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Top candidates will have strong communication and interpersonal skills, be honest and transparent with employees, create an engaging culture, and maintain high ethical standards while delivering results. Additionally, managers are accountable for the success, happiness, and growth of the people within the group. In this position, you will lead your team to work across numerous engineering teams to develop, coordinate, and drive system solutions., 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., * 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". * Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (including manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science. * 8 years' experience with engineering of large or small-scale systems and overall systems engineering disciplines is required. * 2+ years' experience leading (formal and/or informal) multi-disciplinary engineering and integration teams is required. * Excellent understanding of systems engineering and experience developing and managing processes. * Hands-on experience with planning and conducting major program milestone reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, FCA) and the Boeing Enterprise Standard Gate Process (ESGP)., * Hands-on experience with architecture and requirement definition, analysis, integration, and management. * Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a strategic mindset. * Experience with budget management and resource allocation. * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders at all levels internally and externally. Comfortable presenting to program leaders and customers. * Demonstrated experience taking initiative, leading cross-functional teams, working across organizational boundaries, and ensuring an inclusive environment., 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., Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required, 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. ## Description * Responsible for cost, schedule, and technical execution of the Systems Engineering statement of work (e.g., Requirements, Architecture, Interfaces, Verification, Technical Performance Management, Integration). * Develops and maintains relationships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners, and direct reports. Partners with the Systems Engineering Integration Team (SEIT) leader, Program Management, Program Chief Engineer, and Program Teams. * Manages, develops, and motivates employees. Coaches, counsels, mentors, and provides developmental opportunities and job assignments to enhance employee performance and expand capabilities. Provides ongoing developmental feedback. Recognizes contributions of individuals and teams to improve employee satisfaction and retain a skilled and motivated workforce. * Develops project or operational plans aligned to MS&B objectives. Implements plans to ensure business, technical, and customer requirements are achieved. Assigns authority and responsibilities to employees to execute the plan. Reviews plan execution, makes appropriate adjustments, and resolves issues. Monitors appropriate metrics to ensure performance to plan. * Forecasts resource needs and obtains and manages personnel, facilities, services, equipment, and tools to meet project and daily operating requirements. Acquires, deploys, and schedules personnel to meet project and operational objectives. * Proactively communicates with employees, peers (e.g., fellow first-level managers), and customers. Keeps others informed by communicating project status, conducting and participating in team meetings, providing presentations, and listening to employee concerns and suggestions. Communicates policies and directives to enhance employee awareness of expectations. * Manages Systems Engineering execution across the program and leads resolution of critical program issues. * Ensures cross-functional team performance and on-time delivery within allocated budgets., 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 are met as outlined in our policies. ## Related Videos - [Model Based Systems Engineering in an Agile Product Development Process](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/68-model-based-systems-engineering-in-an-agile-product-development-process) - [Crew Management System for Airlines: Plan duties for pilots & flight attendants worldwide](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1444-crew-management-system-for-airlines-plan-duties-for-pilots-flight-attendants-worldwide) - [Enabling intelligent logistics automation: home-grown Industrial IoT platform at Austrian Post](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2018-enabling-intelligent-logistics-automation-home-grown-industrial-iot-platform-at-austrian-post) - [Engineering/Manager Pendulum: Generating compound interest on your career](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100348-engineering-manager-pendulum-generating-compound-interest-on-your-career) - [It's not easy being green](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/558-it-s-not-easy-being-green) - [Automated Driving - Why is it so hard to introduce](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/628-automated-driving-why-is-it-so-hard-to-introduce) ## Related Articles - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [Software Engineer Career: Things You Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/143-software-engineer-career-things-you-should-know) - [Top Characteristics of a Software Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/166-top-characteristics-of-a-software-engineer) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard)