Boeing's satellite division is laying off about 5 percent of its work force by November through a call for volunteers among senior nonmanagement employees as the company adjusts to changes in its markets, Boeing said. Seal Beach, Calif.-based Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems said that as it transitions from a specialty satellite production business to one that features multiple satellites of similar design, it needs fewer design engineers. The company said its recent successes in the commercial satellite market will mean it is likely to be hiring production engineers.
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