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Posting rules out sponsorship
The posting rules out sponsorship or requires citizenship or security clearance.
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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.
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The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
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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.
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What Boeing Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles11 certified filings for “Mechanical System Design & Analysis Engineer” (Mechanical Engineers) in WA: $135k–$170k, median $143k.
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Citizenship requirement statedFrom the posting’s own wording.
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Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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- Employer is on a government sponsor record
- 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. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- No salary bar for this route
- H-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 roles
- 11 certified filings for “Mechanical System Design & Analysis Engineer” (Mechanical Engineers) in WA: $135k–$170k, median $143k. 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).
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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About the role
Associate or Experienced Fatigue & Fracture Analysis Engineer
Company:
The Boeing Company
Boeing St. Louis is building the future ‒ creating innovative solutions that will define the next generation of aerospace. We are currently seeking Associate or Experienced Fatigue & Fracture Analysis Engineers to support current and emerging aircraft programs as part of the Air Dominance division in Boeing Defense Space and Security (BDS).
At Boeing, our engineers are the visionaries who shape the future of aerospace. Join us and unleash your expertise to create next-generation capabilities for incredible aerospace platforms. This is your chance to make a significant impact by contributing to a wide range of current and evolutionary aircraft and weapons systems across various divisions/business units, including:
• Air Dominance (Phantom Works, F-15, F/A-18, MQ-25A, T-7A)
• Mobility, Surveillance, & Bombers (777X)
• Space Intelligence & Weapons Systems (Harpoon, JDAM, SDB, SLAM-ER)
• Boeing Global Services businesses
Positions will be located at one of the listed locations: Berkeley, MO; Hazelwood, MO; St. Louis, MO; St. Charles, MO; St.; Mascoutah, IL.
Position Responsibilities:
• Lead development, integration and documentation of structural fatigue and fracture requirements. Verify structural integrity by using and developing analytical methods, finite element models/simulations and other analysis tools throughout the product lifecycle to develop the structural environment, characteristics and performance.
• Lead development of 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 documents certification and test results to substantiate for customers and regulatory agencies that requirements are satisfied.
• Support in-service products by leading investigations into failures and analyzing improvements.
• Develop analytical processes/tools to improve effectiveness, quality and efficiency of the development effort.
• Able to plan and execute tasks within constraints imposed by internal and external customer schedules.
• Work under minimal direction
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace Aeronautical or Material Sciences)
• Level 2: 2 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
• Level 3: 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
• 2+ years of working with fatigue and damage tolerance analysis
• 1+ years of experience with Spectrum Generation
• 1+ years of experience full-scale testing and/or other structural and material testing plans
• 1+ years of experience with application of classical stress intensity solutions
• 1+ years of experience with PATRAN/NASTRAN, StressCheck, NASGRO, AFGROW
• Experience writing technical reports
• This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship as a condition of employment. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.
• Some positions may require the ability to obtain Special Program Access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only.
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
• Active Secret Clearance
• Experience with structural analysis on military aerospace products
• Experience with MIL-STD-1530 (Aircraft Structural Integrity Program) and its requirements
• Experience working on MRB (Materials Review Board) activities related to aircraft structures
• Strong oral and written communications skil
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