Flight Deck Human Factors Engineer (Mid-level or Senior)

Job Description

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Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is looking for a Flight Deck Human Factors Engineer (Mid-level or Senior) at our North Charleston, South Carolina site.

Come join the team that designs, tests, and certifies industry-leading, state-of-the-art Flight Decks for Boeing Commercial Airplanes! At any given moment, tens of thousands of Flight Crews around the world are operating and working in the flight decks of Boeing-designed airplanes. We are tasked with ensuring that today's designs receive world class support and new and future designs are loved by pilots, advance aviation safety, and improve operational efficiency. The flight decks that you design will be used for decades to come and connect the entire globe.

In Flight Deck, we define the look and feel of the interface for the pilots. You will be responsible for that design from conception to the end of its service life. Come join a team of experts in flight operations, with unique knowledge of how flight crews operate our airplanes and what their needs, tasks, and constraints are. In this role, you will work closely with pilots from all over the world to deliver industry leading flight decks.

The successful Flight Deck team member has a passion for aviation and enjoys working with a team of pilots, engineers, and customers who share that same passion.

A Flight Deck Human Factors specialist can have focus areas which may include display formats, menus and control interfaces, display hardware, flight management system, instrument panel layouts, crew alerting, electronic flight bag, crew personal electronic devices, failure effects and analysis, navigation, communication equipment, crew procedures, crew training, human factors/cognition, regulatory compliance, and ergonomic analysis. Engineers in this position will work alongside other engineers in solving problems and will receive tasks from a lead engineer but may also serve as a leader of a small team of engineers providing technical and work statement guidance.

Position Responsibilities:

As a Flight Deck Human Factors Specialist, you will perform a wide variety of dynamic and challenging work on existing and new flight decks, including:

• Designing, testing, and certifying the look, feel, and operational behavior of the flight deck, from the early conceptual phase to supporting airplanes through their service life.

• Collaborating with pilots, designers, and systems engineers to ensure flight deck interfaces and flight management automation complements the cognitive, physical, sensory, and ergonomic capabilities of our pilots.

• Conducting and executing user evaluations and testing in state-of-the-art full-flight simulators and flight test airplanes.

• Designing and executing human factors studies in support of product development and product evolution, ensuring continuous growth within the frontier of human-system integration.

• Supporting product development efforts to identify new and emerging technologies to increase aviation safety and add value to our products or services.

• Supporting the establishment of design requirements for changes and enhancements to the flight crew interface on existing or new commercial airplane models, and testing and implementing those enhancements.

• Developing and executing Human Factors processes in support of compliance activities and interacting with regulatory bodies, both domestic and international.

• Utilizing Human Factors methodologies and best practices to develop, evaluate, analyze, test, and support the cognitive, interactive, ergonomic, and behavioral attributes of Boeing Flight Decks.

• Informing and advocating for the incorporation of human performance limits in the assessment of safety risk in our product designs.

• Working closely with the avionics community and a diverse and global community of flight operations professionals including flight test, technical and procedural, training, customer airline, and regulator pilots.

• Represent Boeing Commercial Airplanes Human Factors community in both corporate enterprise functional organizations as well as industry committees.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement.
• 5 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (Mid-level).
• 4+ years of experience in the aerospace engineering industry.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a team in order to establish a consensus on complex technical issues.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience building positive relationships, collaborating effectively, and communicating clearly.
• Pilots license.
• Flight test experience
• Human Factors experience.
• Flight operations experience.
• 9 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (Senior).

Conflict of Interest:
Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Drug Free Workplace:

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 is met as outlined in our policies.  

 

Pay and Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

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.  

 

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

• Summary pay range for Mid Level (Level 3): $103,700 - $140,300
• Summary pay range for Senior Level (Level 4): $126,500 - $171,350

Applications for this position will be accepted until Apr. 09, 2026

Export Control Requirements:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details:

US based job, US Person required

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

This position is for 1st shift

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.

Experience Level
Individual Contributor
Contingent Upon Program Award
No, this position is not contingent upon program award

Schedule
Full time

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.