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Senior Systems Project Engineer - F/A-18 E-F & E/A-18 G-3

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USD 119,000 - 163,000

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role involves being the key technical contact for a major defense project, ensuring effective communication and coordination with customers and leadership. You will lead engineering change activities, manage project execution, and maintain oversight of cost and performance metrics. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in a collaborative environment that values innovation and professional growth. If you are passionate about engineering excellence and project management, this role is an exciting chance to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in project leadership and program management.
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering field required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering change activities and manage project execution.
  • Coordinate with teams to ensure project timelines are met.

Skills

Project Leadership

Collaboration

Communication

Engineering Management

Risk Mitigation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

Earned Value Management

Avionics Systems

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 Defense, Space & Security (BDS) team is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to join the F/A-18 Project Engineering Team located in Berkeley, MO.

As a member of the team, you will be the single technical point of contact to the F/A-18 Customer and Boeing leadership for the Mission Computers Capability to ensure strategic execution of development roadmap. You can expect to maintain technical management of the project by preparing project plans and measuring progress. Also, it’s expected that daily communication and coordination with the customer is a part of the battle rhythm.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Leads Engineering Change activity from RFP (Request from Proposal) and proposal development, through execution and contract delivery / closeout including identifying and managing contractual interdependencies
  • Responsible to identify and manage strategy for critical decisions/milestones supporting broad development roadmap
  • Coordinates with technical leads, other program product teams, suppliers, and Boeing Global Services as appropriate to ensure proposal and project statement of work are executed on time
  • Identifies and maintains day-to-day oversight of cost, schedule, and performance metrics and reporting to leadership
  • Maintains working-level customer relationships on the effort
  • Manages and ensures deliverables are submitted on time
  • Plans, identifies, and coordinates resources required over the life of the project or program
  • Defines plans for risk mitigation and opportunity
  • Compares actual results to baseline plan to assess project performance, efficiencies, productivity and lessons learned
  • Provides technical, business and integration for the development and execution of projector team plan

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship as a condition of employment.

  • An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.
  • 5+ years of experience collaborating and coordinating across hardware, software, integration and test, quality, and production engineering disciplines
  • 5+ years of experience in project leadership or program management
  • 5+ years of experience communicating with internal and external customers
  • Level 4: 9+ years of work-related experience with a Bachelors degree OR 7+ years of work-related experience with a Masters degree OR 4+ years work related experience with a PhD
  • Level 5: 14+ years of work-related experience with a Bachelors degree OR 7+ years of work-related experience with a Masters degree OR 9+ years with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Earned Value Management experience
  • Experience working on Avionics systems
  • Experience developing and/or maintaining customer-focused metrics and reporting
  • Experience with F-15, F/A-18, or other fighter aircraft
  • Strong Engineering excellence, focus on safety, project management, leadership, and communication skills
  • Active US Security Clearance

Typical Education/Experience:

Level 4: Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years' related work experience, Master+7 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Level 5: Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 14 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+9 years' related work experience, Master+12 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

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.

Summary pay range:

Level 4: $119,850 - $162,150

Level 5: $147,050 - $198,950

Applications for this position will be accepted until Apr. 18, 2025

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