (such as crevice, stress, dissimilar metals).
• Advanced knowledge of design concepts and techniques (e.g., concurrent engineering, Design for Manufacture/Assembly [DFM/A]).
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret engineering drawings and specifications (e.g., blueprint/schematic reading, specification, change, design).
• Knowledge of responsibilities and tasks performed by various Engineering departments/disciplines (e.g., design, test, software, technology, avionics). Knowledge of the interaction between departments/disciplines and how their products/processes affect one another and impact non-engineering processes (e.g., Operations, Logistics, Business).
• Knowledge of engineering principles and activities supporting M&P across skill sets and skill codes – 6A8, 6B5, 6B6, etc
• Knowledge of material processing for metals (e.g., welding forging, heat treat, machining, forming), polymers and composites (e.g., autoclave curing, lay-up, co-curing, repair), sealants and finishes processing (e.g., plating, painting, surface preparation, fay surface sealing, fillet sealing), and ceramic (e.g., high temperature processing, machining) and electronic materials (e.g., soldering, printed circuit board cleaning, conformal coating).
• Knowledge of attributes and performance capabilities of various analytical laboratory instruments and the ability to use testing and other analytical and metrology techniques to determine use case, failure mode, and material properties. 
• Ability to apply knowledge of materials engineering and scientific principles to develop, design, analyze, test, and validate solutions for complex systems, sub-systems and designs.
• Some knowledge of NOE, MECR, GIDEP, RCCA and other reconciliation procedures.
• Ability to understand the big picture and the inter-relationships of all positions and activities in the system, including the impact of changes in one area on another area. This includes the ability to see and understand the inter-relationships between components of systems and plans, anticipate future events, and apply the principles of systems thinking to accelerate performance.

Relocation:

This position does not offer relocation.

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.

Shift:

This position is for 1st shift.

Union Representation Statement:

This is a union-represented position.

Pay & Benefits: 

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 several 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:

Mid-Level: $119,850- $162,150

Applications for this position will be accepted until May. 29, 2026

Export Control Requirements:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details:

US based job, US Person required

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Contingent Upon Program Reward

The position is contingent upon program award

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.