Senior Project Engineer

Boeing • Seal Beach, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is looking for a Senior Project Engineer (Level 5) to join our Out-of-Production (OoP) Systems Design Engineering (DE) team based in Seal Beach, CA . This role is integral to our commitment to safety and compliance with FAA regulations. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of design principles, aircraft performance, and regulatory requirements, ensuring that our aircraft meet the highest safety standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement.
• 14+ years of aerospace industry experience within Mechanical, Structural, Payloads, Mission Systems, or Software Design or Analysis engineering.
• 5+ years of experience with Boeing commercial aircraft.
• 5+ years of experience as an engineering line manager and/or engineering program/project manager.
• 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.
• Willing and able to travel 10% of the time domestically and internationally.
• This position is expected to be 100% onsite.

Nice To Haves

• Formal Project-Engineering or Program-Management education or certification (e.g. PMP).
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership.
• Strong collaborative skills to deal with multiple team functions.
• Experience with Service Bulletin releases.
• Willingness to expand into technical areas without prior experience.
• Experience with systems engineering practices (safety analysis, requirements definition, risk identification and management, fault tree generation, FMECA, etc.).
• 1+ years of experience creating standardized documentation and processes.
• 1+ years of experience mentoring and developing junior Project Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Restructure and Chair the Airplane Level Safety Technical Review Board (ALSTRB).
• Works with the OoP Chief Program Engineer (CPE) office to lead complex (cross model and/or cross system) Continued Operational Safety Program (COSP) projects across multiple DE disciplines (i.e Mech-sys, Payloads, Avionics, ECS, Electrical, Structures, Etc.), Safety and levels of management from kick-off to completion.
• Create and convey technical presentations for executive review boards.
• Orchestrate Aircraft surveys and Supplier visits.
• Represent OoP Design Engineering in Production Phase Out (PPO) work transition to SoCal.
• Run improvement initiatives.
• Participates in activities related to certification of Boeing products with regulatory agencies.
• Lead, plan, identify and coordinate multiple skilled resources (e.g. internal, external and customers).
• Track project status and identify help needed.
• Break statement of work down into executable tasks.
• Compare actual results to baseline plan to assess project performance, efficiency, productivity, lessons learned and performance metrics.
• Identify and capture changes to statement of work.
• Identifies performance metrics.
• Identify risks, issues, opportunities and corrective actions to improve project or team performance.
• Work outside of traditional comfort zones where process definition does not exist or is unclear.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees