Mid-Level Program Manager

Boeing • El Segundo, CA

22h • $168,300 - $227,700 • Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company’s Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) organization is hiring a Mid-Level Program Manager (Level L) for the Advanced Space Programs team within Boeing Phantom Works in El Segundo, California. This is a leadership role responsible for managing current space programs, developing future technology-maturation campaigns, and bringing future Space Systems onto or transitioning them into Boeing programs and customer applications. The role includes program management, strategy development, experimentation and rapid prototyping, customer engagement, and transition of advanced technology to Boeing programs and merchant vendor markets.

The position serves as the customer-facing representative for the Senior Manager, Phantom Works Space, with a focus on modernization, prototyping, and advanced concept development in the space domain. It supports the Space Phantom Works business portfolio in pursuing future franchises and capabilities aligned with the Long-Range Business Plan. The manager establishes the portfolio’s mission and vision, develops operating plans and principles, and manages the Phantom Works Space Division, including goal setting and employee engagement. The role oversees program execution, including subcontracts, and ensures projects are delivered on time and within budget. It also maintains communications with division project and program managers, executives, and local officials and collaborates with cross-functional teams.

The position is expected to be 100% onsite at one of the listed location options and is for first shift. Travel may be required up to 20% of the time. An active U.S. Top Secret/SCI security clearance is required; a clearance active within the past 24 months is considered active. U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance, and the position must meet U.S. export-control requirements. Boeing will not sponsor employment visas. Relocation assistance is not available as a negotiable benefit; candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense. The position is not contingent upon a program award and is not safety sensitive.

Requirements

• More than 5 years of experience managing or leading people or teams.
• More than 5 years of experience performing budget or cost performance analysis.
• More than 5 years of experience developing and deploying organizational strategies and leading long-range business plan processes.
• More than 5 years of experience communicating, collaborating, and building consensus with internal and external stakeholders.
• More than 5 years of experience preparing and presenting to executives, senior leadership, and external customers.
• More than 5 years of experience working with Military or Department of Defense customers.
• Experience with profit and loss accountability.
• Active U.S. Top Secret/SCI security clearance; a clearance active within the past 24 months is considered active.
• U.S. citizenship is required for the security clearance, and the position must meet U.S. export-control compliance requirements.
• Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense; relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Program Management certification, such as Program Management Professional, Defense Acquisition University Certification, and/or Certified Account Manager.
• Military operational or test experience involving Space systems.
• Undergraduate and/or graduate degree in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM).
• Program management experience on a large-scale program to ensure business, technical, and customer requirements are achieved.
• Experience developing joint war-fighting strategy and solutions.
• Theater-level campaign analysis and planning experience.
• Space test experience and graduation from a formal test training course.
• Proven success collaborating across organizational boundaries.
• Technical experience in complex mission systems development and integration.
• Well-developed organizational skills.
• Education and experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g., a bachelor’s degree) and typically 10 or more years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g., Ph.D., master’s degree plus 8 years of related work experience, or 14 years of related work experience).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the customer-facing representative for the Senior Manager, Phantom Works Space, focusing on modernization, prototyping, and advanced concept development in the space domain.
• Support the Space Phantom Works business portfolio in pursuing future franchises and capabilities aligned with the Long-Range Business Plan.
• Establish a clear portfolio mission and vision, develop an operating plan and principles, and manage the Phantom Works Space Division, including goal setting and employee engagement.
• Manage program execution, including overseeing subcontracts and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Maintain communications with the Senior Manager, Phantom Works Space, internal division project and program managers, executives, and local officials.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance space technologies and solutions.
• Develop future technology-maturation campaigns and support the onboarding or transition of future Space Systems for Boeing and its customers.
• Lead program management, strategy development, experimentation and rapid prototyping, customer engagement, and transition of advanced technology to Boeing programs and merchant vendor markets.

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.

What This Job Offers

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