<p>I was just wondering what it would take for someone to land a job at Boeing. I dont go to a top tier university but my school does send grads to top companies such as GE, BAE, Raytheon and etc.</p>
<p>Major in mechanical/aerospace engineering and get a 3.5 gpa? I’m not sure there’s a precise answer to your question.</p>
<p>You don’t necessarily need to be in ME or AE. Just get good grades, complete internships or co-op, and interview well.</p>
<p>Boston_Man,</p>
<p>I worked for Boeing a few years and the summer interns were from all over the place. Now keep in mind, I am in the DC/MD area and the work supports a certain federal goverment client in Fort Meade, MD. I do not know how Boeing is with interns/fresh grads up in the Pacific Northwest or with anything to do with aerospace.</p>
<p>Get an internship/co-op with them, and preferably one that needs a government clearance to work for. Companies like Boeing look to hire interns/co-ops when they graduate as they have already put the time and money into developing that talent, especially if they have to pay for you to get that clearance. Plus, then you will have experience with them over someone who is fresh out of school without it.</p>
<p>To get said internship/co-op with Boeing:
1.) keep your GPA above a 3.0
2.) have a stellar interview
3.) have some sort of experience in your field prior to seeking a internship/co-op with them (i.e. research experience, student job in your major)</p>
<p>I am a current Boeing employee in the Seattle area.</p>
<p>What is interesting (to me) about Boeing is they hire a ton of people and specifically a ton of engineers. When you hire a ton of people, you end up hiring a broad cross section of people. We have a lot of smart engineers that work at Boeing. But we also have a lot of average engineers who work at Boeing. </p>
<p>I don’t have any good tips on how to get hired (I applied for 140 positions through their website before I was finally hired) but I enjoy working there and it’s worth looking into, even if you are an average engineering student.</p>
<p>My uncle works for Boeing Commercial Airplanes and is discouraging me from going there, saying the industry doesn’t look too good for the future and that layoffs happen frequently.</p>
<p>But oh my, PLANES o_o!</p>
<p>So I guess what I am gettting is that Boeing hires like any old company in which all you need is a GPA great than 3.0 and kill the interview. My school requires CO-OP so that should be a plus. Thanks guys for your comments!</p>
<p>Revonu11, if you are interested in working here, I encourage you ignore your uncle’s advice and try to get a job here anyway. It’s a great place to work and is at least as stable as most other companies. Few companies never go through layoffs and few industries continually have rosy outlooks. </p>
<p>A lot of people pretend to remember the “good old days” and complain about how things are today at the company, but having worked in other places, I can say that this place beats every other job I’ve held hands down…so if you are interested, go for it!</p>
<p>One more thing about Boeing…</p>
<p>They have the absolute easiest process for attending grad school and tuition reimbursement. They have several “agreements” with universities that makes applying, getting funding, etc very easy. I wish I was working there when I went to grad school.</p>
<p>Why I am not there now? The branch here in Annapolis Junction, MD lost a few contracts and did not win some they had hoped to win (politics with not using the proven proposal teams from out-of-state) so I had to goto another employer.</p>
<p>The HR rep still keeps in contact with me.</p>
<p>pick an appropriate degree
maintain a very high GPA (remember with a company like Boeing your competing with graduates from all over the US)
get some relevant internships or research experience</p>
<p>Rest assured, a high GPA is not necessary to work at Boeing…we have lots of engineers who work here who did not have high GPAs in college. Boeing hires all types of engineers and not just those with high GPAs.</p>
<p>Also keep in mind that you can apply to work at Boeing anytime during your working career. Just because an engineer doesn’t get a job right out of college at Boeing doesn’t mean they’ll never get hired. Indeed, we have lots of engineers with 2 years to 20 years engineering experience.</p>
<p>(Indeed, from looking around at our staff, almost all of the fresh engineers interned at Boeing and then the company hired them into full time positions. I don’t know a lot of fresh out of college engineers that were hired without intern experience. But I know a lot of people who were hired with 2 or 3 years experience who didn’t intern at Boeing.)</p>
<p>I know this is a very broad question to ask but I was wondering what it was like to work at Boeing? I always thought of Boeing as one of the best engineering firms in the world and it treated its engineers well. With all of you guys who have worked there in the past is this true? Leave any comments please!?</p>
<p>I have not worked at Boeing before, but here: </p>
<p>[Boeing</a> Reviews | Glassdoor.com](<a href=“http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Boeing-Reviews-E102.htm]Boeing”>http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Boeing-Reviews-E102.htm)</p>
<p>I like working here. The pay is good and the positions are designed so most everyone can meet expectations. (That’s not true everywhere, I worked at two companies where it was nearly impossible to meet management’s expectations and they always thought engineers were too expensive and projects took too long.) They have an excellent continuing education program, and at the right time. It’s one of the few companies that pays engineers for hours worked beyond 40 (straight time + $6.50 an hour).</p>
<p>Most people here seem to have an attitude that engineers aren’t treated well, but my opinion is that we are treated very well compared to the two other jobs that I have worked at in the past. </p>
<p>Overall, I think it is a good place to work and feel my opportunities here are strong enough that I don’t need to look for work elsewhere.</p>