KC-135 First Line Engineering Manager

KC-135 First Line Engineering Manager

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Legacy Tankers (KC-135 and KDC/KC-10) organization is seeking a First Line Engineering Manager to direct a multi-discipline team responsible for aircraft integration and structural analysis across aging commercial-derivative military platforms. This role requires managing a team of engineers, providing technical authority across structures, mechanical, avionics, and fuel systems engineering, and ensuring seamless integration and execution of sustainment and development efforts.

The position acts as a technical interface to executive leadership, program management, and key external customers.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and grow a team of engineers including technical leads and senior staff, managing competency development, staffing forecasts, and redeployment to address skill gaps.
• Align engineering managers on program priorities, technical scopes, integration requirements, and drive collaborative execution across cross-functional teams and business units.
• Oversee engineering delivery and control-account management within sustainment and modification portfolios.
• Provide regular technical briefings to senior Boeing leadership and external customers, addressing program status, risks, and technical challenges.
• Identify and resolve production engineering issues by championing technical improvements that enhance product quality and reduce non-conformances.
• Lead airworthiness modification team efforts and serve as primary liaison on military certification and regulatory coordination.
• Manage proposal development activities including technical scope definition, labor estimating, and statement of work authoring.
• Define, track, and analyze key performance indicators related to team utilization, throughput, and quality; implement process enhancements to improve efficiency.
• Drive adoption of digital engineering tools and process integration (PLM, configuration management, automated health metrics).
• 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: 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”
• 10+ years of experience across all phases of support equipment development lifecycle including design, development, production, acquisition, and sustainment
• Experience with structural design principles for repair and maintenance (e.g., fatigue, damage tolerance, corrosion, stress analysis, statics, materials strength, material characteristics, repair techniques)
• Experience working with aircraft Systems Integration such as avionics, flight controls and other mechanical systems.
• Experience participating in the Engineering Non-Recurring Product Development process.
• Experience managing cost and schedule performance using Earned-Value Management (EVM) principles.
• Experience developing and maintaining relationships and partnerships with senior executives, customers, stakeholders, peers, and partners.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in military airworthiness processes, data rights defense, and certification coordination.
• Expertise in production engineering processes including build-to-print release and factory liaison activities.
• Background in digital engineering adoption including PLM and configuration management tools.
• History of successful talent development and growing technical leadership within engineering teams.
• 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.
• Conflict of Interest: Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process
• GENERAL: All information provided will be checked and may be verified.
• Please apply ASAP for this role as recruitment may commence before the end date.
• 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.
• Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: 128,350 – 173,650

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

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.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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