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IPT Lead / Engineering Project Manager - Millennium Space Systems
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 USA - El Segundo, CA
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- 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)).
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- What Boeing Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles3 certified filings for “Systems Engineer (Reliab, Maintain & Sys Health)” (Information Technology Project Managers) in CA: $145k–$145k, median $145k. 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).
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About the role
IPT Lead / Engineering Project Manager - Millennium Space Systems Company: Millennium Space Systems Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. Our missions have direct impact to global security, like missile warning and Earth observation. Our team is curious, bold and innovative. We take risks, innovate and explore new techniques and technologies. We influence change because we challenge the status quo. And when we watch our satellites launch, we know each one of us made it happen. Job Summary: As an IPT Lead, you will drive execution for the development of avionics products. You will be responsible for budget, schedule and technical execution. You will lead a cross functional team across disciplines to ensure products meet technical objectives for mass, power, communication, etc. Our products include items such as Guidance Navigation and Control systems, batteries, avionics, power and other systems which fly aboard the satellites we develop. You will drive product development from concept, PDR, CDR, Qualification, and Production. The ideal candidate would have experience leading product development programs thru the entire product life cycle and have a keen understanding on how to manage cost, schedule, risk, and technical execution for a product development program in the Space sector. The position will require working with company and program management, multiple engineering teams, production, ATLO (Assembly, Test, and Launch Operations), and our Customers to deliver qualified subsystem products on time and on budget. Successful IPT Leads blend deep technical understanding of a diverse cross-functional engineering team with an ability to manage cost/schedule aspects and drive program success. You will work closely with your IPT Lead counterparts managing other areas of the satellite program(s) to ensure solutions meet needs at the program and mission level. Position Responsibilities: • Serve as the technical and programmatic focal point for delivery of products to customers on time, on budget, on quality thru excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills with the ability to interface across technical and programmatic boundaries • Drive team execution (day to day) and execution of upcoming milestones. Work with engineering staff to identify and resolve blockers that impede technical progress and program execution. • Coordinate with technical leads to manage technical project scope, planning, proposals, cost estimates, schedules, cost performance, Estimates at Completion (EAC), and Risk assessment throughout the product development lifecycle. • Ensure technical deliverables such as performance budgets (power, mass, thermal, comm, etc.) are properly defined, tracked, and met throughout the mission lifecycle. • Provide inputs into the EAC process thru schedule updates, Earned value management system updates (EVMS), and variance analysis. • Lead discrepancy report closure thru root cause and corrective action (RCCA) process. Integrate lessons learned into the development process. • Status key subsystem deliverables to program management, customers, and other stakeholders. • Lead, coordinate, and manage smooth transition from engineering design to production. • Lead execution of verification plans, procedures, results, and reports; monitor system-performance measures. • Assist the chief engineer in technical briefings, Program Management Review (PMR) briefings, customer meetings, and risk & opportunity assessments. This position's internal job code is Project Engineer. Our team is currently hiring for Levels 4-5. This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be req