Mid-Career Flight Controls Electronics Engineer

Job Description

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Boeing Brazil Engineering Center is looking for a Mid-Career level engineer, reporting to the Flight Control Manager, working out of the São José Dos Campos, Brazil office.

Mid-Career Flight Controls Electronics Engineer will join the High Lift team in Brazil supporting various Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) programs during development, certification and sustaining phases including 787, 737MAX, 777X and future programs.

We are seeking accomplished, self-motivated engineers to design, analyze, test and certify flight control systems for large commercial aircraft, as well as to support the production and fleet operations. The flight controls team is currently engaged in the challenging and exciting work of bringing new derivative airplanes into service as well as getting prepared to create the more capable, more efficient and even safer airliners of the future.

Position Responsibilities:

• Resolve system level requirements into component requirements with time and cost-efficient validation methods.
• Develop system and subsystem architecture alternatives to meet requirements and objectives.
• Participate in system, component and detail certification efforts, including: creation of required certification artifacts, such as, system safety analysis, system descriptions, inspection reports, system testing reports, etc.
• Participate in flight controls equipment supplier qualification test requirements definitions and qualification test results review.
• Technical coordination of flight controls equipment suppliers.
• Develop Functional Decomposition analysis activities including system functional modeling and model coverage analysis.
• Support global fleet operations including: review flight data, troubleshoot fleet problems and respond to customer inquiries on maintenance activities or safety investigations and, also, respond to regulator queries; participate in resolution efforts to resolve Service Related Problems (SRP); and analyze reported flight incidents to provide recommendations to the Safety Review Board (SRB) for Continued Operational Safety Program (COSP) determinations.
• Generally, these activities require successful cross-functional coordination within and outside of Boeing including with: avionics, hydromechanical systems, crew-ops, airplane level safety, aerodynamics, supply chain management, systems software, suppliers, airline customers, and regulatory agencies.

This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options. This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future.

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Must have existing rights to work in Brazil.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited course of study in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Control and Automation Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering.
• Must be registered or eligible to register with the Engineering and Agronomy Regional Council (Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia - CREA).
• Proficient in both verbal and written communications skills in the English Language.
• Experience with aeronautical systems development following ARP4754 standard.
• Experience with aeronautical equipment qualification following RTCA DO-160 standard.

Preferred Qualifications (Education/Experience):

• Experience with design and analysis of Flight Control Systems, especially in High Lift.
• Experience in execution and report writing for qualification testing and analysis.
• Experience in specification and design of electro-mechanical components such as: gearboxes, electric motors, power drive units, torque tubes, brakes, torque limiters and/or ballscrews components.
• Experience with sub-systems/equipment supplier’s management and oversight.
• Experience working with cross functional teams.
• Experience using requirement management tools such as IBM Rational DOORS.
• Experience with MBE (Model Based Engineering).
• Experience with Matlab/Simulink tool for modeling and simulation.

Relocation: This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Additional Information:

This requisition is for a locally hired position in Brazil. Candidates must have current legal authorization to live and work in Brazil. Benefits and pay are determined at the local level and are not part of Boeing U.S. based payroll.

Please submit a CV or resume written in English.

Included Visa Sponsorship: This requisition is for a locally hired position in Brazil. Benefits and pay are determined at the local level and are not part of Boeing U.S. based payroll.

Applications for this position will be accepted through March 21st, 2025.

Applications for this position will be accepted until Mar. 21, 2025.

Export Control Requirements: This is not an Export Control position.

Language Requirements: English Preferred.

Education: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required.

Relocation: This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Visa Sponsorship: Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift: Not a Shift Worker (Brazil).

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are proud members of the Valuable 500 and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.