Materials and Processes Engineer - Chemical/Contamination Control (Mid-Level or Senior)

$102,000 - $138,000/Yr

Boeing - Long Beach, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Long Beach, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity, and inclusion are shared values. 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. We are Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T): Boeing's global research and development 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 BR&T is seeking a motivated and talented Materials and Processes Engineer - Chemical/Contamination Control to provide materials and process engineering support to Boeing air, space, and marine vehicle programs, particularly on non-metallic materials, chemicals, and associated processes. This support includes all lifecycle stages of the product: design, manufacturing, repair, and overhaul. Programs we support include the C-17, Space Launch Systems, CST-100 Starliner, KC-46, ORCA, and proprietary programs. We are seeking a Mid-Level or Senior Engineer to join our Materials and Process Engineering team located at the Boeing facility in Long Beach, California. Primary program will be C-17 with opportunities in the future to work on other Boeing platforms. In joining us you will work in a casual but professional environment with multi-disciplined teams of engineers that take pride in developing, integrating, testing, and delivering innovative solutions. We offer long-term potential for career growth into both technical leadership and/or management positions and highly value the curiosity, tenacity, and imagination our engineers bring to our teams each day. Our Materials and Process Engineering team in Southern California has earned the reputation within Boeing as a go-to organization for fast development of innovative materials and processes solutions for programs we support locally as well as local suppliers for other programs across Boeing. Our team includes three associate technical fellows recognized across the company as experts in metallic materials, composite materials, and aerospace coatings and other non-metallic materials. With our variety of work, you won't be bored!

Responsibilities

• Defines requirements for tools, equipment, materials, parts and processes related to chemical processing and non-metallic materials used in the engineering design, manufacture and maintenance of products and approves their use.
• Produces specifications and other documents to manage the deployment of tools, equipment, materials, parts and processes.
• Maintains compliance with contractual and regulatory obligations.
• Promotes standardization across business activities.
• Evaluates emerging technologies for potential application to business needs.
• Develops and qualifies new tools, equipment, materials, parts and processes to meet requirements.
• Integrates new technologies as appropriate.
• Manages test and audit programs to qualify suppliers to applicable requirements.
• Conducts analysis to characterize performance or determine reasons for failure of tools, materials, parts or processes.
• Implements 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 materials and processes, research, design and qualification, work procedures and labs and office areas.
• Develops proposals and business cases and presents them to leadership, customers, and other stakeholders.
• Clearly communicates information and ideas to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message, using a variety of media.
• Prepares/authors contract deliverables (CDRLs) for US Government and International contracts.
• Leads multidiscipline teams and working groups and communicates information to internal and external stakeholders.
• Supports aircraft and flight tests of material and/or process changes.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.
• 5+ years of experience with inorganic and organic chemical processing (such as chromic acid anodizing, phosphoric acid anodizing, sulfuric acid anodizing, etching, plating and coatings and/or finishes).
• 3+ years of experience working with a design/build team to assist them in the proper selection and application of sealants, paints, adhesives, plating, etc. materials and processes to design drawings and to manufacturing processes.
• 1+ years of experience with Test Program design, test procedure development, and test execution.
• Able to travel up to 25% of the time.

Nice-to-haves

• 5+ years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years' experience working in the aerospace industry.
• 2+ years' experience working with aircraft components and assemblies.
• Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in chemical or materials engineering (or equivalent).
• Knowledge of attributes and performance capabilities of various analytical laboratory.
• Knowledge of contamination control principles that enable the translation of end item system requirements into contamination control plans and the ability to oversee and verify implementation.
• Knowledge of corrosion principles (such as crevice, stress, dissimilar metals) and experience with corrosion control.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret engineering drawings and specifications (e.g., blueprint/schematic reading, specification, change, design).
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret manufacturing plans.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plans
• Life and disability insurance programs
• Paid and unpaid time away from work
• Relocation assistance based on candidate eligibility.