Experienced Project Specialist

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Overview

As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing’s diverse team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company’s core values of safety, quality and integrity..

Technology for today and tomorrow

The Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) is a 3000&43; diverse engineering workforce that contributes to global aerospace growth. Our engineers deliver cutting-edge R&D, innovation, and high-quality engineering work in global markets, and leverage new-age technologies such as AI/ML, IIoT, Cloud, Model-Based Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing, shaping the future of aerospace.

People-driven culture

At Boeing, we believe creativity and innovation thrives when every employee is trusted, empowered, and has the flexibility to choose, grow, learn, and explore. We offer variable arrangements depending upon business and customer needs, and professional pursuits that offer greater flexibility in the way our people work. We also believe that collaboration, frequent team engagements, and face-to-face meetings bring diverse perspectives and thoughts – enabling every voice to be heard and every perspective to be respected. No matter where or how our teammates work, we are committed to positively shaping people’s careers and being thoughtful about employee wellbeing.

At Boeing, we are inclusive, diverse, and transformative.

With us, you can create and contribute to what matters most in your career, community, country, and world. Join us in powering the progress of global aerospace.

Boeing Test and Evaluation team is currently looking for an Experienced Project Specialist to join their team in Bengaluru, KA. Test & Evaluation engineers at Boeing make sure that products at the world’s largest aerospace company continue to meet the highest standards. From quality and reliability, to safety and performance, their expertise is vital to the concept, design and certifications of a wide variety of commercial and military systems.

Position Responsibilities:

This is a Project Management (PM) role that requires management of diverse projects like software development, analytics, dashboards and lab automation. This role develops project plans and deliverables, directs all project phases and acts as primary contact to project stakeholders. Participates in or develops mechanisms for establishing, monitoring and integrating project elements, product configuration and communications concerning change management processes and decisions. Performs project management activities in accordance with accepted project management standards in the industry (e.g., PMI, Project Management Body of Knowledge [PMBOK], Agile, and ISO-standards). Coordinates the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project and team, finance, planning, scheduling and line management. Uses trend, variance analyses and risk assessments and mitigations to develop plans or to recommend change. Negotiates project changes and incorporates changes into project control systems to maintain work statements, cost and schedule baselines. Transitions projects to customer for on-going support. Performs project close-out and documents lessons learned.

This position requires close co-ordination with multiple project teams in the department. Teams operate in a mix of working modes, Agile and waterfall, depending on the type of project. The project manager is expected to conduct the scrum rituals (daily standup, sprint planning, grooming, retrospective, etc) as per Agile best practices. PM is also required to prepare the recurrent reports (daily/ weekly/ monthly) as per project requirements. PM works closely with the quality function to capture and monitor the project metrics, perform analysis in case of deviations, suggest process changes if required. PM works closely with the project leads to regularly track the risks and associated actions.

The candidate shall be a self-starter with strong ability to find solutions to problems independently.

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher is required as a BASIC QUALIFICATION
• 8&43; year of experience in Project Management role, preferably managing a variety of software/ hardware/ testing projects
• Expertise on Agile tools like TFS (AzureDevOps) and /or JIRA
• Proven experience in managing multi-national scrum teams across various time zones
• Hands on experience in using MS Project
• Proficiency in MS Office tools for efficient and effective reporting
• Experience in handling multiple project teams at a time
• Experience in all areas of project management starting from planning to project closeout
• Experience in defining project metrics, establishing framework to capture the metrics, systematic analysis and corrective actions for deviations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are necessary as this role requires daily communication with multiple team and overseas stakeholders
• Excellent working knowledge of the entire software development lifecycle

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Knowledge of any of the standards like AS9100/ CMMi would be an added advantage as this position has a strong focus on process
• Curiosity to learn new things is desirable as the projects are of diverse nature and high learnability would contribute to the candidates growth in terms of versatility

Typical Education & Experience:

• Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 to 12 years related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master 8 to 11 years related work experience.

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are proud members of the Valuable 500 and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.