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Boeing · 3 months ago

SLS Associate Chief Engineer - Propulsion

USA - Kennedy Space Center, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$165K/yr - $223K/yr

10+ years exp

Boeing is seeking a SLS Associate Chief Engineer - Propulsion based out of the Kennedy Space Center site in Florida. In this role, you will provide crucial engineering leadership for NASA's Space Launch System, ensuring technical integrity, safety, and quality for propulsion sub-systems and components.

AerospaceIndustrial

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Directly support and partner with the SLS Propulsion and Core Stage IPTs in execution across the program lifecycle (design, development, procurement/manufacture, integration, test, launch operations)

Establish a culture of proactive technical oversight, risk management, and rapid issue resolution, providing alternative paths for issue resolution and an open dialogue on technical issues

Coordinate with cross-functional teams across supply chain, engineering, quality, and operations to ensure seamless technical integration of propulsion sub-system and components

Champion comprehensive root cause and corrective action processes and discipline to address significant technical issues within propulsion domain (to include Boeing designed solutions and supplier delivered solutions)

Prevent traveled technical risk and ensure that technical risks and issues are driven rapidly to closure

Collaborate with cross-functional and program teams to identify and address propulsion sub-system and component related issues and implement corrective actions

Provide technical guidance and support to propulsion sub-system and component engineering teams, ensuring adherence to specifications and standards

Implement and enforce engineering functional excellence in people, processes, tools, and practices

Sponsor and support propulsion agenda topics at the SLS Program Engineering Review Board

Represent the Office of the Chief Engineer in technical and programmatic reviews, as delegated

Mentor and coach propulsion IPT engineering managers, technical leads, and engineers

Qualification

Propulsion systems designAerospace industry experienceTechnical leadershipProject managementAdvanced engineering degreeNASA standards familiarityCommunicationTeam leadership

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

5+ years of experience in technical leadership

3+ years of experience in the aerospace industry

10+ years of experience with the design and development of propulsion systems and components