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Senior Mission Director

Seal Beach, California Job ID JR2025477366 Category Engineering Leadership Role Type Onsite Post Date Jan. 21, 2026
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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 Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is looking for a Senior Mission Director for the Boeing Operations Center (BOC) based out of Seal Beach, California.

Position Responsibilities: 

The Mission Director (MD) role involves prioritizing, coordinating and driving action to resolution of aircraft operational issues for one of four designated zones (737/777/787/Legacy). Advising and informing all involved groups and leadership of progress through oral and written communication.  Key responsibilities include:

  • Maintaining situational awareness and overseeing the daily workload to safely meet on-time performance and drive resolution.
  • Reducing the time required for Aircraft on Ground (AOG) issues by coordinating and driving action to resolution through multiple organizations.
  • Project managing and communicating complex AOGs for visibility/escalation as the primary interface to Boeing leadership.
  • Coordinating with operators, field service, service engineering, spares, and other stakeholders to identify necessary resources.
  • Running customer-facing meetings, coordinating action items, and tracking AOG closures with Operation Center teammates, SMEs, Airline Support Engineers and Field Service Representatives.
  • Hosting internal meetings as required when AOG events necessitate assistance from Cross-Organizational departments and initiating specific resources needed to facilitate resolution.
  • Serving as the initial point of contact for Emergent Issues, elevating significant events by issuing an "Emergent Issue" email to inform executive leadership of events needing immediate attention or knowledge.
  • Running a daily Emergent Issue Meeting of Cross-Organizational groups including Executive Leadership.
  • Assessing the importance of each identified AOG situation and incorporating it into the relevant MD tool if it meets elevation criteria for inclusion in the Boeing Operations Center Executive Daily Status report.
  • Documenting and emailing comprehensive shift handover reports to the shift manager on critical items to ensure the upcoming shift is set up for success.
  • Promoting brand awareness by highlighting positive team actions that increase customer satisfaction.
  • Leading multi-discipline projects & initiatives that impact the Operations Center and Customer Support.
  • Mentoring early/mid-career employees within the organization.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite/ travel is required as needed. The selected candidate will be required to work on-site at one of the listed location options.

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
  • Ability to work a variable shift schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.  This is 7 days on / 7 days off (12-hour shifts).  Your schedule may vary to support the business need.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills; capable of communicating effectively to all stakeholders including customers and Executive-Level leadership.
  • 5+ years of working directly with airline customers.
  • 5+ years of experience in commercial aircraft operations or support.
  • Project management experience.
  • Technical research agility on multiple airplane models.
  • Experience working with organizational leaders to develop and implement plans and objectives to meet requirements
  • Strong oral communication, written communication, and presentation skills that need to be adjusted to fit an audience from engineers to executive leadership. 
  • Ability to interpret drawings, system schematics, wiring diagrams, and other technical documents.
  • High-level understanding of supply chain management and ability to facilitate getting parts to customers efficiently.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Proven experience with airplane systems to troubleshoot in-service problems, including flight ramp experience on airplane system troubleshooting.
  • Airline maintenance operations experience.
  • Airplane production experience involving systems troubleshooting.

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 are met as outlined in our policies.

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 Feb. 07, 2026


Export Control Requirements:

If the successful candidate is not a “U.S. Person” (as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 “U.S. Person” includes U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, or asylees) and the position requires access to export-controlled data, an appropriate export authorization by the U.S. Government may be required prior to such access. Employment, and the continuity of employment of non-U.S. persons, is contingent upon the company’s ability to secure and maintain the necessary export control authorization.

Export Control Details:

US based job, US Person not required

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 2nd 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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