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Test Program Manager

Los Angeles, California; El Segundo, California Job ID JR2025457099 Category Security Clearance Post Date Jun. 03, 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.

The Boeing Test & Evaluation (BT&E) organization is seeking a Test Program Manager to join our team in El Segundo, CA.

Position Responsibilities Include:

  • Manag test program work statement, commitments, and performance including scope, cost, schedules, implementation of the test and evaluation requirements and their design solutions, and safe operations during all phases of the test program, and BT&E’s overall performance to plan 
  • Help lead the strategy / plan for a comprehensive virtual & physical integration and test architecture (for the Commercial/Proprietary Satellite Systems programs assigned)
  • Help lead the strategy / plan for realizing a lean and efficient component qualification test capability (for all Commercial/Proprietary Satellite Systems programs assigned)
  • Collaborate with other program IPTs and across the BT&E capabilities; establishing and managing a cross functional team; developing strategy and plans; addressing overall test program work statement, requirements, schedule, estimates, risks and opportunities, and performance reporting for assigned program(s)
  • Lead successful approach for integration and test across all program efforts:
    • Enable early engagement and test planning with business partners
    • Provide multi-site, multi-product line integrated processes, capabilities aligned to BT&E Product Test Life Cycle as required by program Test work statement.
    • Support common, re-usable qualification and production test methods
  • Work with Capabilities to assign authority and responsibilities to employees to execute the plan. Reviewing execution plans, making appropriate adjustments, and resolving issues
  • Develop and monitor appropriate metrics to ensure performance to plan
  • Partner with lab BT&E Capability leaders, Boeing program managers, suppliers and customers to execute test programs and meet commitments and to ensure an integrated, optimized test capital and assets management plans inputs
  • Active in support of a culture wherein Safety and Quality concerns are identified, assessed and actively managed as one element in the conduct of daily business

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  
  • 5+ years of experience leading or managing cross-functional or cross-organizational teams within engineering and/or test
  • 5+ years of demonstrated project leadership experience including identifying key stakeholder project specific requirements and scope, then building and managing project plans and teams
  • 5+ years of experience in satellite system design, development or test
  • 5+ years of experience collecting, interpreting data, and managing projects from Executives or Senior Leadership

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)
  • Experience with Program Management, including scheduling and Cost Account Manager (CAM) Earned Value Management (EVM)

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.

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: $138,550 – $187,450


Applications for this position will be accepted until Jun. 18, 2025


Export Control Requirements: 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

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

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

Contingent Upon Program Reward

The position is contingent upon program award


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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