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Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

The Boeing Global Services (BGS) Commercial Flight Training Learning Design Team is seeking a **Senior** **Technical Writer and Editor** to support our team in **Seattle, WA** .

Our team maintains flight training materials for all commercial programs. We align published content to evolving requirements from engineering, regulators, airspace, and customer need.

Make a global difference in aviation safety by developing technical editing systems. Solve substantive problems using advanced tools and build sophisticated technical communication products.

Position Responsibilities:

+ Collaborate with pilot subject matter experts and instructional systems designers to scope, revise, edit, format, and proofread an array of training materials.

+ Protect the integrity of pilot training manuals by enforcing standards, processes, and branding guidelines.

+ Solve an array of content strategy challenges with your own novel solutions, including cutting-edge artificial intelligence.

+ Devise strategies to tailor courseware for regional requirements.

+ Manage training manual content files to optimize data reuse in a specialized DITA XML publishing system.

+ Coordinate critical stakeholder reviews of materials.

+ Assess the need to obtain clarity and additional information from subject matter experts.

+ Review comments and collaborate with teammates to reconcile conflicting inputs.

+ Conduct reviews for grammar, spelling, bias, adherence to standards, and accuracy.

+ Recommend technical communication project plans.

+ Research and document technical information to improve established processes.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

+ Bachelor’s degree in Technical Communication, English, Aviation, Instructional Design, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.

+ At least 9 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience.

+ At least 3 years of experience working on aviation, aerospace, technology, or safety-critical documentation.

+ Proven ability to enforce editorial standards and quality controls (grammar, spelling, style, bias reduction, and technical accuracy) across multiple documents and stakeholder groups.

+ Experience collaborating with subject matter experts (SMEs) to analyze, scope, and revise learning and training materials.

+ Excellent stakeholder management skills; demonstrated ability to coordinate and drive critical review cycles and reconcile conflicting inputs.

+ Ability to travel occasionally and work with geographically distributed teams as required.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

+ Strong working knowledge of DITA XML, XML-based authoring, or structured content workflows, and experience managing content for reuse in a structured publishing system.

+ Proficiency with modern authoring/editing tools (e.g., Oxygen XML Editor or equivalent) and comfort learning new tools and toolchains.

+ Generative AI applications for technical writing.

+ Familiarity with aviation regulations, industry best practices, and safety-focused quality standards relevant to flight crew training.

+ Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, including the ability to document processes and recommend improvements.

+ Style guides, especially the Chicago Manual of Style.

+ Adobe Creative Cloud applications.

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.

General:

All information provided will be checked and may be verified.

Please apply ASAP for this role as recruitment may commence before the end date.

Pay Transparency & Total Rewards:

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.

Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Senior Level** **S** **ummary Pay Range: $102,850 – $139,150

Applications for this position will be accepted until **Oct. 25, 2025**

**Export Control Requirements:** This is not an Export Control position.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.