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Lead Project Engineer

Saint Charles, Missouri Job ID JR2025454676 Category Engineering Leadership Post Date May. 13, 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 & Security (BDS) is hiring a LeadProject Engineer in Saint Charles, MO. The qualified candidate will provide project management and Cost Account Management (CAM) support for Precision Engagement Systems, Mechanical Structural Engineering team.   

This is an exciting and rare opportunity to work on the world’s premier weapons systems!

Saint Charles is a thriving city located along the scenic Missouri River, just outside of bustling St. Louis. With its rich history, charming downtown area, and abundant outdoor recreational opportunities, Saint Charles offers a high quality of life for residents and visitors alike. The city is known for its warm hospitality, diverse culture, and strong sense of community. The surrounding area boasts a variety of parks, trails, and rivers for outdoor enthusiasts to explore, as well as numerous cultural attractions, shopping centers, and dining options. Saint Charles is a wonderful place to live, work, and play, offering a balance of urban conveniences and small-town charm.

BDS Engineering delivers decisive mission advantages through cutting-edge capabilities and supports design, manufacturing, and services for a broad portfolio of military aircraft and rotorcraft, autonomous systems, weapons and missile systems, space and launch systems, and satellites. The engineering team is focused on delivering products to all of our customers with the safety, quality, integrity, and technical excellence that they count on each day.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Provides the Engineering leadership to a team representing multiple skill areas, which may include internal and external resources and customers

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

  • Works with customers and management to obtain approval

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

  • Leads project execution to complete the work statement

  • Identifies performance metrics

  • Plans, identifies, and coordinates resources required over the life of the project or program

  • Defines plans for risk mitigation and opportunity. Compares actual results to baseline plan to assess project performance, efficiencies, productivity and lessons learned

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

  • Provide specific Project Engineering for the PES MSE management team.

  • Act as Cost account management as assigned

  • Works under minimal direction

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at the listed location.

This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US 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.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years' related work experience, Master+7 years' related work experience)

  • 5+ years of experience providing technical leadership or project management to cross-functional engineering projects

  • Experience in a production or manufacturing process environment

  • Experience with mechanical systems, electrical systems, and/or energetic systems, design, procurement, fabrication and integration

  • Experience in Boeing procurement, supply chain, or supplier management business practices

  • Boeing Control Account Manager experience and training

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Shift:

This is a 1st shift position.

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.

Total Rewards & Pay Transparency:

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: $114,750 – $156,250


Applications for this position will be accepted until May. 29, 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

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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