
Senior Special Test Equipment Project Engineer
El Segundo, CAFull-time$177–239K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Boeing Test and Evaluation is seeking a Senior Special Test Equipment Project Engineer in El Segundo, California. The engineer will lead teams across multiple commercial and government programs to design and deliver test hardware, software, and systems, serve as the focal point for STE resources, resolve operational anomalies, and integrate engineering into test system designs. The role is expected to be 100% onsite.
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Senior Special Test Equipment Project Engineer
Company: The Boeing Company
Boeing Test and Evaluation (BT&E) is seeking a Senior Special Test Equipment Project Engineer to join the Special Test Equipment (STE) team in El Segundo, CA.
This Project Engineer will be assigned to multiple programs (both commercial and government) and projects. They will lead their team through the design and delivery of test hardware, software, and systems to meet program test requirements. Serving as the focal point for STE resources; the engineer drives anomaly resolution during STE operations and oversees the integration of both recurring and non‑recurring engineering into test system designs.
Position Responsibilities:
- Cross‑functional coordination within BT&E and collaboration with other Space Mission Systems stakeholders to ensure successful STE development and mission‑critical test support
- Schedule development and execution through metrics development and reporting
- Management of Risks, Issues, and Opportunities (RIO)
- Utilizes project management best practices to standardize workflows and develop the team’s project management capabilities
- Reviews critical procedures to identify potential problems and resolve issues
- Oversees the integration of new design and manufacturing techniques into test hardware/system designs
- Analyzes processes for potential improvements and recommends associated changes
- Develops standard policies for post-test activity
- Works with the enterprise test and engineering group to standardize evaluation techniques
- Lead others in the development of standard test methods and processes and applies advanced test technologies to create or improve test methods
- Cost estimating: prepares Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) proposals and presents to internal management and external customer
- Formulates expectations for test data for new or unique tests
- Leads change initiatives by assessing stakeholder impact, creating communication, adoption plans, tracking post-change adoption and outcomes
- Establishes and maintains project baselines for scope, schedule, cost, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), documents assumptions and approvals, and manages controlled changes with variance analysis and leadership reporting
- Facilitates structured lessons-learned sessions, producing actionable reports, and tracks implementation of improvements and realized benefits
This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite in El Segundo, CA.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
- 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
- Ability to obtain program access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only
- 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
- 10+ years of experience working with MS Office Suite, such as Word, Excel and MS Project
- 10+ years of experience leading and partnering with cross-functional teams, involving key stakeholder relationship management
- 5+ years of experience in Program Management including cost, schedule, and technical environment
- Completed formal training in project management
- Experience performing quantitative and qualitative analyses, problem-solving, and making independent decisions
- Experience in a role that required strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively brief and collaborate with various stakeholders, including management, program offices, and military personnel
- Knowledge of test processes and methodologies (functional, integration, system, regression, and acceptance testing)
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
- An active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent project management certification
- Experience developing special test equipment or custom instrumentation to support complex test requirements
- Experience with satellite systems
- 5+ years of directly overseeing test or engineering teams
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 (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.
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: $176,800 - $239,200
Language Requirements: Not Applicable
Education: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
Relocation: Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.
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. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required. This position requires ability to obtain program access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only.
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 5,190 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$177–239K/yr
- California median$106–152K/yr324 salary ranges
- US median$96–144K/yr2,756 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $208K, is 59% above the California median midpoint ($131K) — in the top quarter of Project Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 408 open Project Engineer jobs in California and 5,190 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Project Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 4,018 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,168 of the 5,190 open Project Engineer jobs (61%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 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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