Lead Forward Deployed Engineer

• →Own the full design lifecycle of data products – from early product concepts and high-level workflows to micro-interactions and crisp, effective visual design.
• →Develop a strategic vision and product roadmap for data products and solutions that support supply chain, engineering, and manufacturing functions, aligning design decisions with company objectives, roadmap goals, and market demands.
• →Build and iterate on a working ontology – modeling objects, properties, links, and actions – so applications are grounded in a shared, accurate representation of BDS operational data.
• →Conduct user research: run surveys, interviews, scripted usability tests, contextual inquiry, and A/B testing to understand user pain points and needs; visit customer offices to learn from the users we serve.
• →Pair qualitative research with quantitative signals such as product and usage metrics to validate decisions and prioritize work.
• →Build wireframes, user flows, and interactive prototypes, both to communicate designs and to validate decisions.
• →Establish and maintain the design system: typography, color palettes, components, and micro-interactions that keep the product consistent and scalable.
• →Ship hands-on: prototype and build out products alongside engineers, treating them as partners; be fluent enough using Palantir Foundry.
• →Collaborate with cross-functional teams – product managers, developers, and researchers – to balance user goals with technical and business constraints.
• →Define and document product requirements, including data sources, data processing, and analytics capabilities; manage and prioritize the product backlog based on changing requirements.
• →Oversee all stages of product creation including design, development, testing, and deployment, ensuring products meet quality and performance standards.
• →Write strong user stories that capture complete requirements and relate to portfolio value.
• →Define key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness and impact of data solutions; track and analyze product performance metrics and prepare reports and presentations for senior management.
• →Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical teams to ensure alignment on project goals and deliverables.
• →Participate in Scrum meetings and product sprints as a leader and champion of the SAFe process.

The position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required. “US Person” includes US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

• Do you have experience designing clear and creative artifacts (task flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes) to guide teams
• 3+ years’ experience with taxonomy and ontology development
• 5+ years of experience do you have in preparing, conducting and analyzing user research
• 5+ years’ experience do you have with analytics tools including Tableau, SQL, R, and Python
• 5+ years’ experience with products developed using Agile software development practices and familiarity with Tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, Confluence
• experience working within a Scrum team or in similar Agile project setups
• Do you have a 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
• experience with product design and processes
• 5+ years’ experience do you have working with aerospace systems?

• Palantir Foundry hands-on experience at a Level 5 / expert tier – building operational applications on an ontology.
• Experience as a hands-on designer who ships code every week, or a researcher who shares detailed user research findings with the team.
• Experience in the aerospace industry, supply chain, manufacturing and engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in a technology or design leadership role
  

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD, Master+3 years' related work experience, 6years' related work experience, etc.)

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Position may require travel up to 10% of the time.

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.

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