Systems Engineering Manager (Systems Engineering Management)

Boeing•Berkeley, MO

1d•$141,100 - $190,900•Onsite

About The Position

The St. Louis Digital and Systems Engineering Team is seeking a SEIT Workforce Manager (First Line Leader) to support the growing St. Louis site staffing needs. We need a dynamic leader to own and execute the staffing strategy for SEIT skill codes within Air Dominance and across the St. Louis site including Systems Engineering, PLM, and Engineering Multi-skills roles. This role will drive the staffing plan, coordinate across divisions and programs, build trust with stakeholders, and influence leaders at both the site and enterprise levels. This position requires a hands-on leader who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced, growing site environment and who can effectively balance strategic planning with day-to-day execution. This leader will report to the Air Dominance Digital and Systems Engineering Capability. In addition, this position may be called upon to lead special Homeroom/Functional Initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering
Minimum 7 years of relevant engineering experience.
Experience with Systems Engineering
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 obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.
U.S. Citizenship required for security clearance.
Must complete an assessment as part of the selection process.

Nice To Haves

Prior hiring, recruiting, or staffing experience supporting engineering functions.
Demonstrated ability to build stakeholder trust and influence leaders on talent decisions.
Experience managing or leading a technical “tiger team” or similar rapid-response staffing/engineering team.

Responsibilities

Defining and executing a comprehensive staffing strategy that supports program needs and site growth.
Managing the SEIT Staffing Tiger Team.
Coordinating with site and enterprise hiring teams to align requisitions, sourcing, and candidate pipelines.
Supporting and helping execute hiring events to attract diverse, qualified candidates.
Developing and managing job requisition strategy and requisition lifecycle (position definition, approvals, posting, and requisition prioritization).
Partnering with program and division leaders to understand workforce needs, forecast demand, and prioritize hiring efforts.
Building trust with internal stakeholders through transparent communication, timely delivery, and data-driven decision making.
Influencing leaders and hiring managers on talent strategy, market conditions, compensation alignment, and candidate selection to secure top talent.
Tracking staffing metrics, reporting progress to leadership, and continuously improving staffing processes and candidate experience.