Support Engineering Engineer Manager (Support Engineering Eng Mgmt)

Support Engineering Engineer Manager (Support Engineering Eng Mgmt)

Company:

Boeing Aerospace Operations

The Government Training Engineering (GTE) organization is seeking an experienced and highly motivated leader to join our Courseware Design & Instruction (CD&I) team. The First Line Leader (FLL) will be responsible for one or more major platforms teams within the Air Dominance supporting contracts with the Navy (F-18, T45, MQ25), Air Force (F-15, T-7A, NGAS), but you may be asked to support the Navy and Air Force Mobility, Bombers and Surveillance or the Army and Air Force Vertical Lift Platforms (Domestic / International customers (as applicable).

In this role, you will lead a team of experienced pilots and maintainers of high-performance 4th and 5th generation fighter aircraft to design and develop engaging courses, curricula, and training modules. A typical team size would consist of ~10-20 employees with various domain expertise, such as Pilots, WSSO’s Maintenance SMEs, Instructional System Designers, Computer Based Training Programmers, and Graphics Artists/Animators.

The selected candidate will be required to perform work onsite at the St. Louis, MO location, and secondary locations at other major Boeing facilities.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary courseware team responsible for design, development, validation, and delivery of training products that meet contractual requirements and customer expectations.
• Oversee project performance, including cost, quality, and schedule reporting; apply Earned Value and other program control practices to maintain program baselines.
• Translate contractual Statements of Work (SOW) and requirements into executable plans, schedules, ROMs, RFP responses, and final pricing (including material costs).
• Maintain integrated internal/external schedules to support timely design, development, and implementation of courseware deliverables.
• Track and mitigate Risks, Issues, and Opportunities (RIO); ensure compliance with Boeing policies, standards, and contractual obligations.
• Manage supplier relationships and provide oversight for third-party contributions.
• Drive continuous improvement of processes and tools; capture and apply lessons learned and best practices across functional disciplines.
• Provide workforce leadership: onboarding, performance management, coaching, career development, and training/certification planning.
• Prepare and deliver executive-level briefings and status updates to senior leadership and external customers.
• Contribute to business growth: support IRAD initiatives and develop content for new business proposals.
• Coordinate with core functional disciplines to align technical strategies and ensure efficient execution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; experience preparing senior leadership briefings.
• Demonstrated ability to foster effective business relationships across stakeholders.

Security Clearance

This position requires an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance.  (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)

Boeing First-Line Leader Assessment: To be considered for this position you will be required to complete an assessment as part of the selection process.  Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership”
• Experience designing, developing, and delivering training solutions for Defense customers (USG and FMS).
• 5+ years of experience translating business requirements into technical specifications.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and working with senior leadership
• Experience managing supplier relationships and performing supplier technology evaluations
• Experience with schedule and budget management, stakeholder communication, as well as understanding of execution of program planning to ensure cost, schedule and requirements are met.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Experience using Program Management Best Practices (PMBP) and processes and methods .

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree plus typically 10+ years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated success delivering projects to meet or exceed customer