Commercial Aircraft Controls Program Manager

Boeing

Program Manager leading commercial avionics development for Boeing, ensuring project execution and technical leadership across teams. Managing program budgets, schedules, and delivering against quality standards.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeLong Beach • Arizona, California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $191,250 - $258,750 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead day-to-day program execution, ensuring objectives for schedule, cost, performance, and quality are met.
Provide technical leadership for systems/avionics architecture, integration, verification & validation, and certification strategy.
Manage and mentor an integrated program team—systems, hardware, firmware, software, test, supplier management, manufacturing, and sustainment.
Coordinate and align domestic and international matrixed teams, suppliers, and subcontractors across time zones and cultures.
Own program plan, schedule, budget, risk/issue/opportunity register, and change control; deliver regular status briefings to senior leadership and customers.
Drive requirements decomposition, configuration management, technical reviews, and design maturity milestones.
Interface with customers, certification authorities (e.g., FAA, EASA), and tier‑1 suppliers to negotiate requirements, technical approaches, and delivery commitments.
Ensure compliance with applicable standards and company quality systems (e.g., DO‑178C, DO‑254, ARP4754A, ARP4761).
Lead supplier selection, performance management, and integration activities; hold suppliers accountable to technical and schedule commitments.
Promote a culture of safety, quality, continuous improvement through innovation, and cross‑functional collaboration aligned with the Boeing values and behaviors.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or higher in business, business administration, computer science or engineering or equivalent
8+ years of experience with avionics systems and aerospace systems
5+ years of experience leading technical program management teams
5+ years of people management experience
Travel up to 50% depending on program needs; international and domestic travel

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance programs
Paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

program executionsystems architectureintegrationverificationvalidationcertification strategyrequirements decompositionconfiguration managementtechnical reviewsdesign maturity

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationnegotiationrisk managementproblem-solvingcross-functional teamworkcultural awarenesscontinuous improvement

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeDO-178CDO-254ARP4754AARP4761