Chief Production Engineering Manager

Boeing•San Antonio, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Boeing Company is seeking a Chief Production Engineering Manager as the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Functional Leader. This role is responsible for maturing and improving Production Engineering (PE) processes and tools associated with the MRO business, encompassing Manufacturing, Industrial, Equipment & Tool, and Product Review Engineering. The position will address challenges related to Production Engineers working across multiple MROs in various locations, aiming to implement standardized processes tailored for the MRO business. This includes defining training, skill needs, processes, and outlining the PE Statement of Work (SOW) and roles. A key deliverable will be a Production Engineering MRO Playbook. This role reports to the Production Engineering Functional Chief Engineer and is part of the Boeing Global Services MRO Strategy Steering team, contributing to the improvement of the overall MRO business by updating requirements, processes, and local documents for the MRO workflow. The role will also ensure the PE Design Practice ecosystem fully captures all aspects of the MRO business.

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
The position must meet Export Control compliance requirements; therefore, a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required. “US Person” includes US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
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.”
5+ years of experience in Production Engineering and/or Leading a Production Engineering team across different organizations
1+ years of experience with Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Execution
5+ years of experience leading or managing engineering teams

Nice To Haves

Experience or working knowledge across multiple BCA, BDS, or BGS products and processes
Experience in workforce management activities (talent acquisition, retention, development)
Direct experience leading Fellowship members and high-level subject matter experts
Strategic systems thinker
Strong integration and collaboration skills
Strong communicator at all levels
Demonstrated experience taking initiative, leading cross functional teams, working across organizational boundaries, and ensuring an inclusive environment
Experience leading the design, implementation or management of production equipment

Responsibilities

Manage employees performing engineering and technical activities in the area of Production Engineering across multiple locations and business units
Develop and execute integrated organizational plans, policies and procedures and guides the development of business and technical strategies, goals, objectives
Acquire resources for organizational activities, provides technical management of suppliers and leads process improvements
Develop and maintain relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners and direct reports
Provide oversight and approval of technical approaches, products and processes.
Manages, develops and motivates employees and mid-level managers
Work with BGS MRO Engineering Leaders, MRO Strategy Steering Team to: Define and Production Engineering MRO Playbook outlining job roles, MRO statement of work, skills and training, and top level MRO specific processes and tools
Update requirements, processes and local level documentation for MRO workflow focus alignment with industry standards and requirements
Partner to adjust management system, culture, and operating rhythm to serve MRO operating style, moving toward industry standards
Ensure PE Design Practice Ecosystem captures all aspects of the MRO business
Ensure PE command media taxonomy captures all aspects of the MRO business