Senior Production Engineering Manager (MQ-25)

Senior Production Engineering Manager (MQ-25)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense, Space, and Security (BDS) is seeking a Senior Production Engineering Manager in support of the MQ-25 program in either Mascoutah, IL or Berkeley, MO.

As a senior manager, you will lead a team of industrial engineers, manufacturing engineers, and liaison Material Review Board (MRB) engineers supporting final assembly and ramp activities. This highly visible role will focus on driving productivity, system stability, rate readiness, and overall team performance. In this role, there will be regular interaction with the cross-functional production support team, operations, executive leadership, and governmental regulatory agencies. While primarily aligned with the first shift, flexibility will be required to meet customer needs and delivery schedules.

Position Responsibilities:

• Manages employees and first-level managers performing engineering and technical activities in the area of Production Engineering.

• Develops and executes integrated departmental plans, policies and procedures and provides input on departmental business and technical strategies, goals, objectives.

• Acquires resources for department activities, provides technical management of suppliers and leads process improvements.

• Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners, and direct reports.

• Provides oversight and approval of technical approaches, products, and processes.

• Manages, develops, and motivates employees and first-level managers.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

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 in an aerospace, fabrication or manufacturing environment.

• 3+ years leading or managing engineering teams.

• 3+ years of experience using excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate with leaders and colleagues in an operations environment.

• 3+ years of experience in a leadership role leading diverse teams, initiatives, or projects to meet business objectives and influence change.

• 3+ years of experience working in a highly regulated manufacturing environment where compliance with policies and procedures is essential.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.

• Active U.S. Security Clearance.

• 3+ years of proven strategic leadership teammate engagement.

• 3+ years of experience in lean processes and initiatives.

• Experience with Final and Ramp

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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 determining the Company Match to employees' Boeing 401(k) accounts. 

Pay & Benefits:

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 disa