T-7A Sr Production Engineering Manager

T-7A Sr Production Engineering Manager

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Production Engineering Manager to support the T-7A program in St. Louis, MO.

In this pivotal role, as Production Engineering Leader, you will lead a dynamic team of Manufacturing, Tooling, Liaison, and Industrial Engineers driving efforts to define, stabilize, and improve the production system for the T-7 Program. By leveraging your expertise and innovative thinking, you will guide your team in identifying inefficiencies, developing robust solutions, and implementing process improvements that enhance productivity and quality ensuring customers’ needs are met. This role not only emphasizes technical and leadership excellence but also champions a

culture of continuous improvement, empowering your team to achieve operational excellence and deliver exceptional results in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

This role on the T-7 program will also provide valuable experience working with a development program as it transitions into low-rate production through full rate while coordinating across multiple functions.

Position Responsibilities

• Manage employees performing engineering and technical activities in Production Engineering including Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRA), line side support to Manufacturing Operations, supplier support, rate readiness, and non-recurring engineering initiatives.

• Responsible and accountable for control accounts within the organization

• Perform risk, issue and opportunity management

• Develop and execute project and process plans, implementing policies and procedures.

• Set operational goals and acquire necessary resources for projects and processes.

• Provide technical management of suppliers and lead process improvement initiatives.

• Develop and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, stakeholders, and team members.

• Provide technical inputs for derivatives and future requests for proposals.

• Oversee and approve technical approaches, products, and processes.

• Manage, develop, and motivate employees to achieve high performance.

• Travel expectation is about 20% of the time

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.

• 3+ years of proven leadership experience managing cross functional engineering teams and projects.

• Strong understanding of production and assembly processes.

• Willing to travel

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Experience):

• Master’s degree in Engineering or a related field.

• Experience in the aerospace industry, particularly with military or defense programs.

• Knowledge of Boeing's organizational processes, program plans, and policies.

• Demonstrated ability in budget management and business process improvement.

• Familiarity with critical path methodology and project leadership principles.

• Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights.

• Experience with FSDA, structural repair principles and systems thinking.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Control Account Management (CAM) Experience

• Risk, Issue, Opportunity (RIO) management experience

Position is 100% on site.

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Note: Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates.

Conflict of Interest:

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

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) 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.

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 enrolled U.S. employees to have their qualified student loan debt payments counted, along with any match-eligible contributions they make, for purposes of de