Spirit Defense - Integrated Product Team Specialist (Associate, Mid-Level or Experienced)

Spirit Defense, A Boeing Company; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 66,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Retirement savings plans

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Spirit AeroSystems in Kansas is seeking program management professionals for Spirit Defense to coordinate cross-functional aerospace initiatives from design through delivery. You will manage schedules, budgets, risks, and supplier activities while reporting to executive leadership.

The role emphasizes governance, continuous improvement, and collaboration with finance to track performance against plans. U.S. citizenship and security clearance requirements apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or a related field
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access (for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship)
• Experience managing project schedules, costs, risks, technical performance, and quality.
• Experience with change control, requirements management, supplier integration, and qualification.

Responsibilities

• Communicate, coordinate, facilitate and enable leadership to make effective program level decisions
• Align plans, resources, and accountability with program objectives
• Manage integrated schedules, budgets, and performance across cross functions
• Oversee supplier integration, statements of work, and qualification processes
• Review, elevate and present program status, risks, and decisions to executives
• Support proposals, estimating, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Lead discussions on prioritization of improvement activities

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Program scheduling

Budget management

Change control

Executive communication

Risk management

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree (business/engineering)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

SAP/S4HANA/MES

CAD tools (NX/CATIA)

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.

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, at Spirit’s Defense Business Unit (“Spirit Defense”). Spirit Defense is an independent supplier to the defense and space marketplace. Through innovative engineering and rapid prototyping excellence, Spirit Defense provides the capabilities, technologies and support customers need to succeed in their missions.

Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Associate, Mid-Level and Experienced Level.

Position Responsibilities:

• Communicate, coordinate, facilitate and enable positional and senior functional leaders to make effective program level business decisions.
• Align plans, resources, and accountability with program objectives.
• Manage integrated schedules, budgets, and performance across many cross functions that could include equipment design, build, delivery, installation, qualification, and production readiness.
• Enable leadership success to meet business goals & objectives by creating a culture of accountability.
• Ensure deliverables meet technical, cost, schedule, quality, capacity, and throughput requirements.
• Oversee supplier integration, statements of work, materials and process qualification, first-part qualification, verification, validation, and certification.
• Identify and mitigate program-level risks related to various program topics, including equipment and facilities readiness, operational performance, technical and schedule
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to resolve issues, prioritize improvements, and mitigate risks; to include Facilities, Tooling, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Material and Process Engineering (M&PE), and external suppliers.
• Manage change control, requirements, baselines, and configuration; align IPT decisions with program governance.
• Review, elevate and present program status, risks, and decision needs to executive leadership; document decisions and track actions.
• Support proposals, estimating, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead discussion on prioritization of improvement activities following the standard guidelines.
• Integrate all projects for appropriate visibility and accountability.
• facilitate meetings including capturing actions, decisions and meeting minutes.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Associate (Level 2): 2 or more years working in aerospace/defense programs on cross-functional teams
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering or a related field
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access (for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship)
• Experience managing project schedules, costs, risks, technical performance, and quality.
• Experience with change control, requirements management, supplier integration, and qualification.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Mid-Level (Level 3): 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Senior (Level 4): 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Currently holds a Secret Level DoD Clearance.
• Experience leading multiple complex aerospace projects, balancing long-term programs and near-term priorities.
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning tools such as SAP, S4HANA, MES.
• Experience with Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) tools such as NX, Teamcenter Visualization, Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management, CATIA or other.
• Strong executive communication, customer relationship management, and leadership through influence.
• Business acumen and experience partnering with Finance to track performance against plan.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, industrial engineering, and composite and aluminum processes.
• Experience with root cause analysis (RCA), 8D root cause corrective action (RCCA) methodologies, Lean/Six Sigma, and continuous improvement.

Drug Free Workplace:

We are 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.

Pay & Benefits:

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 variable compensation opportunities.

We also provide 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.

• health insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts
• retirement savings plans
• life and disability insurance programs
• 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.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• Summary Pay Range - Associate (Level 2): $66,150- $101,450
• Summary Pay Range - Mid-Level (Level 3): $85,600- $131,250
• Summary Pay Range - Experienced Level (Level 4): $94,800- $145,350

Kansas Tax Credit:

Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.

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.

Export Control Requirements:

Export Control Requirements: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a "U.S. Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R.

• 120.15 is required. "U.S. Person" includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

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.