I'm a loads engineer currently working in Europe and have been wanting to move to the US for a while now. As I'd rather not move to Savannah or Wichita and my choices are limited to commercial aviation (non-US citizen), I've been looking at Seattle mainly. Is Boeing a nice company to work for or should I look elsewhere? Does it have good career growth opportunities, good compensation, etc.? Thanks!! --------- TC equivalent to ~$75,000 gross 3 years experience #aviation #boeing #engineer
Agree with gopher and will also add that the industry in general has a lot of old fashioned tendencies regarding mgmt styles, employee relations, etc. I think it’s changing but it’s a slow burn.
It really depends on your management. I was looking to leave because of poor management, but recently had a new K-level assigned. The difference can be night and day, and in my case makes staying more appealing. As gopher 0 said (lol nice one) the education is good. We have a learning together program (LTP) where they’ll pay for anything from certification, to masters, to even a private pilots license. The caveat is equal time in be out, you will have to remain with the company for the time of your education: if you have a masters paid for you are required to stay 2 years following its completion. Still a good deal though.
Thanks! Really appreciate the reply.
Moving from Europe to Wichita seems like one of the most depressing things I can think of. Aerospace industry is interesting work, but pay and growth are low compared to other industries. Also the culture is pretty heavily boomer and leadership usually has a lot of retired military guys who naturally are less progressive when it comes to management styles.
Doesn't all Boeing engineer roles require US GC at the very least to be eligible?
Well, just like all other places, it's your manager who will determine if it's a pleasant place to work or not. Networking pays dividends at boeing. It will open up a lot more doors than years of experience. Compensation is fair. With 3yrs of experience you should be a lvl 2, and see 90k +- in the Seattle/ everett area. The real benefit to working at boeing is education. They will pay for any stem degree and even an mba. But you can't fail classes. You have to maintain a 3.0gpa if you are taking masters level and up courses and can't fail a class. If you fail a class... you pay for it. Boeing paid for 100 % of my masters degree ($48k). I had zero $ out of pocket.
Thanks a lot for the reply!