Spirit Defense - Senior Integrated Product Team Specialist

About the job

Overview

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, at Spirit’s Defense Business Unit (“Spirit Defense”). Spirit Defense is an independent supplier to the defense and space marketplace. Through innovative engineering and rapid prototyping excellence, Spirit Defense provides the capabilities, technologies and support customers need to succeed in their missions.

Responsibilities

Position Responsibilities:

• Organizing and leading the IPT; establishing, executing and maintaining IPT planning (including integration with the overall program execution plan)
• Planning elements in support of the program integrated master schedule
• Conducting IPT-level change control and RIO boards and ensuring integration with the Program Change Control Board to control and update IPT technical and non-technical baselines; supporting the Program Manager in stakeholder needs management activity
• Responsible for the technical, cost, schedule, and quality performance of the Integrated Product Team end items and deliverables.
• Coordination on the identification, development and validation of IPT allocated life cycle requirements (e.g. requirements, configuration, data, contract, etc.)
• Defining build-to / buy-to-packages; ensuring affordability to allocated targets
• Maintaining EVM status and associated budgets and schedules
• Maintaining requirements compliance and product configuration (including design data delivery); validation, verification, and certification oversight for responsible end items
• Coordination with SCM on supplier selection, integration, and oversight of SOW
• Overseeing functional efforts to qualify materials, processes and suppliers (inc. first part qualification)
• Overall development and delivery of end items / products
• Integration and utilization of standards and best practices (process and tool) within the IPT and in support of cross-IPT integration.
• Ability to direct, develop, align, integrate, implement and manage IPT plans and processes.
• Ensure disciplined change control, including effectively evaluating and managing major and minor product and process changes and customer requests.
• Customer Interface, Change Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Risk Management, Affordability Management, Product Configuration Management
• Development and/or sustaining programs Earned Value Management, Developing Proposals and Estimating, Integrated Program Planning and Scheduling
• Change Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Risk Management, Affordability Management, Product Configuration Management

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of related experience or more than 10 years of experience
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access (for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Engineering, supply chain, tooling, and/or manufacturing background

• Aerospace/Aviation Industry experience

• An active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

• Cross-functional project management, Experience with Integrated Product Teams (IPT's), Experience with Continuous Improvement/Lean/Six Sigma

• Supply chain and procurement process knowledge is a bonus as the IPT teams works heavily in supply chain management

• Financial Acumen, Business Acumen, Managing with Influence

• Technical Acumen (development), Interpersonal relationships and communication

Union:

This is a union-represented position.

Drug Free Workplace:

We are 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:

We strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

We also provide 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: $94,800- $145,350

Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.

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. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.