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777/9 Mechanical Systems - First Line Manager

Boeing
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Sept 2025
💰 $198,950/yr($147,050/yr$198,950/yr)

About the role

777/9 Mechanical Systems - First Line Manager

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Commercial Airplanes is currently seeking a 777/9 Mechanical Systems - First Line Manager to join the team in Everett, WA.

Position Overview:

The ideal candidate will excel in engineering technical acumen/excellence while also being an engaging and motivating people leader, including commitment to:

  • Prioritizing the development and career growth of your employees and team

  • Inspiring and empowering your team through collaboration, communication, and caring

  • Building an inclusive culture by seeking different perspectives, speaking up, and actively listening to teammates and stakeholders

  • Ensuring a work environment where employees can freely and proactively raise safety, quality and schedule concerns as soon as they are known

Position Responsibilities:

  • Conducts periodic review of overall team staffing levels and skill mix as necessary to accomplish work statement. 

  • Provides oversight of technical decision making and ensures engineering quality and safety

  • Partners with Design Centers to support 777/9 design/product improvements.

  • Manages team priorities, work statement, and budget allocation

  • Develops skill of team, supports teams' career development goals

  • Coordinates with skill teams to meet staffing/skill needs. 

  • Provides status and communicate risks, issues, and opportunities to engineering and program leadership

  • Eliminates/mitigates roadblocks and risks both technical and program management related

  • Integrates across functional organizations including Flight Controls, Mechanical/Hydraulics, Manufacturing Engineering, and Systems Integration, Airplane Integration.

  • Provides technical oversight and schedule management of all related engineering activities, including, but not limited to, CARs, ELRs, SATs, troubleshooting and resolving production/functional test issues, flight test squawks, in-service issues, COSP items, and SRPs

Work Authorization:

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at Everett, WA.

Basic Qualifications (Required 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.

  • 5+ years of experience in an engineering discipline

  • 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams (leading project and teams)

  • Experience in managing complex projects from conception to completion

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

  • Proven ability to lead with the Boeing Values

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a track record of innovative solutions in engineering challenges.

  • Demonstrated ability in team building, coaching, and employee development to enhance team performance and engagement.

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex technical information to all stakeholders.

  • Solid technical background with the ability to guide and mentor the team.

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.

Union Representation:

This is not a union represented position.

Pay and 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 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

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