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Lead Digital Operations Engineer (Senior, Lead)

Herndon, Virginia; El Segundo, California; Charleston, South Carolina; Berkeley, Missouri Job ID JR2025487710 Category Engineering - Electronic and Electrical Role Type Onsite Post Date Dec. 18, 2025
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Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

At Boeing, we innovate on a mission to connect, protect, explore and inspire. From the seabed to outer space, we learn and grow, contributing to shape the world. Find your future with us.

Boeing is seeking a Digital Operations Engineer to join the growing team in Boeing Additive Manufacturing Intelligence Center. The selected candidate will work onsite at one of the listed location options (El Segundo, CA; Berkeley, MO; Herndon, VA).

Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including : Senior and Lead Digital Operations Engineer.

Additive manufacturing brings enormous opportunities to Boeing, including innovative designs, advanced tooling, enhanced flying platforms, individualized services, and many more. The enablement of scale and quality for additive manufacturing requires an end-to-end digital thread approach. Working within the Boeing Additive Manufacturing Intelligence Center, you will aid in the deployment of the AM digital thread and advanced software tools to address business needs. You will work directly with additive manufacturing partners to address their needs on data collection, data analytics, tool development, and smart factory. Finally, you will assist in customer consultations, deliver major system components, and advise on the use of appropriate software tools and processes.

Position Responsibilities (in order of expected daily focus)

  • Support daily operational activities related to maintaining the digital thread across the Additive Manufacturing Value Stream.

  • Monitor the daily operations of the Auburn Additive Manufacturing Facility digital thread, identifying and solving problems before they occur.

  • Assisting in data accuracy validation presented by the digital thread and informing teammates of issues when inaccuracies are found.

  • Actively identify and create scripts/tools/etc. that increase the supportability and lean operations of the digital thread.

  • Documentation of operations processes and relevant system information to ensure configuration management and reliability.

  • Actively support the testing and deployment of software tools for the Auburn Additive Manufacturing Facility to enable digital thread and digital twin capabilities.

  • Assist with the implementation of shop floor digital solutions, data management strategies, and enabling feedback loop of additive manufacturing data to support engineering design and qualification.

  • Assist with analyses to evaluate customer/operational needs to define system performance requirements, translate requirements into system architecture, hardware and software designs and interface specifications, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus in Electrical, Mechanical or Aeronautical), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement

  • Ability to read, comprehend, and edit software code in a variety of languages (including: Python, C#, Groovy, Java, REACT)

  • Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems and system administration of both

  • Experience with troubleshooting issues that can arise on operational systems

  • Experience creating shell scripts for system administration and monitoring

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

  • Masters in a relevant field of study

  • Extract/Transform/Load (ETL) technologies (Apache Nifi)

  • Experience with factory data historians

  • Relatable experience with at least one major database vendor’s product

  • Hands-on experience with implementing data acquisition in a manufacturing environment

  • Experience with the Software Development lifecycle (concentrating on Integration & Test and Sustainment)

  • Experience in continuous integration/delivery, agile management tools (TFS/Jira)

  • Strong communication skills and able to work with a geographically distributed development and support team.

Travel

10%

Drug Free Workplace

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & 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.

Summary Pay Range Senior: $146,200 - $197,800

Summary Pay Range Lead: $176,800 - $239,200


Applications for this position will be accepted until Jan. 12, 2026


Export Control Requirements:

This is not an Export Control position.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift


Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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