AWACS Lead Project Engineer

Boeing • Oklahoma City, OK

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company’s Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Mobility, Surveillance & Bombers (MS&B) Organization is hiring an AWACS Lead Project Engineer to support the Program and Chief Engineer in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) lead capacity in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The role provides engineering leadership and technical integration across the AWACS Mission Systems, Air Vehicle, and Product Support IPTs, and leads teams toward critical milestones while managing cost and schedule through Earned Value Management processes. The position is expected to be 100% onsite and works under minimal direction.

The position develops and executes project plans, coordinates resources, manages scope and changes, and supports technical integration across multidisciplinary teams, suppliers, customers, and management. Responsibilities include requirements decomposition, engineering change review, proposal development, certification planning, readiness review coordination, supplier coordination, project performance measurement, and risk and opportunity management.

The position requires a relevant bachelor’s degree and experience integrating designs from multidisciplinary teams and managing engineering projects. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a U.S. Secret clearance after starting and must meet applicable U.S. citizenship and export-control requirements. Boeing does not sponsor employment visas. Relocation may be available based on eligibility. The role is not safety sensitive and is not contingent upon program award.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or a non-U.S. equivalent qualification directly related to the work statement.
• At least 3 years of experience integrating designs from multidisciplinary teams, such as electrical, mechanical, and software teams.
• At least 5 years of experience in multidisciplinary engineering project management.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; an interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance is required after starting.
• U.S. citizenship is required for the security clearance. The role also requires a U.S. Person under the stated export-control requirements.
• Must satisfy the company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working across teams representing multiple skill areas and coordinating 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 Mission Systems, Air Vehicle, and Product Support IPTs.
• Develop statements of work to satisfy research and development and ongoing or new business requirements.
• Review Engineering Change Requests with Mission Systems, Air Vehicle, and Product Support impacts before Chief Engineering Council, including technical coordination of Air Vehicle ECR packages.
• Coordinate with suppliers and facilitate multidisciplinary integration, including Electronic Data Interchange, structures, and mechanical systems.
• Support requirement decomposition and allocation for Air Vehicle teams, 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; the equipment or component owner owns the design review.
• Decompose functional, logical, and physical requirements for systems and subsystems across Mission Systems, Air Vehicle, and Product Support disciplines.
• Work with customers and management to obtain approval.
• Respond to changes in the statement of work, assess impacts, and negotiate modifications to deliverables, resources, costs, and schedules.
• Lead project execution to complete the work statement.
• Identify performance metrics and plan, identify, and coordinate resources required over the life of the project or program.
• Define plans for risk mitigation and opportunity.
• Compare actual results to the baseline plan to assess performance, efficiencies, productivity, and lessons learned.
• Provide technical, business, and integration leadership for developing and executing project or team plans.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life insurance, and disability insurance programs.
• Programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Relocation based on candidate eligibility.
• Potential Oklahoma state tax credit of $5,000 for up to five years for qualifying engineers with a degree from an ABET-accredited Oklahoma college or university who are not currently working in Oklahoma’s aerospace sector.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior