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Associate Mechanical Engineer

The Boeing Company

Heath, OHFull-time$85–115K/yrPosted 2 days agoStill listed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$85–115K/yr
Location
Heath, OH
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance, required

Job overview

Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security team seeks an Associate Mechanical Engineer for its Heath (Columbus), Ohio team supporting the Minuteman III Guidance Subsystem sustainment program. The role supports engineering execution, including schematic design, electrical component obsolescence studies, and circuit modeling. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or an equivalent combination of related work experience and technical education, and at least two years of related work experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Data Analysis, nice to haveDesign Concepts, nice to haveConcurrent Engineering, nice to haveDFM/A, nice to haveEngineering Processes, nice to haveSystems Thinking, nice to haveMechanical System Design, nice to haveMechanical Analysis, nice to haveSystem Integration, nice to haveComputer-Aided Design, nice to haveMathematical Modeling, nice to haveTolerance Analysis, nice to haveEngineering Judgment, nice to haveElectromechanical Assembly Design, nice to haveAnalog and Digital Design, nice to haveManufacturing, nice to haveObsolescence Engineering, nice to haveSustainment Engineering, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering, required2+ Years Related Work Experience or Bachelor's and Equivalent Experience, requiredU.S. Person, requiredU.S. Citizenship for Clearance, requiredAbility to Obtain U.S. Security Clearance, requiredExperience With USAF or DoD Agencies, nice to haveExperience With Electromechanical Assemblies, nice to haveExperience With Analog and Digital Design, nice to haveExperience in Obsolescence and Sustainment, nice to have

Benefits

401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Associate Mechanical Engineer

Company: The Boeing Company

The Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) team is seeking an Associate Mechanical Engineer located in Heath (Columbus), OH. Boeing Defense and Space Systems is growing in the area of aircraft, missile, weapons and autonomous system Guidance Navigation and Control (GN&C) system design, development, integration, and test.

The InterContinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Minuteman III Guidance Subsystem Support Contract (GuSSC) Sustainment Engineering program is looking for motivated, talented engineers to join the Boeing team in this exciting business area. The selected Associate Mechanical Engineer product responsibilities will include engineering execution of sustainment efforts supported by the local Heath (Columbus), OH team. Support will include execution of the Program Work Structure (PWS), including schematic design, electrical component obsolescence studies, and circuit modeling in support of the local Heath team.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Analytical Skills (Technical): Skill and ability to: collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources.
  • Design Concepts and Techniques: Advanced knowledge of design concepts and techniques (e.g., concurrent engineering, Design for Manufacture/Assembly [DFM/A]).
  • Engineering Processes: Knowledge of responsibilities and tasks performed by various engineering departments/disciplines (e.g., design, test, software, technology, avionics). Knowledge of the interaction between departments/disciplines and how their products/processes affect one another and impact non-engineering processes (e.g., Operations, Logistics, Business).
  • Engineering Knowledge/Comprehension: Knowledge of various engineering disciplines such as electrical, mechanical, and systems. The ability to communicate with technical personnel from multiple skill areas and functions to evaluate technical information and issues impacting design, production, and support of products, services, or other deliverables.
  • Systems Thinking: Ability to understand the big picture and the inter-relationships of all positions and activities in the system, including the impact of changes in one area on another area. This includes the ability to see and understand the inter-relationships between components of systems and plans, anticipate future events, and apply the principles of systems thinking to accelerate performance.
  • Mechanical Component/System Engineering: Knowledge of mechanical component and system design, analysis, and integration. Familiarization with the tools required for design, analysis, evaluation, and integration (i.e. computer aided design systems, mathematical modeling software, tolerance analysis software).
  • Liaison Engineering Judgment: Exercise engineering judgment in developing appropriate decisions considering decision criteria, implications, and possible consequences, to ensure product design integrity. Demonstrate understanding of the applicable scientific and engineering knowledge and involve others in obtaining information for the liaison engineering decision-making process.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace Aeronautical or Material Sciences)
  • 2+ years of related work experience and a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of related work experience and technical education

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Experience):

  • Experience working with USAF or other DoD agencies
  • Experience with creation, change, and design of electromechanical assemblies
  • Experience with analog and digital design, manufacturing, and sustainment
  • Experience engineering for obsolescence and sustainment

Conflict of Interest: Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Relocation: Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Drug Free Workplace: Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) 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.

The Boeing 401(k) helps you save for your future, with contributions from Boeing that can help you grow your retirement savings. Our best-in-class retirement benefit features:

  • Best in class 401(k) plan: we'll match your contributions dollar for dollar, up to 10% of eligible pay with immediate 100% vesting.
  • Student Loan Match: The Boeing 401(k) Student Loan Match allows eligible enrolled U.S. employees to have their qualified student loan debt payments counted, along with any match-eligible contributions they make, for purposes of determining the Company Match to employees' Boeing 401(k) accounts.

Pay & Benefits: At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $85,000-$115,000

Language Requirements: Not Applicable

Education: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation: Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement: This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive: This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship: Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America)

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,768 open Mechanical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$85–115K/yr
  • US median$115–187K/yr943 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $100K, is 33% below the US median midpoint ($149K) — in the lowest quarter of Mechanical Engineering salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 106 open Mechanical Engineering jobs in Ohio and 1,768 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Mechanical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 995 postings).
Education
770 of the 1,768 open Mechanical Engineering jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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