Production Test Safety Leader

Job Description

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The Boeing Test & Evaluation (BT&E) organization is seeking a Production Test Safety Leader to join our team in El Segundo , CA. The selected candidate will be responsible for performing and leading safety hazard analyses using various risk analysis tools.  This will include safety risk assessments of complex system and designs during the manufacturing and testing phase of a product and program.  The focus will be on product and test safety in highly complex and dynamic lab and manufacturing environments supporting all Boeing Products across various Boeing Business Units. This position supports leadership and individual contributors to help them understand and apply their daily responsibilities within Boeing’s Safety Management System (SMS).  This position will also require the ability to work collaboratively across a broad section of program, site and functional capabilities to develop and provide product and service safety requirements in the design process and throughout the lifecycle of a program, with particular focus during the Product Test Lifecycle.

The selected candidate will routinely work with Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) to assist in ensuring effectiveness of site safety plans, support incident notification processes, and investigate near miss and injury occurrences. You will collaborate with other Engineering and Production / Manufacturing SMS teams to ensure SMS principles and practices are demonstrated and applied by BT&E teams and interfacing business partners.  You will also actively support managers and teammates with safety risk management and other SMS activities including avid promotion of Boeing’s safety reporting programs such as Speak-Up and Enablon.  The selected candidate will lead Safety Action Groups (SAGs), promote a positive safety culture, and actively apply all four SMS pillars.

Position Responsibilities Include :

• Manage employees performing activities within multiple (2 or more) Engineering disciplines
• Develop and execute project and process plans, implement policies and procedures and set operational goals
• Acquire resources for projects and processes, provide technical management of suppliers and lead process improvements
• Develop and maintain relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners and direct reports
• Provide oversight and approval of technical approaches, products and processes
• Manage, develop and motivate employees
• Apply system safety engineering and management principles, criteria, and techniques to identify and mitigate safety risk exposures in the lab and manufacturing environments
• Identify potential hazards and assess likelihood and severity of system risks
• Review engineering design specifications, test operations, change proposals, product and lab safety systemic risks and hazards
• Analyze systems and designs to identify vulnerabilities and integrate safety features
• Conduct effectiveness reviews to verify corrective actions are implemented and operating as intended
• Develop and implement safety plans, procedures, and protocols
• Apply working knowledge of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), MIL-STD-882 E risk analysis tools
• Work with lab test and manufacturing capability leaders to support program test requirements
• Participate in incident investigations and develop root cause / corrective actions
• Lead SMS Safety Action Group (SAG) meetings
• Support test preparation and operations including test hazard analysis, risk and identification of mitigations
• Support hazard analyses & incident investigations addressing both isolated and systemic root causes including those associated with occupational safety

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills / Experience) :

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills / Experience) :

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 : $138,550 – $187,450

Applications for this position will be accepted until Oct. 21, 2025

Export Control Requirements : This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details : US based job, US Person required

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Equal Opportunity Employer :

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military / veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.