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From the employer's careers site First seen 29 Oct 2026

Test Operations Lead (Level 4 or 5)

The Boeing Company Berkeley, MO On-site senior full-time

Salary

$136,850 - $185,150 per year

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Description

The Boeing Company is seeking a highly motivated Test Operations Lead (Level 4 or 5) to join the F-15 System Integration Test (SIT) team located in Berkeley, MO.

As a Test Operations Lead, you will be responsible for directing program execution activities for the SIT team, catering to multiple domestic and/or international development programs.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Mentoring early career, operations-focused engineers and technical support specialists
  • Developing and maintaining test plans and test execution schedules for complex projects
  • Creating and maintaining metrics or dashboards to track team performance and progress to plan
  • Scheduling day-to-day bench assignments for team members across programs/test sites/labs
  • Facilitating the sharing of test assets/avionics across multiple programs and teams
  • Coordinating lab bench upgrades/modifications, facility maintenance, test asset certifications
  • Keeping track of team skillsets, identifying skills voids
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with teammates, program managers, and other cross-functional teams/leaders
  • Acting as primary lab test contact for test activities across multiple programs
  • Collaborating with lab management and test engineers to continuously improve testing processes and methodologies
  • Identifying risks, issues, opportunities; developing mitigation plans
  • Managing team budgets as a Control Account Manager (CAM) under the Earned Value Management (EVM) construct
  • Leading program baseline activities for new efforts
  • Estimating future work leveraging historical actuals
  • Ensuring team test artifacts and other contract deliverables meet quality standards and are provided to customers on time

The team operates multiple Electronic System Integration Laboratories (ESILs) and is comprised of 20+ multi-disciplinary test engineers and support professionals.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at Berkeley, MO.

Travel may be required up to 10% of the time; domestically and/or internationally depending on business needs.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim/Final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Potential signing bonus for eligible/qualified external candidates.

Total Rewards: 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.

Pay Range: Summary pay range (Level 4): $136,850 - $185,150 Summary pay range (Level 5): $164,900 - $223,100

Skills

Nice to have

  • Active Security Clearance
  • Experience working in a laboratory test environment
  • Experience working in the defense industry
  • Cost Account Manager
  • Avionics development and/or testing activities
  • Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) processes and procedures
  • Boeing Quality Management System (QMS)
  • DOORS
  • MSOSA
  • ClearQuest
  • BORIS

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You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://boeing.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EXTERNAL_CAREERS/job/USA---Berkeley-MO/Test-Operations-Lead--Level-4-or-5-_JR2026526046

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