Senior Lead Program Management Specialist

Boeing•Seal Beach, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Lead Program Management Specialist (Level 6) to join our Experimental Systems Group (ESG) located in Seal Beach, CA to support development of new, first-of-kind electronic units supporting space vehicles and missions. ESG supports a variety of government customers spanning technology domains, and is an extremely fast-paced, responsive development environment delivering new capabilities to customers rapidly and affordably. The ESG portfolio consists of a range of platforms and technologies including the X-37B, the world’s first fully autonomous reusable spaceplane, which recently launched on its eighth and most ambitious flight yet. As a member of our Project Leadership team, you will lead an Integrated Product Team consisting of a diverse group of mechanical, electrical designers, system architects, and system and subsystem engineers. You will be expected to work in the area of project management leading coordination across all internal and external stakeholders to drive your assigned products’ development from early capabilities studies through demonstration. In this role, you will serve as a core point of contact for customers and will work directly with subject matter experts across the business to quickly iterate and converge on achievable solutions that meet our customers’ needs. Our development timelines are aggressive and you will be asked to develop solutions to previously unsolved problems. You will work with and lead multidisciplinary teams to bring concept of operations to fruition in support of our customers’ mission objectives. You will work both as an individual contributor and as a team lead. An ideal candidate has a strong technical background across all spacecraft subsystems, a strong systems engineering background, and demonstrated project management, Cost Account Manager (CAM), and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) skills. You will need to be able to dive into broad, minimally-defined design spaces and effectively lead integrated efforts.

Requirements

Experience in systems engineering to plan, design, develop and verify complex lifecycle balanced system solutions
Experience in engineering project planning, project management, or program management
This position requires a current Tier 5 (T5), formerly known as a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) (U.S. Citizenship required) or requires candidate agreed to enter a Continuous Evaluation program.
This position is expected to be 100% onsite.
This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry
Minimum 10 years of systems engineering experience
Minimum 6 years of project management experience
Experience working with cross-functional teams and external customers
Experience in spacecraft, launch vehicles, or highly autonomous unmanned systems

Responsibilities

Lead development of electronic units
Support technology integration for and development of first-of-kind space vehicles and missions
Develop and present review packages to internal and external senior leadership
Work proactively and independently in a fast-paced, demanding atmosphere
Manage project development and design from early capabilities studies through demonstration

Benefits

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
The Boeing 401(k) helps you save for your future, with contributions from Boeing that can help you grow your retirement savings.
Best in class 401(k) plan: we'll match your contributions dollar for dollar, up to 10% of eligible pay with immediate 100% vesting
Student Loan Match: The Boeing 401(k) Student Loan Match allows eligible enrolled U.S. employees to have their qualified student loan debt payments counted, along with any match-eligible contributions they make, for purposes of determining the Company Match to employees' Boeing 401(k) accounts.

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