Flight Engineering Manager (Flight Engineering Management)

Flight Engineering Manager (Flight Engineering Management)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is looking for an Air Dominance Loads & Dynamics Senior Manager to join our team in Berkeley, MO. This senior manager leads a team of Loads and Dynamics Engineers who conduct Flight Loads, Ground Loads, as well as dynamics/flutter work.

The successful candidate will have experience with all aspects of aircraft loads and dynamics with deep experience expected in at least one specialty loads area like Flight loads, ground loads, or flutter. In addition to technical qualifications to cover the product lifecycle, experience with program and customer interactions as well as cost control account and personnel management are expected.

Position Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the overall success of a diverse loads and dynamics team within an integrated product team structure

• Manage a team of 12 to 25 employees’ engineering and technical activities in the areas of Flight Engineering

• Develop project plans aligned with program objectives

• Implement plans to ensure business, technical and customer requirements are achieved

• Assign authority and responsibilities to employees to execute product design and development

• Review plan execution, makes appropriate adjustments and resolves issues

• Monitor appropriate metrics to ensure performance to plan

• Report cost, schedule, and technical performance to program leadership

• Forecast resource needs and make hiring decisions

• Coach, counsels, mentors and provides developmental opportunities and job assignments

• Ensure employees are working effectively. Provides on-going developmental feedback

• Enforce company rules and policies regarding ethical behavior, safety, security, use of company property, time charging, etc

• This position will require overall Air Dominance Loads & Dynamics skill coordination on tools, training/development, and resource assignments

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement

• 10+ years of experience in Loads & Dynamics engineering

• 3+ years of experience leading teams

• Active Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Prior management experience

• Excellent communication skills

• Experience with loads and dynamics system requirement verification/validation and military qualification/airworthiness activities

• Experience developing and administering budgets, schedules and performance standards

• Experience with lab, ground and flight testing

• Prior oversight of technical efforts of large or multi-skill teams

• Mentoring or technical lead engineer experience

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.

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. 

The Boeing 401(k) helps you save for your future, with contributions from Boeing that can help you grow your retirement savings. Our best-in-class retirement benefit features:

• Best in class 401(k) plan: we'll match your contributions dollar for dollar, up to 10% of eligible pay with Immediate 100% vesting

• Student Loan Match: The Boeing 401(k) Student Loan Match allows eligible e