At Boeing, we realize that our success comes from our people. Which is why we provide you with innovative paths to professional growth. Some opportunities are in entry level programs, while others could be available to employees who have gained work experience and demonstrated their skills on the job.
Business Career Foundation Program
The Boeing Business Career Foundation Program (BCFP) gives you the opportunity to join the world's leading aerospace company and take your business career to new heights. The aim of this program is to recruit and develop highly skilled leadership candidates. This employee development program takes you through a range of assignments that provide the scope, challenge and experience necessary for your business career to take flight.
Throughout this rotational program, participants are exposed to a variety of business positions within Boeing. During a two-year period, participants work in six separate assignments, in these core areas: Supplier Management, Procurement Cost Analysis, Accounting, Contracts, Estimating/Pricing, Financial Planning and Program Cost Management, with one elective rotation. Electives are based on your career interests and the availability of assignments, such as Human Resources, Industrial Engineering, Internal Audit, International Business, Strategic Planning, Tax or Treasury.
Each Business Career Foundation Program participant will be paired with mentors and have access to training programs that will widen exposure to peers and experts. Individuals participating in the program will have exposure to senior Boeing executives, including the chief financial officers for the company's main business units.
Desired qualifications include a bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in, but not limited to, accounting, finance, or other analytical fields such as management information systems or economics. Candidates are required to demonstrate a minimum overall GPA of 3.25, although a 3.5 overall GPA is preferred. In addition, candidates must exhibit strong leadership, analytical and communication skills.
This program is limited to new college graduates. Interested candidates must apply during the fall semester of their senior year.
For more information on this program, view a list of questions frequently asked by potential BCFP participants. If you are interested, apply online.
Business Careers Foundation Program FAQs
- What is the Business Careers Foundation Program (BCFP) recruiting process?
- What are the BCFP regions?
- Which Boeing business units will I be exposed to?
- Do I choose where I work?
- What kind of work will I do as a BCFP participant?
- Will I relocate during the program?
- Are there opportunities for assignments in other regions?
- Do I receive the same benefits as other Boeing employees?
- How is performance in the program evaluated?
- Does Boeing support continuing education?
- Will I have any interaction with senior management?
- How does the BCFP support development?
- What happens when I complete the program?
- What are my responsibilities to the program?
- Will I be working with other BCFP participants?
What is the Business Careers Foundation Program (BCFP) recruiting process?
BCFP recruiting is a three-step process. First, applicants must apply online through the Boeing Enterprise Staffing System (BESS) to the appropriate job posting. From this resume pool, candidates are selected and invited to participate in a first round interview on campus, over the phone, or at a Boeing facility. Finally, candidates are selected or invited for a second interview with a panel of senior managers on-site at a Boeing facility.
What are the BCFP regions?
The BCFP is located in the following regions:
- Southern California
- Seattle/Puget Sound area, Washington
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Mesa, Arizona (administered by Philadelphia)
Which Boeing business units will I be exposed to?
The BCFP strives to expose participants to many facets of The Boeing Company. Dependent upon which region the BCFP is in, participants may have the opportunity to work in multiple business units such as Integrated Defense Systems, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Phantom Works, and Shared Services Group.
Do I choose where I work?
Upon entering the program, the first rotation assignment is predetermined by the BCFP program manager. All subsequent rotations are coordinated with the program manager based on program requirements, business needs, the participant's preferences, and rotation availability.
What kind of work will I do as a BCFP participant?
The specific work statement varies from rotation to rotation. During the two-year development program, participants are exposed to six, four-month assignments that include many of the following core skill areas:
- Accounting
- Financial Planning
- Contracts
- Estimating/Pricing
- Procurement Cost/Price Analysis
- Program Cost Management
- Supplier Management (Procurement)
- Integrated Scheduling
- Elective -- in a business area based on career interest and availability
Will I relocate during the program?
No; however, your daily commute may vary depending on the location of each rotation.
Are there opportunities for assignments in other regions?
During the second year of the program, participants are given the opportunity to apply for a rotation in another BCFP region. This opportunity is coordinated through program management. Eligibility is based on performance, career goals, and offsite rotation availability. This opportunity is dictated by the current business environment and availability of offsite locations may vary during each rotation cycle. Compensation for such assignments is provided based on Boeing company policy.
Do I receive the same benefits as other Boeing employees?
As a participant in the BCFP you are considered a full-time, salaried employee of The Boeing Company. Thus, you are eligible to receive the benefits offered by Boeing.
How is performance in the program evaluated?
Performance in the program is evaluated at two levels. The first is the rotation level, where the hosting manager assesses various aspects of the participant's performance in that rotation. The second level is the program level, where the BCFP program manager reviews your performance in the three rotations over the year and your development and progress within the program on an annual basis.
Does Boeing support continuing education?
Boeing offers the Learning Together Program, in which Boeing will pay for tuition and many related expenses, including application fees, entrance exams, books and graduate fees. Eligibility is based on an employee's enrollment in accredited colleges, universities or trade schools. Employees who complete degrees are eligible for Boeing stock awards.
Will I have any interaction with senior management?
Within the BCFP, participants are paired with a mentor at the senior manager or executive level. The purpose of this mentorship is to build a strong relationship between program participants and a Boeing leader to facilitate the establishment of short- and long-range career goals. In addition, roundtable discussions with executives are scheduled on a regular basis.
How does the BCFP support development?
To develop professional growth, two Enterprise seminars are offered to BCFP to help them develop and improve their competencies and skills. Training and development includes activities such as book reviews, seminars, and roundtable discussions with executives. Participants are also encouraged to supplement their training by attending courses through company-offered programs, local universities, and other seminars designed to enhance both technical and leadership skills and competencies.
What happens when I complete the program?
Upon completion of the program, participants coordinate with program management to transition to a permanent position consistent with both their career interests and the needs of The Boeing Company.
What are my responsibilities to the program?
Each BCFP is required to participate on a BCFP team that involves: coordinating special events, maintaining the internal BCFP Web site, planning training events, or facilitating the mentor program.
Will I be working with other BCFP participants?
The rotational nature of the program does not warrant placing more than one participant in a single rotation at a time. While you likely will not work side by side with other BCFPs, the group regularly convenes for a monthly meeting. In addition, various social activities occur throughout the year.
Information Systems Career Foundation Program
The aim of the Information Systems Career Foundation Program is to recruit and develop highly skilled leadership candidates. This employee development program takes participants through a range of assignments that provide the scope, challenge, and experience necessary for your information technology career to take flight.
Through this rotation program, participants experience multiple exciting information technology assignments over the course of two years. Targeted training will focus on increasing business acumen, career and personal development, goal setting, and goal achievement. Some of the core areas such as: applications analyst, project management, software configuration management, architecture, and systems integration and validation, Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) and programming.
Information Systems Career Foundation Program participants will have the opportunity to work with mentors and access to training programs that will widen their exposure to peers and experts.
Desired qualifications include a bachelor's degree in Management Information System (MIS), Computer Science (CS), or another related Information Technology degree. Candidates are required to demonstrate a minimum overall GPA of 3.25. In addition, candidates must exhibit strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills.
This program is limited to a select number of new college graduates. Interested candidates must apply during the fall semester of their senior year.
For more information on this program, view a list of questions frequently asked by potential ISCFP participants. If you are interested, apply online.
Information Systems Careers Foundation Program FAQs
- What is the Information Systems Career Foundation Program (ISCFP) recruiting process?
- Do I choose where I work?
- Will I relocate during the program?
- Do I receive the same benefits as other Boeing employees?
- How is performance in the program evaluated?
- Does Boeing support continuing education?
- How does the ISCFP support development?
- What happens when I complete the program?
- What are my responsibilities to the program?
What is the Information Systems Career Foundation Program (ISCFP) recruiting process?
The ISCFP recruiting process has three steps. First, applicants must apply online to the appropriate job posting. From this resume pool, candidates are selected and invited for a first interview over the phone. The final step is a second interview on-site at a Boeing facility.
Do I choose where I work?
Upon entering the program, the first rotation assignment is predetermined by the ISCFP program manager. All subsequent rotations are coordinated with the program manager based on program requirements, the participant's preferences and rotation availability.
Will I relocate during the program?
You are not required to relocate during the program; however, your daily commute may vary depending on the location of each rotation.
Do I receive the same benefits as other Boeing employees?
As a participant in the ISCFP you are considered a full-time, salaried employee of The Boeing Company. Thus, you are eligible to receive the benefits offered by Boeing.
How is performance in the program evaluated?
Performance in the program is evaluated at two levels. The first is the rotation level. Each hosting manager will evaluate the participant twice during the rotation -- at the mid-point and at the completion. The hosting manager assesses various aspects of the participant's performance in that rotation. The second level is the program level, where the ISCFP program manager reviews each participant's development and progress within the program.
Does Boeing support continuing education?
Boeing offers the Learning Together Program. This program will pay for tuition and many related expenses such as application fees, entrance exams, books, and graduate fees. Eligibility is based on an employee's enrollment in accredited colleges, universities or trade schools. Employees who complete degrees are eligible for Boeing stock awards.
How does the ISCFP support development?
To develop professional growth, ISCFP participants follow a schedule designed to help them develop and improve their competencies and skills. Training and development opportunities include reading circles, seminars, and roundtable discussions with leaders throughout the Company. Participants are also encouraged to supplement their training by attending courses through company-offered programs, local universities, and other seminars designed to enhance both technical and leadership skills and competencies.
What happens when I complete the program?
Upon completion of the program, participants transition to a permanent position consistent with both their career interests and the needs of The Boeing Company.
What are my responsibilities to the program?
The ISCFP may participate in various community service activities throughout the year to support the local communities. Members of the program are expected to participate in these events. In addition, each participant may hold a job within the program such as coordinating special events, maintaining the internal ISCFP community page on the portal, or planning training events.
Technical Excellence Program
Our Technical Excellence Program opens up new opportunities for engineers and other technical professionals. If you want to reach the very highest level of your profession -- become the best of the best -- this program is for you. The Boeing Technical Excellence Program was established to recognize, vitalize and reward employees who wish to focus on scientific, engineering, technical and computing excellence. The Program allows you to continue your professional growth by applying your specific expertise to the many technical challenges facing the aerospace industry. Boeing provides benefits and privileges to Technical Excellence members that are commensurate with their considerable contributions.
By striving for technical excellence and providing a diverse opportunity for professional growth, Boeing provides a more attractive place to work for a broader spectrum of talented people. Technical ideas get greater exposure and technically-focused employees are provided opportunities for continuing their technical roles. They receive the satisfaction of knowing their long-term contributions to the Company are appreciated and rewarded. Most of all, they get to do what they enjoy -- pursue the goal of excellence in their chosen technical fields.
No matter what field you're in, you'll find Boeing constantly encourages you to explore different areas and disciplines. Lifelong learning is a value we cherish. In order to compete as a global aerospace company, we must give every employee the opportunity to grow personally and professionally. At Boeing, you'll be given the resources and training to do exactly that.
