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Director, Software Engineering – Millennium Space Systems
Company: Millennium Space Systems (a Boeing company)
Position Responsibilities
- Engineering Communication & Strategic Alignment
- Communicate overall company happenings and provide context to get ahead of swirl.
- Explain situations in context of the employee, the team, and Millennium.
- Provide rationale and background for high‑level decisions.
- Set the technical direction and standards for engineering teams.
- Establish and maintain the standardization of project management tools to drive commonality in how we implement our design (e.g., IMS and WBS templates).
- Establish Objectives and KPIs that align with company goals and measure engineering performance across the organization.
- Implement organizational initiatives and corrective actions to meet and improve performance targets.
- Program Execution & Technical Oversight
- Coordinate risk management across teams; prioritize and elevate critical risks.
- Oversee program‑level schedules, ensure resource balancing, and approve staffing plans.
- Review and approve proposal labor estimates and technical baselines; manage bid efforts.
- Manage communication with program directors and PMs regarding technical work products and performance and communicate impacts due to corporate prioritization.
- Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate across teams to enforce commonality of tools, analysis, processes, and standards.
- Partner closely with Quality and Safety teams to ensure risk posture is well understood and standards are up to date.
- Work closely with Manufacturing leadership to provide support in designing for manufacturability and resolving complex non‑conformance during all working shifts.
- Assist Manufacturing team to scale design across program portfolios and establish processes and standards.
- Coordinate with Program Management to meet execution milestones and address blockers.
- Process Improvement & Operational Efficiency
- Identify cross‑team relationships and help set priorities on what ETLs recommend.
- Establish and maintain interview processes.
- Approve tools/software for efficient use across engineering teams and manage associated costs.
- Manage OH budget across engineering teams (managers, meetings, software, training, tools & equipment), including approval of software related to efficient use.
- Talent Development & Leadership
- Mentor and conduct performance reviews for Front Line Managers and other direct reports; hold regular 1:1 meetings.
- Provide formal feedback and raise requests per company guidelines.
- Identify talent for Technical Fellow positions and career growth paths.
- Sponsor cross‑team initiatives to drive innovation and support transformational technologies.
Basic Qualifications
- Minimum 14 years of experience as an engineering professional, with experience in functional or project management in the aerospace‑defense industry.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field with focus on software development.
- 7+ years of experience in C and C++ programming.
- 5+ years of experience with Linux in an embedded environment and/or bare‑metal C on a microcontroller.
- 5+ years serving as or currently serving as a Project Lead or functional manager in spacecraft development.
- Knowledge of satellite systems and components.
- Demonstrated ability in flight software design and testing of spacecraft.
- Approval to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance (Top Secret) and U.S. citizenship required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience conducting sense‑making of multifaceted challenges using data.
- 5+ years of project management experience.
- 5+ years of experience crafting and developing strategy plans.
Pay & Benefits
Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).
Summary Pay Range: Level L: $165,750 – $243,750.
Additional Requirements
Export control compliance: Must be a “U.S. Person” (citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee).
Drug‑Free Workplace: Employees subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol as per policy.
Safety‑Sensitive Position: No.
Visa Sponsorship: No.
Shift: 1 (United States of America).
Legal & EEO Statements
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.
EEO is the law.
Right to Work Statement:
- Right to Work (English)
- Right to Work (Spanish).
Employer participates in E‑Verify.