Job Description At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. The Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), Digital Engineering PLM (DE-PLM) Organization has an exciting opportunity for a Process Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level) to join the team in Everett, Washington .
The DE-PLM Process Engineer drives end-to-end improvement of engineering, manufacturing, and product support processes across the product lifecycle with a strong emphasis on configuration management (CM), Engineering Bill of Materials, Process Authoring, Development and Maintenance. Lean, Six Sigma) and advanced planning techniques to establish and maintain consistency between product requirements, design, and as-built / as-maintained configurations. This role will support sustaining processes, applications, program support and development of new PLM Platforms creating Digital Threads.
Analyze engineering design, manufacturing, and support requirements to optimize complex processes throughout the value stream using Lean, Six Sigma, and data-driven methods.
Develop and implement program transition plans to improve existing processes and enable effective adoption of new tools, PLM capabilities, and digital thread practices.
Apply Lean Product Development, Theory of Constraints, and Critical Chain Project Management to construct program planning models that simulate multi-functional dependencies across the development lifecycle.
Provide technical integration analysis to engineering teams using virtual visualization and simulation tools; drive early integration and risk reduction.
Lead and mature configuration management practices to maintain functional, physical, build, and support integration status, ensuring accurate, controlled product data across change processes.
Analyze specific product configurations and requirements for completeness, compliance, and traceability; ensure alignment across engineering, supplier, manufacturing, and support domains.
Partner with Supplier Quality, Manufacturing, Certification / Airworthiness, PLM / IT, and Program teams to harmonize changes, improve data integrity and accessibility, and reduce audit and rework risk.
Contribute to PLM roadmap definition, tool enablement, and process standardization; The selected candidate will be required to work on-site at one of the listed location options.
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
Experience with PLM systems and digital thread integration (e.g., 2+ years related work experience
Experience analyzing and improving engineering / manufacturing processes using Lean and / or Six Sigma techniques.
Working knowledge of product development lifecycles, product structures / BOMs, and change / configuration management.
Ability to build cross-functional planning models and perform integration analyses using digital visualization / simulation tools.
5+ years related work experience
3+ years experience with CAD / MBE
Background in aerospace product development, certification, or airworthiness compliance.
Familiarity with Critical Chain Project Management.
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies .
The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
Summary Pay Range (Level 2) : $78,200 - $105,800
Summary Pay Range (Level 3) : $94,350 - $127,650
Applications for this position will be accepted until Dec. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
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
This position is for 1st shift
Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military / veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Engineering Associate • Everett, WA, US