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Program Chief Engineer (Principle or Senior)

The Boeing Company El Segundo, CA On-site senior full-time

Salary

$176,800 - $239,200 per year

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Description

The Boeing Space & Mission Systems (SMS), Chief Engineering Department is seeking a Program Chief Engineer (Principle or Senior) to join our team in El Segundo, California.

This role plays a critical leadership role on a commercial satellite program assuring quality engineering in design, build, delivery, issue and risk management of space systems.

Responsibilities:

  • Work across capabilities to ensure the skills needed to perform the design and build of complex space system programs
  • Experience in program startup and baselining
  • Experience in risk and issue management processes and execution
  • Experience with customer interactions and program campaign engagement
  • Experience in engineering trade processes and baseline control
  • Experience working with program management and finance to ensure execution to program planning
  • Experience working anomalies with root cause corrective action (RCCA) processes
  • Experience with major suppliers on a program and management of their specifications and engineering deliveries

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
  • 10+ years of experience working with space-based systems engineering (requirements definition, allocation, functional analysis, architecture design, trade studies, integration, and verification)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills / Experience):

  • Level 5: 14+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Level 6: 20+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Experience as a SEIT lead or Satellite Chief Engineer
  • Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams
  • Strong Communication, Adaptability, Decision Making, Customer Focus, Integrated Systems, Engineering Analysis, and Requirements/Tracing skillset

Benefits:

  • Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities
  • 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

Pay Range:

  • Principle (Level 5): $176,800 - $239,200
  • Senior (Level 6): $210,800 - $285,200

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Skills

Required

  • space-based systems engineering
  • requirements definition
  • functional analysis
  • architecture design
  • trade studies
  • integration
  • verification

Nice to have

  • SEIT lead
  • Satellite Chief Engineer
  • multi-disciplinary engineering teams
  • Communication
  • Adaptability
  • Decision Making
  • Customer Focus
  • Integrated Systems
  • Engineering Analysis
  • Requirements/Tracing
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