Senior Liaison Engineering Manager

About

Boeing Commercial Airplanes is seeking a Senior Liaison Engineering Manager to lead integrated groups of supervisors, engineers and technical staff for Liaison Engineering, in support of Boeing operations in Puget Sound, WA.

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.
• Promote and maintain a safe and healthy work environment.
• Provide higher Material Review Board (MRB) functions.
• Interface with Operations, Quality, Engineering, airline representatives, regulatory agencies and suppliers/partners to resolve issues impacting airplane build, test and delivery.
• Staff and direct a technical team in establishing and executing group goals.
• Manage budgets.
• Monitor group performance against program and functional commitments and developing technical employees within the group.
• Work with peer Senior Managers in the development of first line managers and the Liaison Engineering Skill as part of the Senior Leadership Team.

Requirements

• 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
• Minimum 3 years of experience working as a leader or manager in engineering
• Minimum 3 years of experience providing technical leadership for an engineering team
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Liaison Engineering
• Minimum 3 years of experience working with external customers, and cross-functional value stream stakeholders to resolve complex issues

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a leadership role leading teams, initiatives, or projects to meet business objectives and influence change
• Experience managing and/or leading a team either formally or informally, with the ability to provide guidance, mentorship, and support to team members
• Experience with team building, developing and motivating employees
• Strong knowledge of build integration processes
• Strong knowledge and background in Liaison Engineering/Material Review Board and related certification activities
• Sustaining program experience
• Highly strategic with a demonstrated ability to lead change and transformation
• Experience managing an engineering team performing activities within multiple engineering disciplines
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Material Review Boards (MRB) signature authority or equivalent in a Commercial or Defense based program

Pay and Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities
• Health insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plans
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid and unpaid time away from work

Additional Information

• Relocation offered based on candidate eligibility
• Position requires U.S. export control compliance; must be a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.62
• Not a safety sensitive position
• No security clearance required
• Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status
• Shift 1 (United States of America)