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Materials and Processes Engineer – Composites – Second Shift

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Develop, qualify and improve composite materials and manufacturing processes for advanced Boeing aerospace programmes.

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Location

Mesa, Arizona, United States

Work mode

On-site

Employment

Full-time

Experience

Mid Level

Visa support

No Visa Sponsorship

Salary

$91,800 – $1,51,800 per year

Associate Level 2: USD 91,800–124,200. Experienced Level 3: USD 112,200–151,800 per year.

Application deadline: 8 September 2026

Opportunity

Job Description

The engineer supports Boeing’s Composite Materials Fabrication Site in Mesa and works across laboratory, factory and design activities. The position applies materials science, chemistry and physics to develop composite materials, qualify processing methods, investigate failures and solve production problems.

The engineer works directly with manufacturing teams to control composite-material performance, improve production processes and ensure that fabricated structures comply with engineering, quality and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Apply chemistry, physics and materials science to composite manufacturing.
• Develop and qualify composite materials and processing methods.
• Define requirements for materials, parts, tooling and manufacturing processes.
• Support material and process qualification testing.
• Analyse composite-material and production failures.
• Conduct root-cause and corrective-action investigations.
• Resolve factory material and processing problems.
• Review composite engineering drawings and specifications.
• Develop material and process specifications.
• Support supplier and internal production qualification.
• Improve manufacturing quality, safety and efficiency.
• Prepare technical reports and qualification documentation.

Eligibility

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, engineering technology, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry.
• Relevant engineering, manufacturing or materials-science experience appropriate to Level 2 or Level 3.
• Experience with composite materials or composite manufacturing processes.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and material specifications.
• Meet U.S. Person export-control requirements.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance requiring U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to work the second shift on-site in Mesa.
• Employer visa sponsorship is not available.

Required Skills

Composite materialsMaterials and processes engineeringComposite-process qualificationMaterial failure analysisEngineering specificationsProduction problem-solving

Preferred Skills

Polymer chemistryComposite manufacturingRoot Cause Corrective ActionMaterial-characterisation techniquesAerospace composite structuresSupplier material qualification

Application Instructions

Open the official Boeing vacancy, select Apply Now, sign in or create a Boeing careers account and submit a résumé describing your composite-material, polymer, manufacturing, material-qualification and failure-analysis experience before the deadline.

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