Structural Engineering Senior Manager

Structural Engineering Senior Manager

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) F-15 Airframe team is seeking a curious and collaborative Structural Engineering Senior Manager to lead the F-15 Forward Fuselage engineering team located in Berkeley, MO.

This is an exciting leadership opportunity on the world’s premier Air Dominance and Strike Fighter platform working directly with US government and foreign customers.

This position manages, develops and motivates employees performing engineering and technical activities in the area of structural design, structural analysis and manufacturing engineering.  This position is directly assigned to the F-15 Airframe team in the F-15 Air Vehicle organization.  Proficiency in the Earned Value Management system and the ability to estimate manpower and write technical sections of proposals are required in this position.  Root Cause Corrective Action execution along with Risks, Issues, and Opportunity tracking to completion are major elements of this position.  Familiarity with full size determinate assembly (FSDA) is a benefit.

Position Responsibilities:

• Oversees F15 Forward Fuselage work statement, from new platform structure development through production, retrofit and sustainment operations. 

• Provides oversight and approval of technical approaches, products and processes for the F-15 Forward Fuselage and Airframe Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) structures teams.

• Provide support to the F15 ASIP team, including USAF and foreign customer fleets. The ASIP team is responsible for detailed break-out FEMs, fail safe analysis and repairs for previously delivered aircraft.

• Provide production support for the F-15EX and future variants of the Forward Fuselage which was reconfigured as a complete model based Full Size Determinate Assembly (FSDA) in which 99% of the fastener holes are added in the detail part stage. Familiarity with FSDA is a benefit. Canopy, windshield and radome production are also supported, and are a conventional “drill on assembly” build.

• Acquires resources for projects and processes, provides technical management of suppliers, performs root cause corrective action and leads process improvements.

• Develop and maintain productive relationships and partnerships with direct reports, operations, domestic and foreign customers, suppliers, stakeholders, peers and partners. 

• Maintain accurate accounting of budget using Earned Value Management.

Travel: Periodic domestic travel is anticipated to maintain technical oversight at suppliers and customer coordination.  All foreign travel plans will be pre-coordinated with Boeing security and F15 program leadership.   

This position is expected to be 100% onsite in Berkeley, MO.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry

• 10+ years’ work experience in the aerospace industry

• 5+ years’ work experience in a supervisory or leadership role

• 1+ years’ work experience with EVM

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry or business

• 15+ years’ work experience in the aerospace industry

• 10+ years’ work experience in a supervisory or leadership role

• 2+ years’ work experience in a production environment

• 2+ years’ work experience in Full Size Determinate Assembly

Relocation Assistance:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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 pro