Spirit Defense - Entry-Level Integrated Business Teams Leader

Spirit AeroSystems • Wichita, KS

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About The Position

This entry-level role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, within Spirit’s Defense Business Unit. Spirit Defense supplies the defense and space marketplace with engineering, rapid prototyping, technologies, and mission support. The position provides leadership for establishing, overseeing, and coordinating program activities needed to implement Baseline Control and Change Management (BCCM) processes and capabilities within the Program Management Office.

The role coordinates program change management, including the Change Control Board (CCB) and Program Change Control Board (PCCB), and supports the Program Manager. It maintains change-control processes, manages change documentation and records, coordinates change requests and impact assessments, develops the program Change Management Plan, and implements, monitors, and reports change-control metrics. It also verifies documentation against program and contractual requirements and supports the evaluation, selection, planning, and incorporation of approved changes.

The position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access; U.S. citizenship is required by the U.S. Government. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance is required after starting. This is a union-represented position. The employer will not sponsor employment visas. Post-offer applicants and employees are subject to drug and alcohol testing when policy criteria are met.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access; U.S. citizenship is required for the government clearance.
• 0–2 years of professional experience.
• Experience with change management, risk management, affordability management, earned value management, and analytical skills.
• Development and/or sustaining program experience.
• Experience developing proposals and estimates and operating in a matrix organization.
• Experience with integrated program planning and scheduling and cross-functional project management.
• Demonstrated leadership, critical thinking, innovative behaviors, and ability to multitask in a challenging environment.
• Ability to analyze multiple sets of metrics and data reports from various systems.
• Knowledge of contract requirements, change-control practices, change-request identification and disposition thresholds, and customer, company, supplier, and regulatory requirements that may affect program baselines.
• Knowledge and skills in business acumen, financial acumen, baseline control/change management processes, general program management processes, general engineering, and leading with influence.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree with 4–6+ years of related experience, or a Master’s degree/MBA with 0+ years of related experience.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Manufacturing environment or aerospace experience.
• Experience working with multifunctional teams.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize work in a fast-paced environment.
• SAP experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for establishing, overseeing, and coordinating program activities needed to implement Baseline Control and Change Management (BCCM) processes and capabilities within the Program Management Office.
• Coordinate the Change Control Board (CCB) and Program Change Control Board (PCCB), including chairing meetings, establishing agendas, recording minutes, and managing change documentation.
• Maintain program change-control processes and coordinate the program BCCM process.
• Establish and oversee processes for evaluating proposed changes under the appropriate Configuration Change Authority.
• Provide the infrastructure, cadence, reporting, and documentation needed to facilitate the CCB and PCCB.
• Coordinate major and minor change requests throughout the BCCM lifecycle, including categorizing and logging requests, coordinating impact assessments and change packages, and communicating PCCB status and decisions to stakeholders.
• Develop the program Change Management Plan and implement, monitor, and report standard change-control metrics in support of the Program Manager.
• Create and analyze change-control records and verify documentation complies with applicable program and contractual requirements.
• Develop and audit compliance with the change management plan; analyze change-request data; and select, define, and plan the incorporation of approved changes.
• Coordinate and lead cross-functional work to achieve program goals.

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.
• Eligible employees joining Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team may qualify for a $5,000 Kansas aviation tax credit for up to five years.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed