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Senior Aerospace Systems Safety Engineer
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 USA - Tukwila, WA
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- 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).
- 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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Sponsor Radar — Boeing Company
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
Senior Aerospace Systems Safety Engineer Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security’s (BDS) Mobility Surveillance & Bombers (MS&B) is seeking a Senior Aerospace System Safety Engineer to join our team in Tukwila, WA . Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Senior (Level 4 or Level 5) System Engineers . At Boeing, Safety is at the core of everything we do. We are looking for candidates that can ask tough questions, challenge conventional thinking, and identify potential hazards to our aircraft and crew. You’ll have the opportunity to interface with all levels of Engineering and Program Management as well as our customers. This is an opportunity to expand your skills in a fast-growing and critical discipline, where you will have the chance to lead appropriate efforts. Primary responsibilities: • Oversees system research and analysis to identify potential or investigate reported flight anomalies, risks, and safety concerns and quantifies impact. • Leads system research and analysis to identify potential or investigate reported in-service fleet hazards, risks, and safety concerns and quantifies impact. • Leads identifying safety and mission assurance issue systemic root causes and recommends corrective actions using industry best practices. • Leads collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to define, validate, and integrate safety, mission success, and airworthiness requirements; incorporates into designs, operations, and procedures. • Leads, influences or reviews tests, analyses, inspections, audits, and simulations to verify system meets defined safety and mission assurance requirements. • Leads creation of aerospace safety and mission assurance tools and processes. • Leads documentation of complex safety analysis, hazard mitigation, validation and verification activities in compliance with relevant customer and regulatory safety standards. • Develops safety plan strategies and coordinates safety and corrective action plans with programs. • Demonstrates safety hazard risk mitigations and control methods to the customer and regulators. • Leads ensuring mission success through execution of Mission Assurance activities throughout the program lifecycle. • Establishes global safety advocacy strategies, training, tools, and methods. Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and 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 • Level 4: 9+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience • 5+ years of experience in systems, mechanical, electrical, or software engineering • 5+ years of experience working across organizations and cross-functional groups to ensure project coordination, implementation and completion Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Experience): • Level 5: 14+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience • Experience in aerospace systems engineering • Experience with system safety analysis • Experience effectively communicating, both verbally and in writing, and collaborating on multi-discipline teams • Experience working with FAR Part 25.1309, and industry practices like ARP 4761 & 4754 • Experience working with cross discipline engineering teams • Experience in airplane systems design and/or analysis (e.g. flight controls, hydraulics, avionics, fuels, etc.) and/or systems integration • Experience collecting and analyzing data from multiple sources, as well as interpreting data and presenting analysis and recommendations to