Equipment & Tool Designer - AOG (Associate, Mid-Level, or Senior)

Job Description

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Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Boeing Global Services are seeking a Tooling & Equipment Designer for the Plant 2 Tukwilla, WA location to support Airplane on Ground (AOG)  tooling and equipment for Fleet and Production Engineering support activities.

A successful candidate in this role will have strong desire for technical support, process improvements, collaboration, and efficiency. They will also have a strong desire to be directly supporting the shop floor, interacting with mechanics, safety, and equipment services, and directly supporting the AOG business. In AOG Production Engineering, we need highly responsible professionals committed to upholding the highest standards of safety, quality, and integrity and providing our customers with world class fleet support.

Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Associate, Mid-Level and Senior Level Equipment and Tool Designers.

Primary Responsibilities:

This is an equipment and tooling development, implementation, and improvement role. Your duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Investigate basic to moderately complex equipment and tooling concepts and specifications to satisfy aerospace product design and build requirements.
• Research designs to create and revise usage instructions.
• Provide technical support for engineering changes and discrepancies by investigating problems and analyzing data to identify solutions.
• Maintain hardware and software configuration.
• Support the disposition of equipment and tooling.
• Checks designs for compliance with safety, producibility, maintainability, reliability, ergonomic factors and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and document equipment and tooling inspection and usage instructions, preventative maintenance plans, and support user training development.
• The Position requires intermittent periods of overtime as required to support AOG requirements.
• The position may also require domestic or international travel to support remote site fleet repairs

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• Level 2: 1 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to work overtime as required
• Ability to travel as required domestically or internationally
• Experience working with and/or interpreting engineering data or engineering drawings

Preferred qualifications:

• Level 3: 3 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Level 4: 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2 or more years of experience working in a production or tooling environment
• Experience in 3d modeling software
• Knowledge of various manufacturing and repair techniques
• Experience using basic Microsoft Office and office computing systems
• 1 or more years of project management experience

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.  

Union Representation:

• This is a union-represented position.
• In locations where SPEEA representation applies, this job family will be covered by the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. Applicable and appropriate educational/certification credentials from an accredited institution and/or equivalent experience is required.

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 Associate Level (Level 2): $56,950 - $77,050

Summary pay range for Mid-Level (Level 3): $68,000 - $92,000

Summary pay range for Senior Level (Level 4): $80,750 - $109,250

Applications for this position will be accepted until Sept. 03, 2025

Export Control Requirements: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person 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.