AWACS Lead Project Engineer

Boeing•Oklahoma City, OK
•$127,500 - $172,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company’s Defense, Space & Security Mobility, Surveillance & Bombers organization is hiring an AWACS Lead Project Engineer in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The engineer will support the Program and Chief Engineer in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) lead capacity, integrating teams to achieve key milestones and managing cost and schedule through Earned Value Management (EVM) processes. The role may support Mission Systems/Ground & Training Systems, Air Vehicle, and Product Support IPTs for the AWACS Program. The position is expected to be 100% onsite and works under minimal direction.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or directly related non-U.S. equivalent qualifications.
  • At least 3 years of experience integrating designs from multidisciplinary teams, including electrical, mechanical, and software disciplines.
  • At least 5 years of experience in multidisciplinary engineering project management.
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance, and an interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance is required post-start.
  • Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person under 22 C.F.R. §120.62.
  • Successful candidates must satisfy the company Conflict of Interest assessment process.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience working across teams representing multiple skill areas with internal and external resources and customers.
  • Experience with complex systems development and integration.
  • Experience leading project execution to complete a work statement.
  • Experience implementing and maintaining systems engineering tools, schedules, and metrics.
  • Experience with Model Based Engineering.
  • Experience with Earned Value Management.
  • Troubleshooting engineering skills.

Responsibilities

  • Provide engineering leadership and technical integration to the Mission Systems, Air Vehicle, and Product Support IPTs.
  • Develop statements of work to satisfy research and development, ongoing, and new business requirements.
  • Review Engineering Change Requests affecting Mission Systems, Air Vehicle, and Product Support before the Chief Engineering Council, including technical coordination of Air Vehicle ECR packages.
  • Coordinate with suppliers and support multidisciplinary integration across areas such as Electronic Data Interchange, structures, and mechanical systems.
  • Support Air Vehicle requirement decomposition and allocation, including certification requirements and plans and Certification Plan Work Sheet coordination.
  • Coordinate Flight/Test Mission Assurance Readiness Reviews for Air Vehicle teams.
  • Drive integration between Air Vehicle and supporting teams.
  • Develop Air Vehicle proposals and ensure technical scope is integrated into Basis of Estimates and Estimates at Completion.
  • Support supplier design reviews; equipment or component owners retain design review ownership.
  • Decompose functional, logical, and physical requirements for systems and subsystems with Mission Systems, Air Vehicle, and Product Support disciplines.
  • Work with customers and management to obtain approval.
  • Respond to statement-of-work changes, assess impacts, and negotiate proposed changes to deliverables, resources, costs, and schedules.
  • Lead project execution to complete the work statement.
  • Identify performance metrics.
  • Plan, identify, and coordinate resources over the life of the project or program.
  • Define plans for risk mitigation and opportunity.
  • Compare actual results with the baseline plan to assess project performance, efficiency, productivity, and lessons learned.
  • Provide technical, business, and integration leadership for the development and execution of project or team plans.

Benefits

  • Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
  • Eligible employees may enroll in benefit programs generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
  • Relocation assistance based on candidate eligibility.
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