Systems Engineer (product Manager) Mid-level & Senior

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace · Oklahoma City, OK

Boeing is seeking a Systems Engineer (Product Manager) for their E-7A Training Devices program supporting the United States Air Force. The role involves providing engineering leadership, managing technical requirements, risk assessment, issue resolution, and opportunity identification for training device programs. Responsibilities include developing project approaches, managing Statements of Work, facilitating cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring compliance with military standards. Requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and experience with USAF training devices and project management tools.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide engineering leadership and subject matter expertise for USAF E-7 Training Device programs, ensuring alignment with technical requirements and program objectives.
  2. Develop and manage project approaches, track progress against detailed plans, and implement course corrections to address technical discrepancies or challenges.
  3. Lead risk, issue, and opportunity identification and mitigation efforts throughout the project lifecycle.
  4. Develop and manage Statements of Work (SOW) tailored to USAF training device projects, including scope, deliverables, resources, costs, and schedules.
  5. Facilitate collaboration across cross-functional teams including government customers, contractors, and internal engineering resources.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
  • 3+ years of experience supporting the design, development, integration, or sustainment of USAF Rear Crew Training Devices or similar military aviation training systems, ideally Command & Control (C2) platforms
  • Experience with the Enterprise Standard Gated Process (ESGP)
  • Experience developing project approaches, tracking progress against detailed plans, and implementing course corrections to resolve technical discrepancies or challenges
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams including government customers, contractors, and internal engineering resources in a military or defense environment
  • Experience with USAF training device requirements, certification processes, and compliance standards
  • Experience utilizing industry standards / best practices to hold conversations and guide requirements development and verification activities (i.e. Model Based Systems Engineering)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Visio, and Excel for project management and reporting

Nice to have

  • Demonstrated leadership in guiding multi-disciplinary teams through complex USAF training device projects
  • Strong negotiation skills to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and resources with government stakeholders and contractors
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining alignment with program goals and customer expectations
  • Knowledge of government contracting processes and earned value management (EVM) compliance requirements related to defense acquisition programs
  • Skilled in analyzing project performance against baseline plans and applying lessons learned to improve future outcomes
  • Understanding of relevant military standards and regulations impacting training device development such as Distributed Missions Operations Network (DMON) or Joint Simulations Environment (JSE) standards
  • Conversational knowledge of software development processes / practices

What the JD emphasized

  • USAF Training Devices
  • technical requirements
  • risk assessment
  • issue resolution
  • opportunity identification
  • program objectives
  • technical discrepancies
  • USAF training device certification processes
  • military standards
  • Distributed Missions Operations Network (DMON)
  • Joint Simulations Environment (JSE)
  • government stakeholders
  • contractors
  • earned value management (EVM)