Associate Software Engineer (Systems Flight Deck)

Associate Software Engineer (Systems / Flight Deck)

Company: Boeing Deutschland GmbH - BDG

At Boeing we are all innovators on a mission to connect, protect, explore and inspire. From the seabed to outer space you’ll learn and grow while contributing to work that shapes the world. Find your future with us!

Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Associate Software Engineer (Systems / Flight Deck) located in Neu‑Isenburg who will join the team that crafts 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 you will 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 outstanding knowledge of how flight crews operate our airplanes and what their needs, tasks and constraints 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, system and software engineers, Human Factors specialists and customers who share that same passion.

Position Responsibilities

• Design, model, test and certify the look, feel and operational behavior of the flight deck from the early conceptual phase to supporting airplanes through their service life.
• Establish design requirements for changes and improvements to the flight crew interface on existing or new commercial airplane models and test and implement those improvements.
• Support cross‑functional reviews to understand airplane‑level impacts of system failures and the associated flight deck effects and pilot actions.
• Support product development efforts to identify new and emerging technologies to increase aviation safety and add value to our products or services.
• Prototype cockpit layouts using commercial and company‑unique computing tools and validate design requirements and flight deck design philosophies during test programs using analysis, flight deck simulators and flight test airplanes.
• Collaborate with pilots, designers and systems engineers to ensure flight deck interfaces and flight management automation complement the cognitive, physical, sensory and ergonomic capabilities of our pilots.
• Ensure practical application of Boeing Flight Deck and human‑factors design principles, commonality and integration with other mission objectives.
• A flight deck engineer can have a focus area which may include: airplane system functions (hydraulics, electrical, flight controls, etc.), 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 and crew training.
• Engineers in this position are expected to independently work on assignments, collaborate with teammates and receive tasking from a lead engineer.

Basic Qualifications

• BSc in Aerospace Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors or related discipline.
• Fluent in English.

Preferred

• MSc in Aerospace Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors or related discipline or pilot with extensive technical knowledge of commercial airplanes.
• Track record of applying expertise in flight deck operations or human factors or user experience / user interface design.
• Formal UI / UX design / Human Factors training.
• Experience in planning, conduct and analysis of flight and simulator tests.
• Piloting experience.
• Knowledge of pertinent aviation regulations.
• Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Relocation : This position does not offer relocation. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Additional Information (Germany Applicants) : This requisition is for a locally hired position in Germany. The employer is Boeing Germany. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Germany. Benefits and pay are determined by Germany and are not on Boeing US‑based payroll. This is not an expatriate assignment.

Employment Type: Full-Time

Vacancy: 1