Senior Project Engineer

Senior Project Engineer – Boeing

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Location:

Long Beach, California
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At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment that welcomes every teammate and provides great opportunities for professional growth. Find your future with us.

We are Boeing Global Services (BGS) Engineering, creating and implementing innovative technologies that make the impossible possible and enable the future of aerospace. We provide engineering design and support, including aftermarket modifications, and continually innovate to make product and services safety even stronger.

The C‑17 Avionics & Flight Controls (AVFC) team is seeking a C‑17 Project Engineer to perform critical project engineering duties in support of a new development program starting in mid‑2025. This position reports to the manager of Development & Integration for the AVFC organization. Key attributes include strong technical leadership over supplier performance, execution in avionics software and hardware development, system integration, and human factors.

The role also requires extensive budget‑management knowledge, an ability to understand the interactions between multiple engineering disciplines, and a strong grasp of Agile development methods.

• Highly skilled in technical project management of suppliers performing avionics hardware and software development for major engineering projects.
• Provides technical leadership to a team representing multiple skill areas, including internal and external resources and customers.
• Identifies and manages changes to the statement of work, assesses impacts, and incorporates changes.
• Negotiates proposed changes to determine modifications to deliverables, resources, costs, and schedules.
• Leads project execution to complete the work statement.
• Identifies performance metrics.
• Plans, identifies, and coordinates resources required over the life of the project or program.
• Assigns responsibility for activities to team members and ensures technical correctness and consistency of products and services.
• Compares actual results to baseline plan to assess project performance, efficiencies, productivity, and lessons learned.
• Identifies corrective actions to improve project or team performance.
• Provides technical, business, and integration leadership for the development and execution of project or team plans.
• Works under consultative direction.

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering.
• Avionics software and hardware development experience in a leadership role.
• 20+ years’ experience with avionics development.

• Agile development methodology and associated tools.
• Extensive experience in technical supplier management.

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 top talent. Elements include competitive base pay, variable compensation opportunities, and a variety of benefits such as health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement plans, life and disability insurance, and paid/unpaid leave. Pay is based upon candidate experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $176,800 – $239,200.

Applications for this position will be accepted until Jan. 16, 2026
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This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To qualify, the applicant must be a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.62, which includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

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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 any other characteristic protected by law.

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