Sponsorship verdict
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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Security clearance mentionedFrom the posting’s own wording.
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Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
Details and sources
- 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
Mid-Level Mechanical Design and Analysis Engineer
Company:
The Boeing Company
Boeing Test & Evaluation (BT&E) is seeking a Mid-Level Mechanical Design and Analysis Engineer to join our Production Test team in Berkeley, MO .
This position will be supporting all major Air Dominance programs in the St. Louis area. The position specifically involves production test support for Boeing Defense Systems fighter programs.
The Production Test team delivers and supports special test equipment, processes, and software for build verification of electrical/airframe/avionics/optical subsystems to ensure product quality and safe operation. Build verification is ensuring Boeing products are manufactured per engineering design to meet intended functional requirements.
Position Responsibilities Include:
• Design special test equipment for production testing of tactical aircraft
• Provide design-for-manufacturing and design-for-assembly support to fabrication shops
• Develop additive manufacturing solutions to improve cost, quality, and production efficiency
• Collaborate with electrical engineers, manufacturing engineers, and fabricators to execute designs
• Resolve STE design issues to meet technical and quality standards
• Research and assess emerging technologies for business application
• Monitor supplier performance to ensure compliance with requirements
• Develop and modify hardware designs based on defined requirements
• Support maintenance and modification of existing STE designs
• Produce design documentation and high-level requirements for end users and customers
• Perform detailed mechanical design development and modifications
• Prepare STE usage instructions for aircraft production test operations
• Analyze aircraft configuration change documents for STE impacts
• Support basis-of-estimate inputs for STE statements of work
• Implement and support the engineering release process for timely and accurate design data release
• Identify and drive process improvements to increase efficiency, quality, and consistency
• Support configuration management to keep STE aligned with approved aircraft and system configurations
• Report weekly percent complete status for assigned mechanical design tasks
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship
• Ability to obtain access to Special Access Programs (SAP)
• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace Aeronautical or Material Sciences)
• 3+ yrs of experience working with computer aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) such as CATIA, Solidworks or Siemens NX
• 3+ yrs of experience in mechanical design
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering
• Familiarity with air vehicle subsystems, and avionics subsystems
• Experience in troubleshooting mechanical systems and components
• Familiarity with supporting aerospace manufacturing build verification test operations
• Have or have held an active U.S. Security Clearance in the past 24 months
• Experience in development programs (integration, test phases), production support, or sustainment engineering
• 5+ yrs of experience supporting engineering release processes within controlled databases
Drug Free Workplace:
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.
Conflict of Interest:
Successful candidate for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.
Pay & Benefits:
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