Payloads Safety And Airworthiness (saw) Engineer 3/4
Boeing (Seattle, Washington)

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Position Description

The Payloads Safety and Airworthiness Engineer is responsible for: Providing oversight, guidance and support to engineering regarding safety and certification processes and procedures; Ensuring all activities required to certify Boeing commercial airplanes are accomplished. Investigating, leading and/or supporting potential safety issues; Researching and documenting certification requirements and compliance issues to obtain regulatory approval; Developing and providing timely metrics and program visibility of engineering activities, including the open safety issues and open action items. Uses LEAN principles to focus on achieving world-class levels of customer satisfaction and productivity through the systematic prevention and elimination of waste. This is a high visibility position that requires refined communication skills. Requires working closely with Boeing Engineers, Supplier Designated Engineering Representatives (DERs), Boeing Airworthiness Representatives (ARs), the Boeing Delegated Compliance Organization, the FAA and foreign regulatory offices as well as all levels of management. Specific assignments may include such items as:Developing and gaining approvals of certification basis and issue papers; AR and Design Approval Engineer administration and oversight; Leading a plan for documentation of methods of compliance; Providing status and coordination with the FAA on safety related matters; Group focal for coordinating team meetings and timely completion of group commitments.

Competencies

General/Leadership
[ + ] Adaptability
Understands changes in own and others' work and situations; may be asked to explain the logic or basis for change to less experienced employees; actively seeks information about changes affecting own and fellow employees' jobs. Treats changes and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth; focuses on the beneficial aspects of change; speaks positively about the change to fellow interorganizational employees and occasionally to external customers. Quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with changes in the work environment; readily tries new approaches appropriate for new or changed situations; does not persist with ineffective behaviors. [ + ] Build Positive Relationships
Builds effective working relationships within the work group, with interorganizational employees, and occasionally with external customers. Probes for and provides information to clarify situations. Seeks and expands on original ideas, enhances others' ideas, and contributes own ideas about the issues at hand. Places higher priority on team and organization goals than on own goals. Seeks agreement from work group, with other employees, and occasionally with external customers to support ideas or take partnership-oriented action; uses sound rationale to explain value of actions. Establishes good interpersonal relationships by helping people feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions. [ + ] Communication
Clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Keeps the audience engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Frames the message in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used. Accurately interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. [ + ] Decision Making
Recognizes a wide range of potentially difficult issues, problems, or opportunities in own work group, across the organization and occasionally with external customers; determines whether action is needed. Identifies the need for and collects information to better understand difficult issues, problems, and opportunities. Integrates information from a wide variety of sources; detects trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships; creates relevant options for addressing difficult problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes. Formulates and/or makes recommendations for decision criteria based on issue complexity; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option. Implements decisions or initiates action within a reasonable time. Includes fellow work group members, employees across the organization, and occasionally external customers in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make the most appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions. [ + ] Project Management
Experienced in creating comprehensive project schedules identifying time frames for key project milestones. Directs and manages more complex project schedules; independently identifies project resource requirements, may collaborate with others on the most complex projects assigned or assist more experienced employees in complex large scale projects. Ability to accept, direct and perform responsibilities and work assigned tasks as a project team member in support of the overall project; leads and directs the activities and resources of assigned projects and supports higher graded employees in more large scale and complex projects.Technical
[ + ] Certification & Qualification
Basic - Complete knowledge of verification, validation, certification and qualification processes and procedures, including knowledge of governing regulations and compliance requirements. Ability to assess and document test or analysis data to show compliance.
Preferred - [ + ] Design/Validate Process
Basic - Complete knowledge of design, production, assembly and validation processes.
Preferred -Extensive knowledge of verification, validation, certification and qualification processes and procedures, including knowledge of governing regulations and compliance requirements. Ability to assess and document test or analysis data to show compliance. [ + ] Engineering Processes
Basic - Complete knowledge of responsibilities and tasks performed by various Engineering departments/disciplines (e.g., design, test, software, technology, avionics). Complete knowledge of the interaction between departments/ disciplines and how their products/processes affect one another and impact non-engineering processes (e.g., Operations, Logistics, Business).
Preferred -Extensive knowledge of design, production, assembly and validation processes. [ + ] Lean Manufacturing
Basic - Complete knowledge of lean manufacturing principles (e.g., value stream analysis, single piece flow).
Preferred -Extensive and specialized knowledge of responsibilities and tasks performed by various Engineering departments/disciplines (e.g., design, test, software, technology, avionics). Extensive and specialized knowledge of the interaction between departments/ disciplines and how their products/processes affect one another and impact non-engineering processes (e.g., Operations, Logistics, Business). [ + ] Payloads Systems
Basic - Complete knowledge of payload systems and problems.
Preferred -Extensive and specialized knowledge of lean manufacturing principles (e.g., value stream analysis, single piece flow).

Education and/or Experience

Level 3 - Typically 5 to 8 years' experience in an engineering classification or either a Master's degree with 3 to 6 years' experience or a PhD degree with 0 to 3 years' experience in an engineering classification. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard. Level 4 - Typically 9 to 13 years' experience in an engineering classification or either a Master's degree with 7 to 11 years' experience or a PhD degree with 4 to 8 years' experience in an engineering classification. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Other Job related information

Position requires regular travel between Everett and Renton, WA. ABET accredited degree in Mechanical, Civil, or Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering preferred. Candidates must be proactive self-starters with a working knowledge of certification processes and requirements, cabin configurations, interior interfaces, design development and engineering documentation. Successful candidates will have a working together approach, a find a way attitude and previously demonstrated leadership skills. Excellent project management, time management, scheduling, delegating, planning, and integration skills are required. Experience in developing, communicating and leading recovery plans is desirable. Ability to multi task in a demanding work environment is required. Must be able to adapt quickly and be comfortable operating in fluid situations. Able to think out-of-the-box, open to new ideas and concepts. Experience with Sharepoint and DCCS a plus.

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