Senior F-Modernization Project Management Specialist

Company:
The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense Services (BDS) is seeking a Senior F-22 Modernization Project Management Specialist to join our cutting-edge F-22 Raptor Modernization Program Management Team located in Berkeley, Missouri.

Step into a pivotal leadership position where you will own the end-to-end execution of the RADAR software development program and future hardware upgrade path that keeps the F-22 at the forefront of defense technology. You’ll lead multi-disciplinary teams through integration, testing and delivery, driving innovation in avionics upgrades that enhance mission capabilities. You will have an opportunity to shape and shepherd contracts from beginning to end working closely with Government and Suppliers to ensure Boeing brings best value to the warfighter.

• Lead the F-22 RADAR program across various stages of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle, from concept through deployment.
• Oversee Agile software development using JIRA, collaborating closely with software design, coding, and testing teams.
• Drive program performance, ensuring seamless coordination with internal teams and key partners including Lockheed Martin, Suppliers, and the U.S. Air Force.
• Influence the future of the F-22 Modernization portfolio, which is poised for significant growth over the next decade.
• Engage regularly with senior leadership, supplier management, mission systems, test engineering, and other critical stakeholders.

• A proven project management professional with hands‑on experience supporting or managing technical programs through the Systems Engineering Development Lifecycle.
• Skilled at navigating complex, multi‑faceted projects involving both hardware and software components.
• Adept at Agile methodologies and tools like JIRA, with a passion for driving results in fast‑paced environments.
• A collaborative leader who thrives in cross‑functional teams and excels at stakeholder communication.

• Leads, develops, coordinates, integrates, analyzes, and maintains integrated plans and schedules for complex projects, programs and change driven activities in accordance with project management industry.
• Leads studies/analysis (trend, variance, impact), reports, risk assessments and planning efforts to determine impacts, constraints involving product development, production rates, process improvement, program initiatives.
• Identifies risk and opportunity potential, develops mitigation planning and refines the business case.
• Develops and establishes lead time requirements.
• Facilitates and ensures integration of project/program plan, schedules, change and baseline management, processes, techniques considered to be best practice across the industry.
• Acts as primary project contact to establish key stakeholder requirements and project objectives.
• Directs all phases of projects or subsystems of major projects from inception through completion.
• Coordinates commitments with internal and external stakeholders to fulfill strategies.
• Lead planning and execution of cutting‑edge F-22 modernization programs from inception through successful completion.
• Ensure all customer commitments are clearly understood, documented, and delivered on time with uncompromising quality.
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with customers, industry partners, and cross‑functional teams including mission systems, systems engineering, air vehicle, procurement, sustainment engineering, training systems, and finance.
• Apply Program Management Best Practices (PMBP) to drive program activities and deliverables.
• Develop, integrate, and maintain detailed program plans and schedules aligned with industry standards to meet all…