Boeing to Cut 1,700 Engineer Jobs Amid Gap in Work
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Boeing Co. said it will reduce its engineering workforce by as many as 1,700 positions this year, adding to cuts of as many as 2,300 machinists, amid a gap in work on new plane models.
Some of the engineering cuts will be mitigated through attrition and a reduction in contract labor, Mike Delaney, vice president of engineering for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said in an e-mail to managers today. Layoff notices will be sent to about 100 engineers in the Seattle area tomorrow, and about 700 will lose their jobs in 2013, he wrote.