Support airline customers to troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve flight control system issues across Boeing models (primarily 787). Create technical documentation, assist with requirements and testing, participate in design reviews, support repairs and root-cause analysis, and help return aircraft to service. Occasional non-standard shifts and travel required.
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. Find your future with us.
The Boeing Company is hiring for a Flight Controls Systems Service Engineer (Entry-Level or Associate) to join our Boeing Commercial Airplane division in Seal Beach, California.
Position Overview:
As a Flight Controls Systems Service Engineer, you will play a crucial role in supporting customers' operations of most of our Boeing Commercial Airplane models. This includes primarily the 787 operating fleets, and opportunities to support all other Boeing and McDonnell-Douglas models. You will collaborate directly with airline customers to resolve issues related to aircraft flight controls systems, including both primary (ailerons, elevators, rudder) and secondary (spoilers, horizontal stabilizer, leading-edge slats and flaps, trailing-edge flaps) flight control surfaces. Flexibility is important as you may need to address urgent issues and lead technical airline meetings outside regular working hours. There may be days or periods where you need to work non-standard shifts to support the 24/7/365 operation of the fleet - Saturday and Sunday work will occasionally be required. Additionally, this role involves traveling domestically or internationally around 10% of the time to support airline technical troubleshooting, repairs, and review meetings. Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Flight Controls Systems Service Engineer (Entry-Level or Associate).
Primary Responsibilities:
Travel Requirement:
Must be willing and able to travel 10% of the time domestically and internationally.
Work Authorization:
This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at the Seal Beach, California location.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
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.
Union:
This is not a union-represented position.
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:
Applications for this position will be accepted until Jul. 11, 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.
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. Find your future with us.
The Boeing Company is hiring for a Flight Controls Systems Service Engineer (Entry-Level or Associate) to join our Boeing Commercial Airplane division in Seal Beach, California.
Position Overview:
As a Flight Controls Systems Service Engineer, you will play a crucial role in supporting customers' operations of most of our Boeing Commercial Airplane models. This includes primarily the 787 operating fleets, and opportunities to support all other Boeing and McDonnell-Douglas models. You will collaborate directly with airline customers to resolve issues related to aircraft flight controls systems, including both primary (ailerons, elevators, rudder) and secondary (spoilers, horizontal stabilizer, leading-edge slats and flaps, trailing-edge flaps) flight control surfaces. Flexibility is important as you may need to address urgent issues and lead technical airline meetings outside regular working hours. There may be days or periods where you need to work non-standard shifts to support the 24/7/365 operation of the fleet - Saturday and Sunday work will occasionally be required. Additionally, this role involves traveling domestically or internationally around 10% of the time to support airline technical troubleshooting, repairs, and review meetings. Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Flight Controls Systems Service Engineer (Entry-Level or Associate).
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provides technical, design and informational support for basic production, product support or in-service issues. Troubleshoots basic system problems consistent with operational protocols.
- Supports analysis, definition and verification of basic requirements. May modify basic requirements based on defined requirements using approved processes and tools.
- Supports and/or creates and provides basic technical documentation (e.g. Fleet Team Digest articles, service letters, drawings, specifications, documents, data sets, design folders, test requirements documents, manuals) in accordance with engineering processes and procedures for internal reference or external delivery.
- Assists with the study and assessment of technology development by gathering data, supporting testing and documenting findings.
- Supports review of technical design, analysis, and production by reviewing documentation, participating in design reviews, and observing tests and audits to ensure compliance.
- Assists with the investigation of problems to provide engineering design disposition of discrepancies.
- Supports and/or leads the research of technical, operational and quality issues that cannot be resolved by the customer.
- Assists in designing and/or providing analysis of interim and final engineering solutions to return airplanes to revenue service.
- Works with and possibly directing cross-functional teams to conduct root cause analysis and develop dispositions for complex design non-conformances.
- Assists in the development of customer correspondence for continued safe operation and maintenance of equipment.
- Assists in solving problems and provides other support of fielded hardware and software over the entire product lifecycle.
Travel Requirement:
Must be willing and able to travel 10% of the time domestically and internationally.
Work Authorization:
This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at the Seal Beach, California location.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement.
- 1+ years of aerospace, flight controls, or related work experience.
- Able and willing to work outside of standard 1st shift to support 24/7/365-day operation - Saturday and Sunday work will occasionally be required.
- Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally 10% of the time.
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
- Aptitude to present to senior leadership.
- Ability to collaborate with multiple team functions.
- Willingness to expand into technical areas without prior experience.
- Level 2: 3+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
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.
Union:
This is not a union-represented position.
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:
- Entry-Level (Level 1): $80,750 - 109,250
- Associate (Level 2): $100,300 - $135,700
Applications for this position will be accepted until Jul. 11, 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.
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