AC5 Chief Engineer - Phantom Works

AC5 Chief Engineer - Phantom Works

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing’s Phantom Works is seeking an AC5 Chief Engineer – Phantom Works

The AC5 Chief Engineer will lead the technical direction and engineering personnel of the Advanced Communications, Computing, Cyber, Command and Control (AC5) portfolio within the Phantom Works Tech Base division. The position will direct the AC5 Thrust leads in setting technical strategies and roadmaps for air and space technology development, and report to the Phantom Works Systems Engineering Capability Leader.

You will lead an IPT spanning multiple functions including supply chain, IP&S, Quality / Supplier Quality, Production Engineering, Design Eng, Liaison Eng, Operations, and Materials & Processes to develop software and hardware prototypes conducting command and control across air, space, maritime, and land domains.  You will provide technical direction over AC5’s sub-portfolios of advanced command and control, advanced mission planning, advanced communications, and advanced computing. Additionally, you will be Phantom Works’ multi-domain advocate across the BDS divisions, providing education and alignment on the DAF’s Battle Network, DON’s Project Overmatch, DOA’s Project Convergence, and USSF’s KRONOS. 

This role is an excellent opportunity to further develop your leadership and visioning skills as you will set and lead a team in successful execution of a long-term long range kill chain objectives. You will gain valuable experience working with the various functions who all support production of major aircraft assemblies as well as interacting with and managing large external suppliers. You will be called upon to brief and provide status to program executive leadership team, DoD, and Service customers.

Your initial responsibilities will be to execute programs within the IPT, lay out a growth plan, lead program make/buy decisions, and provide technical direction to the overall programs.

Position Responsibilities:

• Integrate air and space platforms into Department‑level system‑of‑systems architectures across the DAF, Navy, and Army

• Define and execute systems engineering strategy, technical roadmaps, and integrated plans that advance program milestones and TRLs

• Advocate for R&D and IRAD investments to advance Boeing’s discriminator technologies

• Provide technical direction and leadership for a team of ~75 engineers across multiple programs

• Oversee supplier technical performance and ensure engineering artifacts meet Boeing and customer standards

• Drive process improvements to reduce schedule slip and technical risk

• Ensure effective collaboration with internal stakeholders, customers, and partners

• Foster an inclusive, psychologically safe work environment that emphasizes safety, quality, innovation, and transparent communication

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at Colorado Springs, CO, St Louis, MO, and/or Seattle, WA

Travel may be required up to 25% of the time; Domestically depending on business needs.

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

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, computer science, or related technical discipline

• 10+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years in program or people leadership

• Proven product development and systems engineering experience across lifecycle phases

• Experience with joint all-domain command and control concepts

 Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Ability to obtain TS/SCI

• Experience with Air and Space platform AIT/development and DoD customers (DAF, Navy, Army)

• Demonstrated record capturing and executing R&D/IRAD projects and transitioning technology to programs of record

• Prior exposure to MBSE and digital engineering tools and model‑based workflows

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience managing high‑performance teams

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, a