Experienced or Senior Airworthiness & Regulatory Engineer

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace · Everett, WA

Boeing is seeking an Experienced or Senior Airworthiness & Regulatory Engineer to join their team in Everett, Washington. The role involves providing technical guidance, coordinating with engineering teams and regulators (like the FAA), reviewing certification plans, and developing strategic action plans for certification processes. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and significant experience working with the FAA on Type Certification projects and developing processes/policies.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provides technical guidance and training relative to complex safety and airworthiness matters
  2. Coordinate with engineering teams, project administrators, and regulators (may include international regulators/validation authorities) to successfully certify projects for commercial aircraft production teams
  3. Review certification plans, write letters to regulators, and understand compliance process
  4. Leading cross-functional teams resulting in resolution of technical issues.
  5. Coordinate technical messaging and partnering with the FAA on regulatory issues

Skills

Required

  • 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
  • 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (Level 3)
  • 9+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (Level 4)
  • 5+ years of experience working directly with the FAA and/or ODA on Type Certification projects
  • 5+ years of experience in developing, contributing and/or maintaining processes, policies, and procedures.
  • Experience with project management and self-managing projects.
  • Ability to accomplish goals on a self-directed basis
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams

Nice to have

  • Experience in presenting data to customers, suppliers, and program and site leaders.
  • Knowledge of software development and Digital Services product portfolio is preferred.
  • Previous experience with Safety Management Systems and/or understanding of FAA Part 5 regulations relating to SMS (or the equivalent global ICAO standards).
  • Understanding of Safety Risk Management/Bowtie methodology.
  • Experience working across the certification value stream
  • Experience communicating verbally and in writing, to a variety of audiences including FAA representation, ODA Leadership, Engineering Unit Members (E-UM) & Project Administrators (PA), and Program & Functional Leaders
  • Experience coaching/teaching E-UMs, Design Approval Engineers, Technical Specialists, Cert Plan Owners/Authors on certification processes and tool usage
  • Experience identifying web application impact due to changes in certification requirements
  • Systems thinker capable of making engineering proposals based on data analysis and forecasting wide reaching and longer-term impacts
  • Experience developing presentations and presenting to multiple levels of an organization
  • Experience investigating and finding solutions to complex technical or regulatory issues
  • Experience recognizing and balance conflicting priorities

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of experience working directly with the FAA and/or ODA on Type Certification projects
  • 5+ years of experience in developing, contributing and/or maintaining processes, policies, and procedures.