Senior Project Engineer

ApplyMint; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 136,850 - 223,100; Full time

Job summary

Boeing Defense, Space & Security in San Antonio, TX seeks a Senior Project Engineer (Level 4 or 5) to drive multi-function program enablers across technical, business and integration benchmarks. The role reports to leadership, develops metrics, and ensures first pass quality while coordinating resources and schedules.

Responsibilities include leading cross-functional teams, managing enablers portfolio, and delivering performance metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Chemistry.
• Experience in a production or systems engineering skill code.
• 3+ years in an MRO / Heavy Modification environment.
• 4+ years of related work experience.
• 3+ years leading teams or cross-functional projects.
• 4+ years using project management tools.
• 4+ years of advanced Microsoft Excel with macros, and pivot tables.
• 4+ years developing presentations and reporting to senior leadership.
• Knowledge with Tableau or PowerBI for metrics.

Responsibilities

• Develops relationships with customers, stakeholders and peers; approves technical approaches.
• Lead collaboration and integration across affected commodities and programs.
• Directs resource acquisition and enabler action plans to completion.
• Analyze production engineering concepts and drive first pass quality improvements.
• Tackle complex technical problems and refine execution strategies.
• Manage the production engineering enablers portfolio and report metrics.
• Support team performance through process and tool improvement projects.
• Overtime, weekends, and holidays may be required to meet deadlines.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Advanced Excel

Presentations & reporting

Data visualization (Tableau/PowerBI)

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology / related field

Tools

Tableau

PowerBI

Microsoft Excel (advanced)

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Job description

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is currently seeking a Senior Project Engineer (Level 4 or 5) to become part of the Executive Transportation Production Engineering team in San Antonio, TX.

The selected candidate will lead and support development, implementation and monitoring of various multi-function program enablers spanning across technical, business, and integration benchmarks. This role will collaborate with cross functional leadership across all levels to identify and manage changes to statement of work, processes, and resource tools used to drive sustainable change. Additionally, this team member will help align prioritization of prevention activities to enable first pass quality and high efficiency modification on the product. The selected candidate will identify, create, and use project metrics to report to leadership on performance health.

Position Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners and direct reports. Provides oversight and approval of technical approaches, products and processes.
• Lead collaboration and integration across the affected commodities and programs.
• Responsible for leading integrating, acquiring resources, and leading program enabler action plans to completion.
• Analyse production engineering (ME, LE, IE) concepts and processes, and lead integration across core functions to deliver on first pass quality and efficiency improvements.
• Actively engaged and leading complex technical problems and supporting potential development of adjusted execution strategies.
• Serve as the responsible representative to manage the production engineering project (enablers) portfolio to achieve organisation goals.
• Develop and report production engineering project summary metrics.
• Support team performance by participating in process/tool improvement projects.
• May be required to work overtime, weekends, and holidays, to support business needs and deadlines.

This position will be 100% onsite in San Antonio, TX.

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

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
• Experience in a production or systems engineering skill code
• 3+ years of experience in a MRO / Heavy Modification environment
• 4+ years of related work experience
• 3+ years of experience leading team or managing cross functional projects in a formal and/or informal role
• 4+ years of experience with project management tools
• 4+ years of advanced Microsoft suite skills to include macro development, intermediate to advance knowledge of excel formulas, and pivot table manipulation
• 4+ years developing presentations and reporting to senior or executive leadership
• Knowledge and development experience with TABLEAU or PowerBI metrics

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

• 10 or more years related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Project Management Certification
• Project Management Professional Certificate Lean Six Sigma (green belt or black belt)
• Experience working with BPSM – RCCA tools
• Experience developing web based tools (HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT)
• Experience in manufacturing engineering role (electrical, blankets, interiors, flight test)
• Experience in commercial or military airplane modification
• Experience testing and troubleshooting of commercial aircraft Avionics and Electrical systems
• Experience in VIP interiors installations
• Experience in Electrical bundle fabrication and installation Experience in part fabrication techniques
• Experience in wire bundle fabrication concepts, wiring installation, electrical equipment installation or installation of wiring provisions

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift.

Compensation

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range: Level 4 $136,850 – 185,150

Summary Pay Range: Level 5 $164,900 – 223,100

Applications for this position will be accepted until Jul. 08, 2026

Export Control Requirements

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Education

Bachelors Degree or Equivalent Required

Security Clearance

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.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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 other characteristics protected by law.