Operations Center Engineering Manager

Boeing•Seal Beach, CA

1d•$151,000 - $205,000•Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), Customer Support is seeking an Operations Center Engineering Manager in Seal Beach, CA to lead a team that supports airline customers and operators on a 24x7 basis, and operates on a variable shift and rotation schedule. In this role you will be responsible for delivering technical in-service support, fostering a safety culture, supporting high quality deliverables, advocating on behalf of operators with internal/external stakeholders, ensuring optimal team performance, and enhancing customer satisfaction. You will lead and support a multi-skill team that analyzes airplane data and provides proactive solutions for the customer to keep their airplanes flying. This position entails supporting a team in the actual creation of the solutions by eliminating obstacles and facilitating collaboration across teams to engage a diverse pool of experts to best resolve technical and business issues. Understanding the operational impact of solutions provided by Boeing and connecting the Boeing team with the operator’s situational requirements. This position will require some domestic and international air travel to integrate with Boeing team members, customers, suppliers, and/or other organizations. In the Boeing Operations Center, our mission is to Create Lift and Earn Trust!

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
10+ years of experience in the airline/aerospace industry
5+ years of experience working in an aviation-related engineering, technical and/or maintenance positions (or equivalent) directly supporting airline or government customers
3+ years of experience working in a customer-facing role or organization
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.
Ability to work, function, and lead in high paced 24x7 by 365 operational environments
Ability to travel up to 15% of the time, domestically and/or internationally, to integrate with Boeing team members, customers, suppliers, and/or other organizations
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.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of B737, B747, B767, B777, and/or McDonnell Douglas Heritage Airplane Systems
5+ years of experience performing aircraft maintenance at an airline, delivery center, or flight test
Proven ability to embrace change, lead continuous improvement, and treat safety and quality as top priorities
Experience in customer support, dealing with and solving airline operator technical questions and issues
Experience and success leading complex technical projects across multiple functions/disciplines
Understanding of design concepts & technologies, and engineering processes
Demonstrated ability in team building, coaching, and employee development to enhance team performance and engagement
Proven ability to manage and empower teams in ambiguous environments
Requires any combination of B737, B747, B767, B777, and/or McDonnell Douglas Heritage Airplane knowledge, and proficiency with Boeing maintenance documents: MyBoeingFleet, Fault Isolation Manual (FIM), Airplane Maintenance Manual (AMM), Illustrated Parts Data (IPD), Fleet Team Digest (FTD), Service Bulletins (SB), Service Letters (SL), Maintenance Tips (MT), System Schematics.

Responsibilities

Manage Engineers and Technical personnel in the 24x7 Operations Center that troubleshoot Systems (Avionics, Electrical, Mechanical, and/or Propulsion) issues, provide guidance, and develop inspection and repairs for Operators and Airlines to resolve in-service issues and recover Airplane On Ground (AOG) events.
Monitors high impact Emergent Issues for Operators and Customers and provides guidance to Mission Directors, Systems Team Leads, Team personnel, and to Operators.
Requires experience with engineering tools and processes for Boeing commercial airplane models.
Develops and executes project and process plans, implements policies and procedures and sets operational goals.
Works with functional and business unit management to acquire resources for projects and processes, provides technical management of suppliers and leads process improvements.
Interfaces directly with external Customers including airlines, Maintenance & Repair Overhaul (MRO) stations, Lessors, etc. to clarify technical requirements and issues.
Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with domestic and international Customers, stakeholders, peers, and partners.
Provides oversight and approval of technical approaches, products, and processes related to in-service issues for Boeing Commercial Airplane owners/operators.
Embodies the leadership expectations of How We Lead (Manages as a Coach, Career Mentor, and Engineering Business Leader).
Manages, develops and motivates employees. Coaches, counsels, mentors and provides developmental opportunities and job assignments to enhance employee performance and expand capabilities.
Manages the teams shift schedule to ensure the team has the appropriate coverage to support operator questions and concerns 24x7 by 365
This position consists of understanding the operational impact of solutions provided by Boeing and connecting the Boeing team with the operator’s situational requirements.
Engages and empowers employees to make process improvements.
Manages, develops and motivates employees by modeling Boeing Values and Behaviors.