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Location Huntsville, AL Virtual Office/Telecommute? (Things you should know about Virtual Office) Virtual Work Not Available Shift First Business Unit Integrated Defense Sys Division Networks & Space Systems Program Missile Defense Systems Occupation Title Test & Evaluation Engineering Skills Management Title Flight/Mission/System Test Job Classification 6L9BP5 Job Type Non-Management Experience Level Senior Level (15+ years of experience) Exemption Status Exempt Union No Security Clearance Required? (Security Clearance definitions) Current Secret - US Citizenship Required Work Eligibility Required? Yes US Person Status Required? Yes Export Control Required? Yes Relocation Money Available? Yes Date Posted 08/06/2008 Closing Date (Things you should know about closing dates) 10/06/2008 Position Description Perform the role of Weapon Test Director as part of the GMD Flight Test Execution Team. Coordinate the Execution activities of Internal and External Assets in support of the Integrated Component Test Campaign leading up to a Flight Test Mission. Develop WTD Checklist, Go/ No Go Criteria, and provide input to other test specific documentation. Support the Test Manager in leading test planning, coordination and execution of GMD Flight Tests. Interact with senior Boeing and non-Boeing entities. Develop new principles, processes, methods, or concepts. Participates in resolving complex problems that require a high level of ingenuity and innovation. Investigates and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. Verifies accuracy of results through consultation with other authorities in the field rather than by formal review. Prepare presentations for Senior Management. Ensure crew training through participation in field events and pre-mission activity. Serve as the focal for test execution during final test phases and have/develop knowledgebase to address technical and programmatic issues. Competencies General/Leadership [ + ] Customer Focus Provides enterprise level modeling for making customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; develops and sustains productive, high-level customer relationships as they relate to complex and large scale projects; actively seeks information to understand customers' circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; presents project level information to senior level customers to build their understanding of issues and capabilities; considers how complex project level decisions/actions/plans will affect customers; responds quickly to meet significant customer needs and resolve complex problems; provides enterprise level thought leadership on monitoring and evaluating customer concerns, issues, and satisfaction and to anticipate customer needs. [ + ] Decision Making Consistently and proactively recognizes a wide range of highly advanced or unusually complex issues, problems, or opportunities across the organization; determines whether action is needed. Adeptly identifies the need for and collects information to better understand issues, problems, and opportunities; has advanced knowledge in integrating unusually complex information from a variety of sources; detects unusually complex trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships. Guides others in creating relevant options for addressing problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes; can be relied upon to formulate clear decision criteria; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option; implements decisions reliably and initiates action within a reasonable time; includes team leaders, managers and internal employees in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make the most appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions. [ + ] Innovation Viewed as an expert in consistently and proactively identifying implicit assumptions in the way problems or situations are defined or presented. Sees alternative ways to view or define problems; is not constrained by the thoughts or approaches of team leads, internal employees or external customers. Consistently draws upon multiple and diverse sources (individuals, disciplines, bodies of knowledge) for ideas and inspiration. Guides other in combining ideas in unique ways or makes connections between disparate ideas; explores different lines of thought. Views situations from multiple perspectives; brainstorms complex approaches/solutions. Examines numerous potential solutions and evaluates each before accepting any; targets important areas for innovation and develops solutions that address meaningful issues in own work areas and thought the organization. Technical [ + ] Test Conduct Advanced, expert ability to lead a team to conduct a test, compilation of test sequence, monitor progress of the test, and record test activities while being able to accommodate any unforeseen events that occur during the test. [ + ] Test Configuration Control Advanced, expert knowledge of test article/vehicle configuration control procedure required to prepare for a given test. This requires the use of configuration control management process to track and maintain article/vehicle configuration. Advanced, expert ability to configure the test article using test requirements gathered from test plans, government regulations, and safety rules. [ + ] Top-Level (TPD) Advanced, expert knowledge of test program design (TPD) of Systems (aircraft, satellite, etc.), System of Systems, and product (e.g. key tenants of a test program during the program life cycle) and the process of establishing and integrating the TPD within the program master phasing plan via various program and test program review. Generic understanding of various test categories (Environmental, Structural, Mechanical, Aerodynamics, Electrical, software, etc.). This Advanced, expert knowledge includes high-level test SOW (test plans), resources (people, skills, facilities, equipment), sequencing and estimating. Advanced, expert ability to identify the (existing or missing) test processes required to effect a test program based on the unique contracting and teaming relationships that exist on a program. Education and/or Experience Degree and typical experience in engineering classification: Bachelor's 14 or more years' experience, Master's with 12 or more years' experience or PhD with 9 or more years' experience. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard. Other Job related information U.S. CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED. Extensive Travel is required. Position requires US Citizenship. Applicants selected must have a current FINAL SECRET clearance - will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for accessing classified information. **Please indicate your current Security Clearance status (Active, Inactive, etc.) and effective dates clearly on your resume.** Boeing offers programs to support career advancement and learning opportunities and technologically challenging assignments. This position offers an opportunity for employees to also enjoy the advantages of living and working in Huntsville. Missile defense and space exploration are at the heart of this community, where there are more engineers per capita than anywhere else in the nation. Huntsville offers a wide range of cultural and recreational opportunities, and the natural beauty of the area provides unlimited opportunities for hiking, biking, golfing, outdoor exploration and water sports on the Tennessee River.