Manufacturing, Product Owner

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El Segundo, CA
In-Office
122K-221K
Mid level
Defense • Manufacturing
The Role
The Product Owner coordinates schedules, budgets, and technical oversight, ensuring hardware delivery on time and managing teams across departments.
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Company Overview
Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company delivers affordable, high-performance space systems for exacting customers. At Millennium, you will be part of a close-knit team working on exciting technological problems. We work in an open environment where ideas are shared across all disciplines, and there are ample opportunities for advancement based on excellence. Superstars are welcome.

At Millennium, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and innovative, with great opportunities for professional growth. Find your future with us. 

Job Summary
As a Product Owner, you will collaboratively manage the schedule, budget, and technical oversight of subsystem deliverables for assigned control accounts to one or many programs. You will be empowered to and responsible for driving the team execution for delivering quality hardware against program delivery dates, optimizing production capacity and improving designs and manufacturability to meet required manufacturing rates. 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 components on time and on budget.

This position's internal job code is Project Engineer. Our team is currently hiring for levels 4-5.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate with Program Management Offices (including MPMs) to understand and prioritize deliverable hardware
  • Drive team execution (day to day) and execution of upcoming milestones, thru facilitation of all functions in the flow from demand entry, procurement through delivery.
  • Manage technical project scope, planning, proposals, cost estimates, schedules, cost performance, Estimates at Completion (EAC), Risk assessment throughout the program lifecycle.
  • Update program LRE (Latest Revised Estimate) planners, schedules, and provide Earned Value Management inputs, including variance analysis and corrective action planning.
  • Develop and maintain a historical data set for cost and schedule projections providing inputs to program delivery Baselines
  • Work closely with Production Scheduling function to ensure hardware build schedules in shared production areas meet program needs.
  • Develop a product roadmap that aligns with the Companies long range business plans and work with Engineering to identify, authorize and manage technical changes to deliverable unit designs to meet those plans.
  • Represent control account(s) as a recognized technical authority and performance manager
  • Track and update key subsystem TPMs (Technical Performance Metrics)
  • Identify issues and risks early, proactively resolve issues that impede program progress, obtain assistance when needed to allow design staff to concentrate on their work products.
  • Track/Manage subsystem DRs (Discrepancy Reports) and work with respective engineering teams to close out any open DRs in a timely fashion to keep MFG floor work moving.
  • Status key subsystem deliverables to program management, customers, and other stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in technical or business discipline with knowledge of cost, schedule, technical, risk, and earned value management.
  • Experience with Jira, MS Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint
  • Experience leading engineering and/or manufacturing teams and personnel
  • Experience using tools and metrics in managing activities
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skill

Preferred Qualifications

  • Project Leadership experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Computer, Electrical, Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or Electronic Design
  • Understanding of execution methodologies (waterfall, agile, etc) and the ability to tailor them based on program needs
  • Demonstrate the ability to balance the needs of multiple programs and stakeholders in a resource and schedule constrained environment
  • Ability to determine and proactively act on program execution trends
  • Knowledge of satellite systems and components
  • Experience with Confluence
  • Active TS/SCI Clearance

Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only of what is reasonably expected to be paid for the position. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay-Range

  • Level 4: $122,400 - $180,000
  • Level 5: $150,450 - $221,250 

Before applying, please note:
Millennium is DDTC-registered, ITAR-compliant Company. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. Applicants MUST be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance. Additionally, applicants must be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance. We encourage all interested candidates to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified.

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The Company
HQ: El Segundo, CA
867 Employees
Year Founded: 2001

What We Do

rom missile warning to advanced national security space missions, Millennium rapidly delivers affordable prototype and constellation solutions across orbits. Critical space systems have to work the first time, every time. And, our customers need them fast.

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