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Senior Mission Systems Engineering Manager

Huntington Beach, California Job ID 00000417159 Category Security Clearance Post Date Apr. 21, 2024
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Job Description

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We are Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T): Boeing's global research and development team creating and implementing innovative technologies that make the impossible possible and enabling the future of aerospace.  We are engineers and technicians, skilled scientists, and bold innovators; Join us and put your passion, determination, and skill to work building the future! #TheFutureIsBuiltHere #ChangeTheWorld

Boeing is seeking a SeniorMission Systems Engineering Manager in Huntington Beach, California with experience in managing teams with a focus on electro-optical systems.

This position is part of the rapidly growing Electro-Optics Infrared (EO/IR) Mission Systems team within BR&T. This team has more than quadrupled in size over the past 18 months due to new contract wins and continues to see increased demand from Boeing’s customers. We’re designing, building, and testing cutting edge sensor systems for airborne and space platforms.  Our focus is always on the mission – connecting people through safer air travel and protection of the warfighter from its adversaries. This isn’t your typical Boeing team – we are focused on the entire lifecycle of design: from modeling and simulation of new ideas, through prototype demonstrations, and eventually transitioning to production systems.

Our team provides complete engineering solutions to Boeing and its customers, including systems engineering, optics design, mechanical design, algorithms, software development, firmware development, electronics, and advanced system modeling and simulations. If you’re interested in working in a fast-paced environment while taking a design from clean sheet of paper through flight demonstration, ideally with some technology that’s never been flown before, then this is the group for you!

Position Responsibilities:

  • Active communication with Customer on forecast and scope of upcoming work, required resources and possible risks

  • Interaction with Customer for confirmation and approval of project and processes requirements, including quality, budget, and terms. If necessary, providing clarification of technical requirements

  • Participation in long-term and short-term planning activities, defining and tracking project goals

  • Defining resources required for project execution. Project execution: monitors progress of work and its accordance to requirements, systematic analysis of work results, reports to leadership about work progress and results

  • Managing and controlling project budget (i.e., plan, confirm, organize, and supervise project overtime works)

  • Summarize results of project execution together with technical leads, discipline leaders and Customer

  • Provide systematic receiving of information about the Customer’s satisfaction, analyze information, and if necessary, develop corrective actions

  • Reporting to leadership about results of analysis of Customer’s satisfaction. Searching opportunities to further development of projects, builds long-term relationship with Customer, searches and implements B2B solutions.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at  the Huntington Beach, CA site.

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. Top 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

  • 2+ years of experience in project management

  • Experience managing or leading people or teams

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Active Top Secret / SSBI clearance

  • Experience in a role which required strong interpersonal and communication skills

  • Successful experience in leading of project groups

  • Work experience as part of international team

  • Ability to coordinate and manage short term and long term projects and build positive relationship with customer

  • Risk analysis and risk management skills

  • Good presentation skills

  • Flexibility, out of box thinking

  • Ability to make decisions in uncertain environment and take risks

  • Strong communication skills, teamwork, initiative, integrity, attention to details

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on 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.

Shift:

This position is for first 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: $166,600 - $225,400


Applications for this position will be accepted through May 7, 2024.


Export Control Requirements: U.S. Government Export Control Status: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required

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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