Job Abstract

Job Description

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Boeing Global Services (BGS) is looking to add an energetic, talented, and forward-thinking first line leader to manage the Vertical Lift Service Engineering team.  This leader will ensure appropriate team staffing, deliver high-quality results that meet program commitments, identify and pursue process improvements, and grow the portfolio through new business opportunities.  This position will report directly to the Vertical Lift Sustainment Chief Engineer.

The manager will manage Service Engineering employees for both domestic and international Vertical Lift Sustainment programs.  These employees, develop engineering-backed solutions/recommendations to address the technical issues, provide complete, approved engineering responses to technical request back to the field, advise the BGS Chief Engineer regarding field activities and safety issues, support program managers with sustainment approaches, and monitor fleet activities and performance.  In addition, the team supports aircraft shipment, on aircraft training, on aircraft troubleshooting, accident/incident investigations, battle or mishap damage assessments, downed aircraft recovery, conditional/airworthiness inspections, retrofit, and facility surveys.

This challenging position is critical to the sustainment of the CH-47, V-22 and MH-139 fleet, which drives long-term affordability and availability, ensuring that they remain viable and effective.

Position Responsibilities:

• Manage a diverse team of 18+ technical professionals
• Perform all staffing, hiring, and human resource-related management functions
• Ensure customer commitments are understood, documented, communicated, and delivered on-time with first-time quality
• Ensure understanding and alignment to Boeing’s strategic imperatives/Engineering initiatives
• Work with employees to help them develop and achieve development milestones consistent with their career goals
• Ensure compliance with all relevant engineering and Boeing Company processes
• Drive process improvements and cost reduction initiatives to increase efficiency and competitiveness
• Ensure technical integration across all sustainment products and services
• Interface with all supported program/project managers to ensure requirements are understood and agreed-to
• Partner with platform chief engineers and production engineering and operations management
• Lead and manage engineering projects, including proposal estimates, in support of aircraft customers
• Determine engineering courses of action to include tangible steps and clear completion dates
• Summarize engineering actions and status via metrics and reporting tools for presentation to senior and executive leadership
• Lead and contribute to risk, issue, and opportunity management
• Lead and contribute to platform safety review boards
• Ensure the technical correctness of offered solutions
• Apply Program Management Best Practices (PMBP) in project development and execution
• Timely root cause corrective action (RCCA) to strive for first-time quality

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.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 5+ years of experience with aircraft sustainment or service engineering
• 3+ years of experience leading teams in a formal and /or informal leadership role
• Experience communicating and collaborating directly with internal or external customers, peers, other employees, and all levels of leadership
• Ability to identify and execute process improvements
• Experience with Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and failure analysis
• Experience and familiarity with Aircraft Repair, Service Bulletin Tooling, and Modifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience collaborating cross-functionally (engineering, program management, modification team, and/or finance) and across multiple business units (BDS, BGS, BAO, etc.)
• Experience in an Integrated Product Support Function (IPT) capacity (e.g. Technical Publications, Support Equipment, Training, Maintenance Planning, LSA, FSR, Retrofit, Provisioning, or Supply Chain) and Project Management
• Experience working with cross-functional or cross-organizational teams to develop and implement plans, schedules, or solutions
• Experience with legacy or new production US military aircraft platforms
• Experience with modification and/or sustainment pertaining to military aircraft
• Experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM)
• Experience with the military rotorcraft market

Typical Education/Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years' related work experience, Master+7 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Relocation:

This position does/does not offer relocation.  Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

100% Onsite

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. (Ridley Park, PA.)

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. 

GENERAL:

All information provided will be checked and may be verified.

Please apply ASAP for this role as recruitment may commence before the end date.

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.

Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.  

Summary pay range: 120,700 – 163,300

Applications for this position will be accepted until 7/12/2024

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.