Senior Project Engineer

at  Boeing

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Boeing Laser and Electro-Optical Systems (LEOS) is looking for highly skilled and adaptable Senior Project Engineers to join our team in Albuquerque, NM., to provide project leadership to multi-disciplinary team supporting the development of both directed energy and electro-optical systems.
The selected Project Engineer will provide engineering project leadership to a highly technical development team. Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space, and security systems. We are engineers and technicians. Skilled scientists and thinkers. Bold innovators and dreamers. Join us, and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world.

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
• Senior (Level 4) Bachelor’s degree and 9+ years of related work experience or Master’s degree and 7+ years of related work experience or PhD and 4+ years of related work experience (i.e., engineering experience)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Proficient at costing, scheduling, detailed program planning, risk management, subcontract management, earned value reporting and proposal response preparation
• Self starter with essential multi-tasking skills and the ability to perform in an environment with minimal supervision and guidance
• Able to effectively interact throughout all levels of the organization and customer community and manage diverse cross functional teams comprised of exempt, nonexempt and hourly personnel
• Requires exceptional interpersonal and organization skills in conjunction with excellent written and oral communication capabilities
• Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance or equivalent
• BSEE/BSME, MSEE/MSME/MBA desirable and/or demonstrated equivalent years of experience within the military aerospace industry
• Knowledge of Electro-Optical and/or Laser System Development

TYPICAL EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 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). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

• Provide the Engineering leadership to a team representing multiple skill areas, which may include internal and external resources and customers
• Develop statement of work (SOW) to satisfy research and development, ongoing and new business requirements
• Work with customers and management to obtain approval
• Respond to changes to SOW, assesses the impact and negotiates proposed changes to determine modifications to the deliverables, resources, costs, and schedules
• Lead project execution to complete the work statement
• Identify performance metrics
• Plan, identify, and coordinate resources required over the life of the project or program
• Defines plans for risk mitigation and opportunity
• Compare actual results to baseline plan to assess project performance, efficiencies, productivity, and lessons learned
• Provide technical, business and integration leadership for the development and execution of project or team plans
• Work under minimal direction
• Occasional travel as needed