Mission Engineering Manager

Boeing•Las Cruces, NM

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), Space, Intelligence & Weapons Systems (SI&WS) is seeking a Mission Engineering Manager with a strong background in Operations & Mission Engineering to join our Government Systems Operations (GSO) team in Las Cruces, NM. The Mission Engineering Manager (SW) is responsible for the overall safety and performance of the space vehicles flown out of the SW Facility. This position also manages approximately 15 Boeing direct reports and is responsible for hiring and performance management.

Requirements

This position requires an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) U.S. Security Clearance with an adjudicated Counterintelligence or Full Scope Polygraph (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.).
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
Willing to support a 24/7 on-call rotation environment
Spacecraft operations and/or engineering experience
5+ years of experience in the intelligence community interfacing with government customers
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”

Nice To Haves

Current or former team lead, chief engineer, or other leadership role/s in the GSO organization
2+ years of experience leading teams in a formal and /or informal leadership role
Experience with cost account management and/or earned value management
Experience interfacing with US Government operations customers
Experience leading a team at a government client location
Excellent communications skills, verbal and written
Ability to effectively communicate at all levels of management, customers, and partners.
Ability to build a safe environment of inclusion, transparency, and trust
Experience gaining trust of team and provide guidance for their careers

Responsibilities

Support the Program Flight Operations and/or Mission Engineering Manager in functional and personnel management of a team of approximately 15 engineers, to include staffing and cost account management
Managing, developing, and motivating employees through Performance evaluations, performance development and career coaching so that personnel are fully engaged and committed to program success
Provide technical guidance, oversight, and leadership to the Mission Engineering or Flight Operations team for a customer satellite constellation
Manage special projects and taskers
Lead the team through system anomaly and problem resolution processes
Assess technical status of critical engineering activities and milestones to program and customer management
Perform quality control checks across Engineering or Operations, ensuring necessary processes and procedures are in place
Oversee the creation and implementation of Process Improvements across the team
Support development of organizational goals and strategy
Interface with multiple external engineering organizations, sharing expertise and lessons learned