Lead Forward Deployed Engineer

Boeing • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

The Boeing Company’s Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) is hiring a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer for its Data Analytics Engineering & Integration team. The team transforms how BDS data is sourced, managed, and used to support business growth, optimization, and the lifecycle of BDS products. The role is based in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania; Seattle, Washington; or Hazelwood, Missouri.

The position owns the design lifecycle and product strategy for data-driven applications and platforms supporting supply chain, engineering, and manufacturing. It combines product management with product design, user research, interaction and visual design, prototyping, ontology development, and hands-on product building alongside forward deployed and product engineers. The role uses data platforms, cloud computing, and hybrid-cloud environments to create and validate workflows that improve decision-making and operational performance.

The position requires a U.S. Person under export-control rules. Candidates must satisfy Boeing’s Conflict of Interest assessment, and the position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance; an interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance is required after starting. Boeing will not sponsor employment visas. Travel may be required up to 10% of the time. Relocation assistance is not negotiable; candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense. The role is Shift 1 and is not safety sensitive.

Requirements

• Experience designing clear and creative artifacts, including task flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes.
• At least 3 years of experience with taxonomy and ontology development.
• At least 5 years of experience preparing, conducting, and analyzing user research.
• At least 5 years of experience with analytics tools, including Tableau, SQL, R, and Python.
• At least 5 years of experience with products developed using Agile software development practices.
• Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, and Confluence.
• Experience working within a Scrum team or a similar Agile project setup.
• A Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience with product design and processes.
• At least 5 years of experience working with aerospace systems.
• Meet U.S. export-control requirements as a U.S. Person.
• Satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; an interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance is required post-start.
• Must live in the immediate area of the listed locations or relocate at own expense; relocation assistance is not negotiable.
• Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Nice To Haves

• Palantir Foundry hands-on experience at an expert, Level 5 tier, building operational applications on an ontology.
• Experience as a hands-on designer who ships code every week, or as a researcher who shares detailed user research findings with the team.
• Experience in aerospace, supply chain, manufacturing, or engineering.
• At least 10 years of experience in a technology or design leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Own the full design lifecycle of data products, from early concepts and high-level workflows through micro-interactions and visual design.
• Develop a strategic vision and product roadmap for data products supporting supply chain, engineering, and manufacturing, aligned with company objectives, roadmap goals, and market demands.
• Build and iterate on an ontology by modeling objects, properties, links, and actions to ground applications in a shared representation of BDS operational data.
• Conduct user research through surveys, interviews, scripted usability tests, contextual inquiry, A/B testing, and customer-office visits.
• Combine qualitative research with product and usage metrics to validate decisions and prioritize work.
• Create wireframes, user flows, and interactive prototypes to communicate designs and validate decisions.
• Establish and maintain a design system, including typography, color palettes, components, and micro-interactions.
• Prototype and build products alongside engineers, using Palantir Foundry.
• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and researchers to balance user goals with technical and business constraints.
• Define and document product requirements, including data sources, data processing, and analytics capabilities, and manage and prioritize the product backlog as requirements change.
• Oversee product design, development, testing, and deployment to ensure quality and performance standards are met.
• Write user stories that capture complete requirements and relate them to portfolio value.
• Define KPIs, track and analyze product performance metrics, and prepare reports and presentations for senior management.
• Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical teams to align project goals and deliverables.
• Participate as a leader and champion of the SAFe process in Scrum meetings and product sprints.

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, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.

What This Job Offers

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