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Senior Project Engineer

Berkeley, Missouri Job ID JR2025461119 Category Security Clearance Role Type Onsite Post Date Jul. 02, 2025 Security Clearance Required
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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.

Boeing Defense, Space, and Security (BDS) is seeking a motivated and talented Senior Project Engineer to join our dynamic Engineering Teams in Berkeley, MO.

As part of our growing organization, you will be surrounded by a passionate leadership team dedicated to attracting and developing top talent for critical national defense missions. With our strong connection to the Department of Defense, we deliver unparalleled capability through our exceptional team.

At Boeing, our engineers are the visionaries who shape the future of aerospace. Join us and unleash your expertise to create next-generation capabilities for incredible aerospace platforms. This is your chance to make a significant impact by contributing to a wide range of current and evolutionary aircraft and weapons systems across various divisions/business units, including:

Air Dominance (Phantom Works, F-15, F/A-18, MQ-25A, T-7A)

Mobility, Surveillance, & Bombers (777X)

Space Intelligence & Weapons Systems (Harpoon, JDAM, SDB, SLAM-ER)

Boeing Global Services businesses

Position Responsibilities: 

  • Provide engineering leadership to a team representing multiple skill areas, which may include internal and external resources and customers.

  • Develop statement of work (SOW) to satisfy research and development, ongoing and new business requirements.

  • Respond to changes to SOW, assesses the impact and negotiates proposed changes to determine modifications to the deliverables, resources, costs and schedules.

  • Communicate with domestic and international customers on engineering support and technical meetings

  • Lead project execution to complete the work statement and identifies and tracks performance metrics.

  • Plan, identify, and coordinate resources required over the life of the project or program.

  • Define plans for risk mitigation and opportunity.

  • Compare actual results to baseline plan to assess project performance, efficiencies, productivity and lessons learned.

  • Provide technical, business and integration leadership for the development and execution of project or team plans.

  • Work under minimal direction.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at Berkeley, MO.

Travel may be required up to 10% of the time; Domestically depending on business needs.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science

  • 14 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience

  • 5+ years of experience working with and/or coordinating across engineering disciplines to identify best practices and ensure the successful completion of project or team plans

  • 5+ years of experience leading a team or a project

  • Strong oral and written communications skills

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Familiarity and experience working with requirements from MIL-STD-1530

  • Active U.S. Secret Clearance or ability to obtain U.S. Secret Clearance

  • Worked on military based Aircraft Structural Integrity Programs or industry equivalent

  • Experience with Individual Aircraft Tracking Program (IATP)

  • Experience with Structural Risk Analysis

  • 5+ years of fixed wing structural engineering experience

  • 3+ years of experience with Earned Value Management (EVM)

  • 1+ year Control Account Manager (CAM) experience

  • Experience reviewing and/or writing Statement of Work (SOW) from defense contracts

  • Domestic and international customer communication and coordination experience

Typical Education/Experience: 

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), computer science, engineering data science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 14 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications. In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based upon candidate eligibility.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace 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.

Work Shift:

This position is for 1st shift.

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: $140,250 - $189,750


Applications for this position will be accepted until Jul. 16, 2025


Export Control Requirements: This is not an Export Control position.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

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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