Project Management Specialist, Cost Account Management Integrated Product Team Lead

Boeing • El Segundo, CA

21d • $126,650 - $171,350 • Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company’s Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) Common Products Group is hiring a Level 4 Project Management Specialist to lead Cost Account Management (CAM) for an Integrated Product Team supporting Government and Commercial Spacecraft Products. The Common Products portfolio includes satellite payload and platform subsystems such as propulsion, structures, mechanisms, batteries, wire harnesses, and thermal blankets. The role manages daily project execution in one or more subsystem areas and coordinates with functions and suppliers from early program bidding through final flight delivery, with the goal of delivering subsystem hardware to the factory floor on time and within budget.

The position requires strong communication and organizational skills, relationship-building, cross-functional collaboration, and proactive problem-solving to identify and manage risks and opportunities. The job is expected to be 100% onsite at a listed location option in El Segundo, California. Occasional travel may be required, and the schedule is first shift. The selected candidate must be able 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 clearance, and the role also requires a U.S. Person under export-control regulations. Boeing will not sponsor employment visas. Relocation assistance is not available.

The position offers a stated salary range of $126,650–$171,350, based on experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations. Eligible employees may enroll in benefit programs that generally include health insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work. The Boeing 401(k) includes dollar-for-dollar matching up to 10% of eligible pay with immediate 100% vesting, and eligible U.S. employees may qualify for a student loan match through the plan. Applications are accepted until July 15, 2026.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of experience in program management, project management, and/or business operations.
• At least 5 years of experience working in ambiguous and fast-changing environments.
• Experience working in a factory and/or laboratory environment.
• 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 to obtain the required U.S. Government security clearance.
• Must meet U.S. export-control requirements as a U.S. Person.
• Must work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a leadership role leading teams or projects to successful completion.
• Experience as a cost account manager using earned value management.
• Experience managing projects and using standard project management tools.
• Current Department of Defense, U.S. Secret, or Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, coordinate, integrate, analyze, and maintain integrated costs and schedules for complex projects, programs, and change-driven activities in accordance with project management industry practices.
• Lead trend, variance, and impact studies and analyses, reports, risk assessments, and planning efforts to determine impacts and constraints involving product development, production rates, process improvement, and program initiatives.
• Identify potential risks and opportunities, develop mitigation plans, and refine the business case.
• Develop and establish lead-time requirements.
• Facilitate and ensure integration of project and program plans, schedules, change and baseline management, and industry best-practice processes and techniques.
• Act as the primary project contact to establish key stakeholder requirements and project objectives.
• Direct all phases of projects or subsystems of major projects from inception through completion.
• Coordinate commitments with internal and external stakeholders to fulfill strategies.
• Manage daily project execution in one or more subsystem areas and coordinate functions and suppliers from early program bidding through final flight delivery.

Benefits

• 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.
• Boeing 401(k) contributions are matched dollar for dollar up to 10% of eligible pay, with immediate 100% vesting.
• Eligible enrolled U.S. employees may receive a Boeing 401(k) Student Loan Match.
• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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