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Structural Analysis Engineer (Mid-level or Senior)
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 USA - Mesa, AZ
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- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 72 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 7 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Boeing Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles10 certified filings for “Structural Analysis Engineer (Structural Analysis)” (Aerospace Engineers) in WA: $147k–$175k, median $161k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Security clearance mentionedFrom the posting’s own wording.
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 72 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 7 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Structural Analysis Engineer (Mid-level or Senior) Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Defense, Space and Security division is seeking an Structural Analysis Engineer (Mid-level or Senior) in Mesa, AZ. The Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Vertical Lift division has an opportunity in the Platform Structures organization and is seeking Structural Analysis Engineers to support the AH-64 and AH-6 helicopters as well as new development programs. Along with these programs we support a large portfolio of products including Commercial Aircraft, Fixed Wing Fighters, Satellites, Space Exploration Crew Station, and many others. Boeing Structural Analysts use their enthusiasm, curiosity and creativity to solve challenging problems that connect with the daily work goals of the project, program, business units, and the enterprise. As an Experienced Structural Analyst, you will solve these difficult problems and work with a multi-disciplinary team under general direction, ensuring structural integrity of the product through a variety of analysis methods and tools, and documenting and presenting the analysis results for customer and regulatory approval. Boeing Mesa Structural Analysis engineers can work on a wide array of different systems including analysis of airframe, rotating components, rotor blades, drive systems, flight controls and tooling required to support aircraft design and build, special research and development projects and more. Position Responsibilities: • Performing detailed structural analysis to determine structural integrity, using classical techniques and Boeing tools. This analysis can support production, responses to customer inquiries, failure investigation, regulatory agency coordination and show compliance to regulatory requirements. • Coordinate with other engineering groups to establish the product's environment • Guide product design and verify structural integrity by using analytical methods, finite element models/simulations and other analysis tools throughout the product lifecycle to develop the structural environment, characteristics and performance • Develop test plans and configurations, supports test execution and analyzes/reports test results to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications • Define and document certification and test results to substantiate for customers and regulatory agencies that requirements are satisfied • Support in-service products by investigating failures and analyzing improvements Support of production activities • Ensuring structural integrity and airworthiness of operational products used by our customers around the world • Excellent verbal/written communication and presentation skills. • Work under general direction • May be asked to support other programs as needed This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. A final U.S. Secret Clearance post-start may be required. Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace Aeronautical or Material Sciences) • 5+ years of experience working with stress analysis/structural analysis. • Experience working with Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Analysis Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience): • Degree from an ABET accredited school in Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil or Structural Engineering field. • Experience in aircraft and/or static structures stress analysis • Experience using CAD Software (CATIA, NX, Solidworks, etc.) • Experience with FEM Software (Patran / Nastran, ABAQUS, etc.) • Strong experience with various communication Software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) • Experience with Bo