Engineering Technical Specialist (Associate or Experienced)

Engineering Technical Specialist (Associate or Experienced)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is seeking an Engineering Technical Specialist to support the Phantom Works team in Berkeley, MO. 

We are seeking a motivated Engineering Technical Specialist to join a dynamic Mission Systems team supporting a new platform development in Phantom Works. This role blends program coordination, Agile process improvement, secure data/document stewardship, and technical support (e.g. modeling transfers, metrics). The role requires strong interpersonal skills, initiative, and the ability to work across organizational boundaries with engineering, software, integration & test, and supply chain stakeholders.

Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Associate and  Experienced Level Engineering Technical Specialist.

Position Responsibilities

• Contributes to continuous process improvement initiatives in an Agile development environment; implement changes, and measure outcomes using Jira/Confluence. 
• Own weekly program execution metrics and dashboards (e.g., sprint velocity, planned vs. completed, top risks); automate data collection and present trends to leadership. 
• Responsible for secure data transfers for closed-area programs
• Track risks, issues, and opportunities in BORIS (Boeing Opportunities, Risks, Issues, and Status); coordinate mitigations across engineering, supply chain, and software teams. 
• Support staffing and adaptive planning: interview coordination, candidate tracking, onboarding logistics, and team workspace planning. 
• Maintain and administer team collaboration platforms (file share, Confluence, Jira); enforce documentation standards and reduce information friction.
• Coordinate with supply chain and vendors on requirements, skills needs, and performance/cost tracking. 
• Support team meetings, status reporting, and other program administrative activities as needed.
• Works under close supervision.

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

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

Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP)clearance

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 1+ years’ experience in a role utilizing strong Interpersonal and Communication Skills, demonstrated ability to work cross functionally and to drive follow through
• 1+ years’ experience with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint); comfortable producing briefings and dashboards for management 

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

• Bachelor’s degree and 6 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Active Secret security clearance or higher
• Experience supporting engineering teams on platform or mission systems programs
• Experience creating engineering metrics, automating dashboards, and presenting recommendations to leadership
• Jira administration or Confluence space management experience; advanced Excel or Palantir Foundry is a plus

Typical Education & Experience  

Associate (Level 2)

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 3 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master+1 years' related work experience, 7 years' related work experience, etc.).

Experienced (Level 3)

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 6 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master+4 years' related work experience, 10 years' related work experience, etc.).

Drug Free Workplace

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 is met as outlined in our policies.

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 var