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Mission Engineering Manager
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 USA - Las Cruces, NM
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Posting rules out sponsorship
The posting rules out sponsorship or requires citizenship/clearance.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 72 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 7 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Boeing Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Electrical And Electronic Engineering Manager” (Architectural and Engineering Managers) in WA: $221k–$221k, median $221k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Citizenship requirement statedFrom the posting’s own wording.
- Security clearance mentionedFrom the posting’s own wording.
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 72 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 7 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Mission Engineering Manager Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), Space, Intelligence & Weapons Systems (SI&WS) is seeking a Mission Engineering Manager with a strong background in Operations & Mission Engineering to join our Government Systems Operations (GSO) team in Las Cruces, NM . The Mission Engineering Manager (SW) is responsible for the overall safety and performance of the space vehicles flown out of the SW Facility. This position also manages approximately 15 Boeing direct reports and is responsible for hiring and performance management. Position Responsibilities: • Support the Program Flight Operations and/or Mission Engineering Manager in functional and personnel management of a team of approximately 15 engineers, to include staffing and cost account management • Managing, developing, and motivating employees through Performance evaluations, performance development and career coaching so that personnel are fully engaged and committed to program success • Provide technical guidance, oversight, and leadership to the Mission Engineering or Flight Operations team for a customer satellite constellation • Manage special projects and taskers • Lead the team through system anomaly and problem resolution processes • Assess technical status of critical engineering activities and milestones to program and customer management • Perform quality control checks across Engineering or Operations, ensuring necessary processes and procedures are in place • Oversee the creation and implementation of Process Improvements across the team • Support development of organizational goals and strategy • Interface with multiple external engineering organizations, sharing expertise and lessons learned This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at the customer site. Boeing First-Line Leader Assessment: To be considered for this position you will be required to complete an assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration. Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): • This position requires an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) U.S. Security Clearance with an adjudicated Counterintelligence or Full Scope Polygraph (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.). • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement • Willing to support a 24/7 on-call rotation environment • Spacecraft operations and/or engineering experience • 5+ years of experience in the intelligence community interfacing with government customers • Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership” Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience): • Current or former team lead, chief engineer, or other leadership role/s in the GSO organization • 2+ years of experience leading teams in a formal and /or informal leadership role • Experience with cost account management and/or earned value management • Experience interfacing with US Government operations customers • Experience leading a team at a government client location • Excellent communications skills, verbal and written • Ability to effectively communicate at all levels of management, customers, and partners. • Ability to build a safe environm