Lead Project Engineer

Boeing

Lead Project Engineer at Boeing's Precision Engagement Systems team in Saint Charles, MO, providing engineering leadership and managing projects for military defense systems.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeSaint Charles • Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $136,850 - $185,150 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with internal and external customers to identify requirements and build plans to support their needs
Track progress to cost, schedule, and technical performance using Boeing Program Management Best Practices (PMBP) and Earned Value Management (EVM)
Support the development of customer proposals, including development of competitive pricing and delivery dates
Engage regularly with supply chain leadership to monitor supplier quality and performance
Resolve technical issues through coordination with engineering and the Chief Engineer
Manage deliverables by defining plans for risk mitigation, issues, and opportunities; and, monitoring baseline plans to assess project performance, productivity, and lessons learned
Brief customers and leadership on program status; risks, issues, and opportunities; and help needed
Standardize, develop, and document processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

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 experience leading or managing multi-disciplinary engineering projects teams
Ability to travel both domestically and internationally

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance programs
Paid and unpaid time away from work

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Hard Skills & Tools

Earned Value ManagementProgram Management Best Practicesrisk mitigationproject performancecompetitive pricingtechnical performancesupplier qualityengineering coordinationprocess documentationmulti-disciplinary engineering projects

Soft Skills

customer engagementleadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingteam managementorganizational skillsbriefingmonitoringcollaborationadaptability

Certifications

U.S. Security ClearanceU.S. Secret clearance