Director, Avionics Engineering - Millennium Space Systems

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. 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.

Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company, delivers affordable, high-performance space systems for exacting customers. At Millennium, you will be part of a close-knit team working on exciting technological problems. We work in an open environment where ideas are shared across all disciplines, and there are ample opportunities for advancement based on excellence. Superstars are welcome.

At Millennium, 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 committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful, and innovative, with great opportunities for professional growth. Find your future with us. 

Job Summary
As Director of Avionics Engineering, you will inspire, coordinate, and lead the hardware engineering team to deliver the technical work products, schedules, and budgets. The director is the advocate for the functional engineering team to ensure they have the required resources to exceed customer expectations. You will work with the other directors and the VP of engineering as a team representing the companies’ technical leaders. You will develop and sustain a vision for continued growth and improved efficiency for the hardware engineering team.

Position Responsibilities:  

Engineering Communication & Strategic Alignment 

• Communication with Engineering Teams: 

  • Provide overall company happenings and provide context to get ahead of swirl. Explain situations in context of the employee, the team, and Millennium 

  • Provide rationale and background for higher level decisions 

  • Sets the technical direction and standards for engineering teams 

  • Establish and maintain the standardization of project management tools to drive commonality in how we implement our design (e.g. template IMS and WBS) 

  • Establish Objectives and KPIs that align with company goals and measure engineering performance across the organization 

  • Implement organizational initiatives and corrective actions to meet and improve upon performance targets 

Program Execution & Technical Oversight 

• Functional Oversight and Support of Program Execution 

  • Coordinates risk management across teams; escalates and prioritizes critical risks 

  • Oversee program-level schedules, ensure resource balancing, and approves staffing plans 

  • Review and approves proposal labor estimates and technical baselines; manages bid efforts 

  • Manages communication with program directors and PMs regarding technical work products and performance, as well as communicating impacts due to corporate prioritization 

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Cross-team collaboration to enforce commonality of tools, analysis, processes, and standards 

• Partner closely with Quality and Safety team to ensure risk posture is well understood and standards are up to date with your team's processes 

• Work closely with Manufacturing leadership teams to provide support in designing for manufacturability and resolution of complex non-conformance resolution during all working shifts 

• Work with Manufacturing team to scale design as required across program portfolios – establish processes and standards within your team to support this effort 

• Work in conjunction with Program Management to meet execution milestones and address blockers/help needed

Process Improvement & Operational Efficiency 

• Process Improvement: look for cross-team relationships and help set priorities on what ETLs recommend 

• Establish & maintain interview processes 

• Approves tools/software for efficient use across engineering teams; manages associated costs 

• Manage OH budget across engineering teams (managers, meetings, software, training, tools & equipment), including approval of software with means for efficient use across teams 

Talent Development & Leadership 

• Mentoring and Performance Reviews of Front-Line Managers ETLs and any other direct reports: 

  • Providing regular 1:1 meeting with direct reports 

  • Providing formal feedback and raising requests per company guidelines 

  • Identification of talent for Technical Fellow positions and career growth paths 

  • Sponsors cross-team initiatives to drive innovation; identifies and supports transformational technologies

Basic Qualifications (Required Skill / Experience):

• Minimum of 14 years of experience as an engineering professional, with experience in functional or project management in the aerospace defense industry

• 4 years’ experience as a functional manager

• Experience having served as or currently serving as a Project Lead, and/or functional manager in spacecraft development

• Knowledge of satellite systems and components

• Demonstrated ability in hardware engineering design and analysis for spacecraft avionics products. Experience in the following fields: 

  • Electrical Ground Support Equipment or Test Equipment

  • Electrical Power Systems  

  • Avionics Design and Analysis

  • RF Products Design and Analysis

  • Command and Data Handling

  • Radiation and reliability design

  • Design for Manufacturability and Sustainment

  • 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. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required. 

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience): 

• Experience with iterative and/or agile development processes

• Experience with serial data protocols (HDLC, I2C, SPI)

• Experience in Verilog and FPGAs

• Experience with git, JIRA, confluence

• Aerospace industry experience 

• National Security experience 

• Active TC/SCI  

Before applying, please note:
Millennium is DDTC-registered, ITAR-compliant Company. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. Applicants MUST be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance. Additionally, applicants must be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance. We encourage all interested candidates to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified.

Drug Free Workplace: 

Millennium is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) 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: 

Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company, offers a very competitive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, and 401k plan.

Summary Pay Range:

• Level L: $171,700 - $252,500 

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required.  “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.   

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

Applications for this position will be accepted until Mar. 31, 2026

Export Control Requirements:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details:

US based job, US Person required

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Security Clearance

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. Top Secret/SCI Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.