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Experienced Production Operations Specialist (SPAM) 1st Shift- Millennium Space Systems

The Boeing Company

El Segundo, CAJob$80–143K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$80–143K/yr
Location
El Segundo, CA
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Top Secret clearance

Job overview

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, is hiring a level 3 Production Operations Specialist for manufacturing operations. The role develops and maintains manufacturing processes, monitors production progress, investigates defects and inefficiencies, and supports staffing, cost, capital expenditure, and production scheduling activities. It is expected to be 100% onsite on first shift. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Manufacturing Process DevelopmentProduction MonitoringDefect InvestigationStaffing AnalysisCost AnalysisCapital Expenditure PlanningProduction SchedulingManufacturing Execution SystemsPropulsion SystemsMechanical SystemsTeam LeadershipAerospace IndustryPC ApplicationsExcelWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationData AggregationData VisualizationData AnalysisSQLPower BI

Qualifications

High School Diploma5+ Years Manufacturing Experience3+ Years Propulsion and Mechanical Systems Experience1+ Years Team Leadership ExperienceU.S. CitizenshipSecurity Clearance EligibilityU.S. Person

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match

Full 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.

Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. Our missions have direct impact to global security, like missile warning and Earth observation.

Our team is curious, bold and innovative. We take risks, innovate and explore new techniques and technologies. We influence change because we challenge the status quo. And when we watch our satellites launch, we know each one of us made it happen.

We are seeking an Integration Lead to be responsible for managing the end-to-end design, development, and implementation of application interfaces, data flows, and systems, often specializing in APIs, M&A IT, or enterprise platforms. They act as a key liaison between teams, ensuring cross-functional alignment, maintaining project timelines, and validating technical solutions.

This position's internal job code is Production Ops Spec. Our team is currently hiring a level 3.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Develops, implements, and maintains manufacturing processes and methods that comply with company policies and procedures, improves production efficiency, and optimizes product quality

  • Monitors, assesses, and provides status on production progress, actions, issue resolution, and support needs

  • Investigates product defects and production inefficiencies and develops solutions to reduce/mitigate

  • Conducts staffing and cost analyses

  • Coordinates and prepares justification for major capital expenditures and equipment implementation

  • Represents manufacturing on production related issues

  • Investigating product defects and production inefficiencies and developing solutions to reduce/mitigate

  • Conducting staffing and cost analyses

  • Coordinating and preparing justification for major capital expenditures and equipment implementation

  • Representing manufacturing on production related issues

  • Establishing and maintaining production schedules

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Shift:

This position is for 1st shift.

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. Top Secret Clearance Post Start is required.)

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • High School Diploma

  • 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment

  • 3+ years of hands on experience building Propulsion and Mechanical systems

  • 1+ years of experience leading teams

  • Experience working with various manufacturing execution systems

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Experience in the aerospace industry

  • Proficiency with PC Applications, especially Excel

  • Excellent written and Verbal Communications

  • Demonstrated ability to aggregate, visualize, and analyze data to make informed decisions (i.e. SQL, Excel, PowerBI, etc.)

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Drug Free Workplace:

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) 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.

Total Rewards:

At Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, 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.

Millennium Space Systems 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.

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

Summary pay range: Level 3: $80,000 - $143,000

Millennium is DDTC-registered, ITAR-compliant Company. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. Applicants MUST be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance. Additionally, applicants must be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance. We encourage all interested candidates to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified.

Category=Manufacturing

Applications for this position will be accepted until Dec. 31, 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.

Export Control Details:

US based job, US Person required

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent Required

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

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.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

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.

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 634 open Manufacturing Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$80–143K/yr
  • California median$149–217K/yr84 salary ranges
  • US median$134–200K/yr365 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $112K, is 41% below the California median midpoint ($188K) — in the lowest quarter of Manufacturing Operations salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 102 open Manufacturing Operations jobs in California and 634 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Manufacturing Operations postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (492 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 247 of the 634 open Manufacturing Operations jobs (39%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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