AWACS Project Engineer (Mid-Level or Lead)

Boeing • Oklahoma City, OK

19h • $92,650 - $154,100 • Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company’s Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Mobility, Surveillance & Bombers organization is hiring Mid-Level and Lead AWACS Project Engineers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. These engineers support the Program and Chief Engineer in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) lead capacity, integrating teams to meet critical milestones and managing cost and schedule through Earned Value Management (EVM) processes. Opportunities are available in Mission Systems/Ground & Training Systems, Air Vehicle, and Product Support IPTs.

The position provides engineering leadership and technical integration across the IPTs, including project planning and execution, requirements decomposition, supplier coordination, proposal development, risk management, and monitoring performance against project baselines. The role works with customers and management to obtain approval and responds to changes in the statement of work by assessing impacts and negotiating changes to deliverables, resources, costs, and schedules. The position works under minimal direction and is expected to be 100% onsite in Oklahoma City. Relocation may be available based on candidate eligibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical field, defined as a four-year degree or greater in a mathematics, scientific, or information technology field of study.
• At least 3 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.
• Successful completion of the Company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.

Nice To Haves

• For Lead level: 5 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with schedule and risk management.
• Experience in a role requiring project or program management skills.
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience interacting with business partners and customers.
• Knowledge of Boeing design, release, and certification procedures.
• Knowledge of CMPro and BORIS tools.
• Experience in risk, issue, and opportunity management.
• Experience executing various project management lifecycles.
• Strong communication skills.
• EVM certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership and technical integration to Mission Systems, Air Vehicle, and Product Support IPTs.
• Develop statements of work to meet research and development, ongoing, and 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 and interface with suppliers across multidisciplinary areas, including Electronic Data Interchange, structures, and mechanical systems.
• Support requirements decomposition and allocation for Air Vehicle teams, including coordination of certification requirements and plans through Certification Plan Work Sheets.
• 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 proposed changes to deliverables, resources, costs, and schedules.
• Lead project execution to complete the work statement.
• Identify performance metrics.
• Plan, identify, and coordinate resources required over the life of a project or program.
• Define plans for risk mitigation and opportunity.
• Compare actual results with the baseline plan to assess project performance, efficiencies, productivity, and lessons learned.
• Provide technical, business, and integration leadership for development and execution of 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 and disability insurance programs, and 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 eligible 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: Mid Level