F-15 Israel Production & Flight Test Program Manager

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Boeing Defense Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Production & Flight Test Program Manager for our F-15 Israel team in Berkeley Missouri.

F-15 Israel is excited to be a critical role in extending the F-15 Production line in St. Louis this role the Program Manager will be responsible for leading the F-15 Israel Production and integration with F-15 EX for a mixed model production line. Delivery of the first three aircraft is key to our program success while maintaining a healthy production line for other customers. This employee will be responsible for performing program management and integrated planning and scheduling activities and is accountable to the Program Manager for program execution performance. Having a strong background in production and flight test will be key experiences for success.

Additional responsibilities include - Drives execution of Program Management Best Practices (PMBP) on the program and ensures seamless coordination of overall work statement deliverables operating rhythm and communications across the program organization. Prepares coordinates and facilitates effective program execution; manages program baselines and the baseline change management processes; manages the program risk/issue/opportunity (RIO) process; establishes and manages program performance management reviews and coordinates use of program management tools. Integrates across program teams and program-assigned functional leaders by coordinating program management activities including establishing and maintaining a collaborative environment for the program resolving cross-functional (or cross-team) issues and ensuring overall program performance execution objectives are achieved. Establishes and maintains a program operating rhythm to include recurring program performance and management reviews and ensures adherence to business and enterprise processes including Enterprise Standard Gated Process (ESGP) execution and facilitating help needed requests root cause corrective action and lessons learned capture and dissemination across the business.

Position Responsibilities:

• Leading production readiness for F-15 Israel
• Developing an integrated plan with F-15 EX production & flight test to enable meeting program commitments
• Lead internally focused team focused on program execution working directly with program integrated product teams (IPT) to meet cost schedule quality and technical objectives and ensure customer requirements are achieved
• Brief leadership on status and help needed
• Responsible for overseeing and driving execution of all key Program Management Best Practices (PMBP) and ensuring coordination of deliverables communication and PMBP across program IPTs
• Support program operating rhythm CONOPS performance management system recovery planning and program status reporting
• Develops strong relationships with the customer program team and supporting functions across organizational boundaries

Additional Responsibilities may include:

• Develops and executes integrated organizational plans policies and procedures and guides the development of business and technical strategies goals objectives
• Acquires resources for organizational activities provides technical management of suppliers and leads process improvements
• Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers stakeholders peers partners and direct reports
• Provides oversight and approval of technical approaches products and processes affordability and RIO management
• Manages develops and motivates employees

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

This position is for 1st shift.

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.)

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelors degree or higher
• More than 5 years of experience leading or managing projects and/or teams
• More than 3 years of experience leading or managing projects that involved cross-functional or cross-business unit teams
• More than 3 years of experience in Program Management or IPT Leadership including cost schedule and technical management
• More than 3 years of experience in implementation of Program Management Best Practices (PMBP) Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and Lean/10X

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• More than 3 years of experience working directly with executives or senior leaders
• More than 3 years of experience in program or project management
• More than 5 years of experience with Supplier/Contracts/Program Management practices and processes
• More than 5 years of experience working with customer and supplier requirements to support program deliveries (e.g. planned versus unplanned demand economic order quantity resource planning material type manufacture or purchase lead times)

Typical Education/Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 14 or more years related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD9 years related work experience Master12 years related work experience 18 years related work experience etc.)

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Travel:

Position may require travel up to 10% of the time.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeingis 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 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: $151300 - $186900

Applications for this position will be accepted through January 12 2026.

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