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Flight Controls Mechanical Hydraulics Design & Analysis Engineer (Experienced or Senior)
USA - North Charleston, SC · Senior · Contract
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$10,076 more — $113,776 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $113,776 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Mechanical Engineers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Mechanical Engineers (17-2141) · Charleston-North Charleston, SC. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- This requisition is for multiple positions in multiple flight control and mechanical hydraulic disciplines performing many of the tasks listed below.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Participates in and lead system, component, and detail design efforts with thorough documentation within schedule and cost constraints to create error free, readily manufactured system and component specifications and drawings.
- Participates in and lead system level and component level validation analysis and testing, including plan creation
- Supports on-going production efforts including timely resolution of build problems at Boeing and supplier manufacturing facilities
- identifying and implementing design improvements to build accuracy, build rate, and production line safety
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace Aeronautical or Material Sciences).
- 3+ years of professional experience working in an engineering field.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally 10%.
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
- 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.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of experience in Mechanical, Electrical, and/or Hydraulic systems.
- 5+ years of experience in aerospace related role.
- 5+ years of experience working in 3D visualization toolsets.
- 5+ years of experience with component/system/airplane FAA/EASA certification.
- 5+ years of experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings, procedures, and specifications.
- 5+ years of experience in Flight Controls or Mechanical Hydraulic systems engineering roles.
- 5+ years of demonstrated project management skills.
- Conflict of Interest: Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.
Compensation
- Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
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.
Company info
- The Boeing Company
- Boeing Commercial Airplanes is seeking a Flight Controls Mechanical Hydraulics Design & Analysis Engineer ( Experienced or Senior) to join our 787 Flight Controls Mechanical Hydraulics Engineering team located in North Charleston, South Carolina.
- The Flight Controls Mechanical Hydraulics Design & Analysis Engineer will support the development of one of the following sub-teams within the Flight Controls Mechanical Hydraulics team: Primary Flight Control Systems, High Lift Systems, Flight Control Electronics, Hydraulic Systems, Landing Gear Actuation and Steering Systems, Brake Control Systems.
- This requisition is seeking accomplished, self-motivated mid-career and senior engineers to design, analyze, test, certify, and support flight control and mechanical hydraulic systems and components (e.g. mechanical and hydraulic actuators [linear and rotary], electro-mechanical valves, hydraulic valves, sensors [LVDTs, RVDTs, Resolvers], gearboxes, torque tubes, electronic control units, and more) for the 787 family of aircraft as well as to support the production and fleet operations of this equipment.
- Flight Controls Mechanical Hydraulics Design & Analysis Engineer should be able to establish hand-calculations to spot-check computational analysis, perform multi-variable engineering analysis, develop test procedures to validate analysis tools, and develop Systems/Components interface requirements.
- In addition, candidates should have clear communication skills for reporting progress to a wide audience, the ability to develop a set of project goals and objectives, develop a project schedule, maintain and execute engineering on time.
- Strong candidates should have technical knowledge in one or more of the following areas: system controls, mechanical systems, electrical systems, systems modeling, Electro-mechanical actuation, thermodynamics and fluid dynamics, aircraft certification, experience with model correlation from data to analysis tools, and experience with Cameo, Matlab/Simulink, Scripting code (Matlab, C ++, Python), and/or experience with physical modeling tools such as Easy5, Adams, or Simscape.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer.
- EEO is the law
- Boeing EEO Policy
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Visa & Work Authorization
- Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
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