Mid-Level or Senior Software Product Owner – Software Certification Tools

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing's Regulatory Administration & Airworthiness is seeking a Mid-Level (Level 3) or Senior (Level 4) Software Certification System Product Owner to join our team in Everett, Washington.  This team has opportunities for those looking toward next steps in their career development.  Growth-minded individuals with excitement for certification systems, realizing efficiencies, and thrives in an environment of latitude, are invited to apply.  A successful candidate will demonstrate strong ownership skills, practice accountability, and be able to think outside the box.

The mission of the Certification Enterprise Process team is to develop, implement, and oversee certification processes that ensure the compliance and safety of all of Boeing’s products.  Our team of experienced engineers and technical analysts use expertise in systems engineering and problem-solving to navigate regulatory requirements and develop and guide the certification processes solutions in an autonomous atmosphere.  The team enjoys problem solving through, developing action, data analysis and driving systems level solutions.  It is a dynamic and highly visible place of work.

Primary responsibilities:

• Contributes cross-functional teams resulting in resolution of technical issues
• Coordinates technical messaging and partnering with the FAA on regulatory issues
• Develops strategic action plans and executing those plans through completion
• Owns, manages, and have/develop technical aptitude to enable execution of process/procedure documents (BPM, BPIs, D6s, D950s, etc.)
• Ensures proper technical coordination across products, platforms and functional areas to promote culture of compliance to requirements and application of procedures and FAA guidance
• Enables effective changes and efficient solutions across the Certification value stream
• Designs, develops, analyzes, and maintains software systems that meet industry, customer, and internal quality, safety, security and certification standards.
• Partners with appropriate stakeholders to inform system definition and translate system-level requirements into software requirements and models that meet customer, operational needs, performance requirements and have clear traceability to design, code and test artifacts.
• Completes software system-level analyses to identify risks, issues and opportunities; integrates and deploys mitigation actions throughout the software lifecycle.
• Leads user acceptance testing (UAT) for software systems.
• Develops user documentation and training to educate end users about usage of software products.
• Reviews product and process for alignment with project plans and industry standards by tracking and evaluating internal team and supplier performance.
• Implements current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks and changes in regulations relevant to software development.
• Performs software project management and software supplier management activities.

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

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
• Level 3: 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Level 4: 9+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience working with cloud native architectures (public cloud such as AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Hands-on exposure to API-driven systems, API design/management, or platform/integration products
• Experience working directly with the FAA and/or ODA on Type Certification projects
• 3+ years of experience in developing and/or contributing to processes, policies, and procedures
• Systems thinker capable of making engineering proposals based on data analysis and forecasting wide reaching and longer term impacts
• Experience investigating and finding solutions to complex technical or regulatory issues
• Experience demonstrating strong prioritization skills in ambiguous environments
• Ability to set product roadmap and align technical work to business outcomes and KPIs.
• Experience translating technical constraints and trade-offs into clear, prioritized product decisions.
• Comfortable with product and engineering tools: JIRA/Confluence, API documentation tools (Swagger/OpenAPI), monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Experience):

• Experience working within the certification value stream
• Experience with certification processes Boeing uses to comply with 14 CFR 21.93, 21.95, 21.97 and 12.101
• Experience communicating verbally and in writing, to a variety of audiences including FAA representation, ODA Leadership, Engineering Unit Members (E-UM) & Project Administrators (PA), and Program & Functional Leaders
• Experience identifying web application impact due to changes in certification requirements.
• Understanding of microservices architecture, containers, and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with cloud services for compute, storage, networking, and managed data/streaming services
• Understanding of telemetry needs for APIs and data pipelines (traces, metrics, logs)

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is 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 talent. Elements 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:

• Mid-Level (Level 3): $126,650 - $171,350
• Senior (Level 4): $158,100 - $213,900

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

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.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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