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Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior or Principal Program Management Specialist to join our dynamic team in Albuquerque, NM.
The selected Program Management Specialist will manage the development of a complex electro-optical/infrared (EOIR) sensing and imaging system and lead a multi-disciplinary team from system concept through product acceptance and delivery. You will work directly with subject matter experts across the business to quickly iterate and converge on achievable solutions that meet our customers’ aggressive timelines.
Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Senior or Principal Program Management Specialist.
The ideal candidate has a strong technical background in electro-optical systems and demonstrated program management skills. You will need to be able to dive into broad, minimally-defined design spaces and effectively lead integrated efforts. Clear and concise, written and oral communication of complex subjects to Boeing leadership and customer program management is required.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 10+ years of experience directing and executing projects in accordance with stakeholder objectives and schedules
• 10+ years of experience with Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project
• 10+ years of experience developing and maintaining integrated resource-loaded project schedules, including the use of project management tools and software such as MS Project, Milestones, Open Plan Professional, etc.
• 10+ years of experience directly interfacing with customers
• 10+ years of experience in risk, issues and opportunities management
• Experience managing large subcontracts

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Experience implementing program management best practices throughout lifecycle of a program
• Experience developing and maintaining Earned Value baselines and status to plan
• Experience developing technical and cost responses for Request for Proposals (RFPs)

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Required

• Leads, develops, coordinates, integrates, analyzes, and maintains integrated plans and schedules for complex projects, programs and change driven activities in accordance with project management industry
• Leads studies/analysis (trend, variance, impact), reports, risk assessments and planning efforts to determine impacts, constraints involving product development, production rates, process improvement, program initiatives
• Identifies risk and opportunity potential, develops mitigation planning and refines the business case
• Develops and establishes lead time requirements
• Facilitates and ensures integration of project/program plan, schedules, change and baseline management, processes, techniques considered to be best practice across the industry
• Acts as primary project contact to establish key stakeholder requirements and project objectives
• Directs all phases of projects or subsystems of major projects from inception through completion
• Coordinates commitments with internal and external stakeholders to fulfill strategies