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Senior Flight Test Engineering Manager
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 USA - Seattle, WA
Sponsorship verdict
Posting rules out sponsorship
The posting rules out sponsorship or requires citizenship/clearance.
- 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 roles2 certified filings for “Electrical And Electronic Engineering Manager” (Architectural and Engineering Managers) in WA: $221k–$221k, median $221k. 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).
- Citizenship requirement statedFrom the posting’s own wording.
- 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
Senior Flight Test Engineering Manager Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Test and Evaluation (BT&E) is seeking a Senior Flight Test Engineering Manager to lead and grow a high-performance flight test engineering team in Seattle, WA . This role combines technical leadership, program management, and hands-on flight test execution to support developmental, certification, and production acceptance testing of Mobility & Surveillance programs: KC-46, E-7, P-8 and support to VC-25B. The ideal candidate brings deep flight test engineering experience, strong leadership skills, and proven ability to coordinate cross-functional teams, suppliers, military counterparts, and regulatory authorities to deliver safe, timely, and cost-effective flight test campaigns. Position Responsibilities: • Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary flight test engineering team (flight test engineers, instrumentation, data analysis, and support engineers) • Plan, execute, and oversee flight test programs from requirements through reporting, ensuring alignment with program schedules, budgets, technical parameters • Ensure compliance with FAA, military and other regulatory requirements; coordinate certification activities and regulatory interface as required • Establish and maintain flight test safety processes, risk assessments, and enforce a strict safety culture and continuous improvement • Drive cross-functional problem resolution during flight test execution and in-post flight analysis; escalate and communicate technical status and risks to senior leadership • Develop and manage budgets, schedules, and performance metrics for flight test programs; support proposal and planning activities for new programs • Represent flight test engineering in program-level reviews and customer/regulatory technical reviews • Foster collaboration with flight crews, flight operations, systems engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to achieve program objectives Key competencies: • Technical credibility in flight test and aircraft systems • Team leadership, coaching, and talent development • Risk-based decision making and safety leadership • Problem solving and data-driven analysis This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite in Settle, WA. Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): • This position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active) • 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 • 10+ years of progressive flight test engineering experience • 5+ years of experience in a leadership or management role • Demonstrated experience planning and executing flight test campaigns on transport-category or large civil aircraft, rotorcraft, or equivalent complex platforms • Proven track record interfacing with customer or regulatory certification authorities (FAA, USAF, USN, or equivalent) • Experience briefing senior leadership and external stakeholders • Ability and willingness to travel to test sites as required and to work in operational environments (airfields, hangars) Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience): • Experience with complex developmental test experience and/or large flight test organization • Familiarity with systems engineering, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), and requirements management tools • Experience with safety management systems (SMS), formal hazard analyses (FHA, PHA), and structured risk management processes