Senior Weight Operation Techincal Analyst

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace · North Charleston, SC

This role is for a Senior Weight Operations Technical Analyst at Boeing, focusing on weight engineering support for manufacturing and flight operations. Responsibilities include developing and approving inventory lists, weighing aircraft, determining center of gravity, preparing weight and balance documentation, and managing flight load planning. The role requires significant experience in weight, balance, and mass properties accounting systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develops and Approves inventory equipment lists, conduct inventories, weighs aircraft, determines center of gravity of aircraft and documents results.
  2. Prepares and Approves Chapter 2 of the Weight and Balance Manual.
  3. Balances flight control surfaces. Calculates/adjusts weight requirements to balance flight control surfaces following repair and/or repaint
  4. Develops and Approves flight load planning and helps direct airplane loading of variable load elements.
  5. Oversees inspection of aircraft to calculate effects of actual weight and location of variable load elements on airplane gross weight and center of gravity, oversees and approves flight manifest for pilot's signatures and flight release.

Skills

Required

  • 5 or more years of experience developing and maintaining weight, balance and mass properties accounting systems/tools and generating weight and balance reports
  • Experience in estimating and measuring the weight of completed airframes or space vehicles.
  • Willing to work first, second and/ or third shift and weekends as required to support flight line operations.

Nice to have

  • Demonstrate dedication to flight safety, a passion for aerospace, an emphasis on teamwork, outstanding interpersonal skills and willingness to work in a demanding, high visibility environment.
  • Experience authoring and validating Chapter 2 of the Weight and Balance Manual
  • Experience with CATIA, Enovia, REDARS, IVT, Velocity preferred.