Mid-Level Production Engineering Technical Analyst

Mid-Level Production Engineering Technical Analyst

Company:

The Boeing Company

Join a historic team at the Michoud Assembly Facility — the birthplace of large-scale American space hardware from Saturn V stages for Apollo, to Space Shuttle external tanks, and now the backbone of NASA’s Artemis program.

We’re seeking a Mid-Level Production Engineering Technical Analyst who will be embedded with the SLS Production Engineering Leadership team, acting as a strategic integrator to production engineering leadership and driving both technical continuous improvement and people-related enterprise initiatives that strengthen technical capability, leadership, and culture. This position is based in New Orleans, LA.

You will integrate and coordinate across various functions and technicians, drive continuous improvement in manufacturing processes, uphold the highest standards for quality and safety, and work cross-functionally with manufacturing, design, quality, and suppliers to remove production barriers.

Apply now to lead the team that helps build the next chapter of human spaceflight at Michoud.

Position Responsibilities Include:

• Leads project execution and identifies performance metrics

• Attention to detail for the creation of deliverables, meeting minutes, wiki pages, process documentation and team instructions

• Assist with the communication and implementation of initiatives

• Leads Process Improvement Initiatives

• Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, and peers

• Ensures the assigned team is executing the identified and assigned tasks

• Conducts assessments of processes and practices to standards and criteria

• Develops strategies, plans and metrics to accomplish company initiatives

• Provides in-depth analysis of project culminating with lessons learned and historical reports for incorporation into future project plans

• Provides assessment of team performance to appropriate management. Develops solutions to complex problems that require ingenuity and innovation

• Lead and execute production engineering projects from problem definition through implementation and sustainment

• Develop and maintain data models, dashboards, and analytics to monitor production performance, identify root causes, and quantify improvement opportunities

• Perform staffing and capacity analysis (headcount, shift structure, skill mix, and 5S/lean labor balancing) to support production plans and business cases

• Prepare concise, executive-level PowerPoint presentations and supporting materials that translate technical analysis into strategic recommendations and clear next steps

• Craft and tailor messaging for multiple audiences: executive leadership, functional managers, supervisors, and frontline teams

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 5+ years of experience in advising and influencing managers or non-managers to meet schedules or resolve technical or operational problems

• 5+ years of experience in a role that required teaming and collaboration skills, and ability to work well with a geographically dispersed cross-functional and matrix team

• 3+ years of production engineering, process improvement, or manufacturing project management experience

• Experience building executive-level PowerPoint presentations and presenting to leadership

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills tailored to both technical and executive audiences

• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and driving projects to completion

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement tools and methodologies

• Demonstrated ability to perform staffing/capacity analysis and build business cases with quantitative justification

• Strong proficiency with data tools (Excel advanced functions and pivot tables, SQL, Python/R, or BI tools like Power BI/Tableau)

• Experience leadership capacity in production or engineering leadership

• Production Engineering experience

• Leadership skills to lead and influence positive outcomes

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.

NASA Site Access:

This position requires the ability to obtain access to a National Aeronautics and