Senior Equipment & Tool Engineer (Asset Engineering)

Job Description

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Boeing Defense Space & Security (BDS) is seeking a SeniorEquipment and Tool Engineer located in Mesa, AZ.

About Us: At Boeing Mesa, we are leaders in aerospace innovation, dedicated to shaping the future of flight. Our new facility, the Advanced Composite Fabrication Center (ACFC) is a hub for advanced manufacturing, where we design and produce cutting-edge military products that are vital to national defense. We take pride in our commitment to quality, safety, and sustainability. We want you to join our team and enhance our production processes and systems.

Position Overview: As an Equipment and Tool Engineer, you will support the development and implementation of tooling for composite aircraft parts and assemblies. You will collaborate with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to integrate technical solutions across multiple disciplines, ensuring efficient manufacturing processes that meet stringent quality standards.

Step into a fast-paced, cutting-edge program that is at the forefront of innovation and technology, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in aerospace engineering.

Position Responsibilities

• Lead design, build specifications, and validation of production tooling.

• Translate production requirements and engineering drawings into tooling concepts that meet dimensional tolerances, temperature/pressure requirements, and repeatability targets.

• Specify materials, surface finishes, coatings, release agents, and dimensional control methods appropriate for composite processes.

• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering to define tool handling, storage, and maintenance procedures.

• Support troubleshooting of tooling-related production issues and implement corrective actions.

• Manage tooling lifecycle activities: preventive maintenance schedules, repairs, rework, and eventual retirement/replacement.

• Create and maintain tooling drawings, BOMs, inspection plans, and process control documentation.

• Coordinate with suppliers and machine shops for fabrication, inspection, and modification of tooling.

• Ensure tooling designs comply with safety, ergonomic, and environmental requirements.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement

• 9 or more years’ related work experience in Tool Engineering. 

• Proficient in interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.

• Proficient with CAD tools for tooling and fixture design.

• Strong mechanical aptitude and hands-on tooling/fixture experience in a production environment.

• Strong knowledge of composite material behavior, cure/shrinkage characteristics, dimensional control, and surface finish requirements.

• Experience generating tooling drawings, Tolerance stack-ups, GD&T, and BOMs.

• Familiarity with inspection methods for tooling and parts (CMM, optical scanning, laser trackers).

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Experience):

• Master’s degree in engineering or a related field.

• Experience in the aerospace industry, particularly with military or defense programs.

• Knowledge of Boeing's organizational processes, program plans, and policies.

• Composite fabrication experience

• Existing valid US Security Clearance

• Experienced with tooling supplier base or out plant tooling.

• Experience in classical and finite element structural analysis.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally.

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) 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.

The Boeing 401(k) helps you save for your future, with contributions from Boeing that can help you grow your retirement savings. Our best-in-class retirement benefit features:

• Best in class 401(k) plan: we'll match your contributions dollar for dollar, up to 10% of eligible pay with Immediate 100% vesting

• Student Loan Match: The Boeing 401(k) Student Loan Match allows eligible enrolled U.S. employees to have their qualified student loan debt payments counted, along with any match-eligible contributions they make, for purposes of determining the Company Match to employees' Boeing 401(k) accounts. 

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 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: $126,650 - $171,350

Applications for this position will be accepted until Jul. 02, 2026

Export Control Requirements:

This is not an Export Control position.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Security Clearance

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.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

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.