Senior Product Security Engineering Certification Technician

Senior Product Security Engineering Certification Technician

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Commercial Airplanes is actively seeking a Senior (Level 4 or Level 5) Certification Technician to join our growing Product Security Engineering (PSE) certification team in Seattle, WA or Everett, WA. This role offers a rare opportunity to work at the forefront of aircraft certification, supporting how advanced avionics, interconnected systems, and digital infrastructure are certified under FAA regulations.

In this position, you will provide leadership to plan, coordinate, and facilitate the execution of the work required to certify commercial aircraft. You will coordinate resource needs, develop and track schedules, and support the management of the engineering evidence (threat models, risk assessments, architecture diagrams, trace matrices, and test/integration data) that EUM/ODA members use to make findings of compliance.

Whether you're passionate about strengthening digital aviation security, applying your expertise to groundbreaking projects, or seeking a leadership-oriented role, this position offers both impact and visibility in a highly specialized domain. Join us and help lead the charge in certifying the next generation of secure, connected aircraft systems.

Primary responsibilities:

• Assesses risks, threats, and vulnerabilities of the product assets and production systems in accordance with accepted industry, professional, and government standards to ensure security design integrity, availability, confidentiality, and regulatory compliance
• Own the planning, scheduling, and execution of activities for the PSE EUMs and EUMiTs.  Manage changes, assess impacts to schedule/cost/scope, and incorporate updates into project plans.
• Support the health, development, and execution of the Product Security Engineering (PSE) EUM talent pipeline. Contribute to workforce skill frameworks, maintain training currency for team, conduct workshops, and support skill-health metrics in coordination with the certification leader and PSE workforce team
• Plan and coordinate WBS/OBS, schedule and resource loading, performance metrics, and risk/opportunity plans across the project lifecycle; compare actuals to baseline and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Certification/EUM/DAE stakeholders, Systems Engineering, Safety & Regulatory teams, program leadership, and customers to resolve programmatic issues in support of certification activities.
• Support the full-kit packaging of evidence destined for EUM review (e.g., traceability matrices, threat models, security risk assessments, vulnerability assessment summaries, network architecture diagrams, mitigation descriptions).
• Drive ideation and implementation of process improvements.
• Prepare and present program status, assessments, corrective actions, and recommendations to program and Boeing leadership; use KPIs and analytics to drive improvement.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience):

• Level 4: 6+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Level 5: 9+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Associate College Degree
• Working experience with the Boeing ODA and/or FAA authority delegation processes
• Working experience with a workflow management tool
• Demonstrated ability to create, maintain, and status detailed schedules (methods and tools)
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multi-discipline teams and communicate programmatic status to engineers, suppliers, program leadership, and external stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with talent pipeline management
• Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts applicable to avionics and aircraft systems (threat modeling, security risk assessments, vulnerability assessment inputs, secure network architecture, and mitigation documentation)
• Familiarity with systems engineering, system integration, and/or airplane system concepts
• Familiarity with systems engineering tools for traceability, requirements management, configuration control, and verification/validation
• Excellent leadership, communication, and documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Experience):

• Working knowledge in systems, engineering, systems integration, airplane systems, and/or airplane certification
• Bachelor degree
• Experience in cybersecurity, security network architecture, embedded systems security, security testing and evaluation, network design, cyber physical systems or PKI infrastructure.
• Experience coordinating and presenting technical content to a wide audience
• Possess one or more security certifications, including but not limited to: CISSP; Security+; CEH; CCNA; UNIX/LINUX System Administration; GIAC GPEN, GWAPT, or GXPN; Offensive Security Certified Engineer (OSCE); Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)

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:

• Senior (Level 4): $114,750 - $155,250
• Senior (Level 5): $140,250 - $189,750

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Associate's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

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.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

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.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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