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AWACS Lead Project Engineer

The Boeing Company

Oklahoma City, OKFull-time$128–173K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$128–173K/yr
Location
Oklahoma City, OK
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security organization seeks an AWACS Lead Project Engineer to support the Program and Chief Engineer in an Integrated Product Team lead capacity in Oklahoma City. The role integrates Mission Systems, Air Vehicle, and Product Support teams, manages cost and schedule through Earned Value Management processes, and supports project execution across the AWACS Program. The position is expected to be 100% onsite.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Design IntegrationEngineering Project ManagementMultidisciplinary Team IntegrationComplex Systems IntegrationProject ExecutionSystems Engineering ToolsModel-Based EngineeringEarned Value ManagementTroubleshooting

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Related3+ Years Design Integration5+ Years Engineering Project ManagementU.S. CitizenshipU.S. Secret Clearance or Ability to ObtainConflict of Interest AssessmentU.S. Person Export Control Status

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Relocation Assistance

Full job description

AWACS Lead Project Engineer

Company: The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Mobility, Surveillance & Bombers (MS&B) Organization has an exciting opportunity for an AWACS Lead Project Engineer supporting the Program and Chief Engineer in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) lead capacity in Oklahoma City, OK.

This role will lead the integration of teams to accomplish key critical milestones as well as drive cost and schedule management through Earned Value Management (EVM) processes. Specifically, the selected candidate will be provided with opportunities within Mission Systems (MS)/Ground & Training Systems, Air Vehicle (AV), and Product Support (PS) IPTs for the AWACS Program.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Provides the engineering leadership and technical integration to the Mission Systems, Air Vehicle, and Product Support IPTs.
  • Develops statement of work (SOW) to satisfy research and development as well as ongoing and new business requirements.
  • Review Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) with MS, AV, and PS impacts prior to Chief Engineering Council (technical coordination of AV ECR Packages).
  • Supplier interface/coordination – multi-disciplinary integration; i.e. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Structures, Mechanical Systems, etc.
  • Support requirement decomposition and allocation for AV teams including certification requirements/plans – Certification Plan Work Sheet (CPWS) coordination.
  • Flight/Test Mission Assurance Readiness Review (F/TMARR) coordination for AV teams.
  • Drive integration between AV and supporting Teams.
  • Proposal development for AV and ensure Basis of Estimates (BOEs)/Estimate at Completion (EAC) technical scope is well integrated.
  • Support Supplier Design Reviews (equipment/component owner owns the design review).
  • Ability to decompose functional, logical, and physical requirements for systems and sub-systems with the MS, AV, and PS disciplines.
  • Works with customers and management to obtain approval.
  • Responds to changes to SOW, assesses the impact, and negotiates proposed changes to determine modifications to the deliverables, resources, costs, and schedules.
  • Leads project execution to complete the work statement.
  • Identifies performance metrics.
  • Plans, identifies, and coordinates resources required over the life of the project or program.
  • Defines plans for risk mitigation and opportunity.
  • Compares actual results to baseline plan to assess project performance, efficiencies, productivity, and lessons learned.
  • Provides technical, business, and integration leadership for the development and execution of project or team plans.
  • Works under minimal direction.

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

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 3+ years of experience integrating designs from multi-skill teams (electrical, mechanical, software).

  • 5+ years of experience in multi-discipline engineering project management.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Experience working across a team representing multiple skill areas with internal and external resources and customers.
  • Experience with complex systems development and integration.
  • Experience with leading project execution to complete the work statement.
  • Experience with implementation and maintenance of systems engineering tools, schedules, and metrics.
  • Experience with Model Based Engineering.
  • Experience with EVM.
  • Troubleshooting engineering skills.

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

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.

Pay & Benefits: At Boeing, 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.

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.

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

Summary pay range: $127,500 - $172,500

Oklahoma Tax Credit: If you have an engineering degree from an ABET accredited college or university in Oklahoma and are not currently working in the aerospace sector in Oklahoma, you may qualify for a $5000 tax credit from the state of Oklahoma for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.

Language Requirements: Not Applicable

Education: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation: This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement: 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.

Safety Sensitive: This is not a Safety Sensitive 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.

Contingent Upon Award Program This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America)

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How this job compares

Set against the 5,122 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$128–173K/yr
  • US median$96–145K/yr2,709 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $150K, is 24% above the US median midpoint ($121K) — in the top quarter of Project Engineer salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 56 open Project Engineer jobs in Oklahoma and 5,122 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Oklahoma
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Project Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,953 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,205 of the 5,122 open Project Engineer jobs (63%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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