Job Description

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Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) based in Bangalore, India is engaged in the development of advanced Aerospace and Aviation technologies. Looking at overall growth of our Leasing Solutions portfolio, BIETC is currently looking for one additional First Level Engineering Manager to join their team in Bangalore, India. This position will report to the Senior Manager of Aviation Business Solutions vertical in Boeing India. The hired candidate will manage a team of engineers to provide technology solutions to develop, maintain and improve Boeing’s Leasing applications for its customers globally. Provides oversight and approval of technical approaches, products and processes.

Position Responsibilities:

As Engineering Manager, you will lead and manage engineers who will work on development and support of Leasing applications. This position involves working closely with stakeholders in India, US, Netherlands, Poland and other locations and must have excellent communication skills.

• Hire, mentor and motivate your team of developers. Create and execute the product roadmap which involves cross team collaboration.
• Manages employees performing engineering and technical activities in the area of Software Engineering. Develops and executes project and process plans, implements policies and procedures and sets operational goals. Acquires resources for projects and processes, provides technical management of suppliers and leads process improvements.
• Manages vendors & work with Implementation partners to meet program Objectives
• Develops project or operational plans aligned with department's objectives. Implements plans to ensure business, technical and customer requirements are achieved. Assigns authority and responsibilities to employees to execute the plan. Reviews plans' execution, makes appropriate adjustments, and resolves issues. Monitors appropriate metrics to ensure performance to plan.
• Obtains and manages facilities, services, equipment, and tools to meet project and daily operating requirements. Acquires, deploys and schedules personnel to meet project and operational objectives. Reviews, approves and implements facility, equipment and service plans to maximize productivity and ensure safety, security, environmental and regulatory compliance. Coordinates with providers to achieve timely delivery of resources.
• Forecasts resource needs and makes hiring decisions. Coaches, counsels, mentors and provides developmental opportunities and job assignments to enhance employee performance and expand capabilities. Ensures employees are working effectively with all development teams. Provides on-going developmental feedback. Makes compensation recommendations in regards to hiring salaries and salary review actions. Recognizes contributions of individuals and teams to improve employee satisfaction and retain a skilled and motivated workforce. Enforces company rules and policies regarding ethical behavior, safety, security, use of company property, time charging, etc.
• Provides technical direction and guidance to others regarding approved processes, tools, technology and skills for own projects or processes. Communicates the development processes (including Iterative and Agile) to employees, as well as the role of the software engineer in these processes. Ensures workgroup products or processes meet customer, company, quality, industry and regulatory requirements. Provides approval of workgroup technical approaches, products and processes.
• Exhibits Lean-Agile Leadership - Helps the team embrace SAFe Core Values, adopt and apply SAFe Principles and implement SAFe practices. Guide & coach the Team on how to use Agile practices and values. Operate with a service ownership mindset to work in a DevOps mode.
• Leads / drives Innovation initiatives to beat the competition and creating ideas for growth.
• Develops workgroup, project or operational goals, objectives and related metrics to ensure alignment with Company vision/strategy. Measures progress, making adjustments as needed. Holds direct reports accountable for achieving goals. Achieves goals for productivity, quality and customer satisfaction.
• Establishes partnerships and relationships with internal customers, stakeholders, peers and direct reports.
• Exercises critical thinking and innovative problem solving
• Acts as the initial point of escalation for issues or challenges encountered by the team.  Capable of effectively triaging and de-escalating issues with impacted parties.
• Conveys organizational messages to facilitate the accomplishment of workgroup, project or process goals. 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.
• This position will engage with internal and external stakeholders, maintain relationships/partnerships with stakeholders, peers and partners to develop strategies, roadmap, goals and objectives that are consistent with Digital Aviation Solutions strategy.
• Have a customer focus to ensure high quality solutions are delivered which meets the expectation of our customers and stakeholders and be able to work with customer facing teams as needed to ensure the highest levels of customer satisfaction.
• This position will acquire resources for departmental activities, develop and administer budgets, schedules and performance standards, as well as lead process improvements to meet the requirements of internal stakeholders.
• This position will also provide periodic updates to senior management in the form of progress reports, project summaries, and other related documents.
• This position represents Boeing in interactions with senior leaders from Indian Industry, academia, Indian Government organizations, and Boeing’s partners in India.
• This position will support initiatives of Boeing India Engineering and Technology organization related to employee development, customer engagement, strategic relations, Government interactions, etc.
• This position will require some travel within India and internationally.
• Manages a group of roughly 20-25 direct reports.

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 12 to 15 years of total experience with at least last 3-5 years as a people manager.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Mathematics, or Engineering is required and Master’s degree is preferred. A post graduate degree in management would be a plus.
• Strong Knowledge of agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, XP, SAFe etc.
• Candidates with experience in Aerospace/Aviation domain will be highly preferred.
• Experience working in a global organization is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Past experience related to Aerospace / Aviation / Leasing / eCommerce domain.
• Past successful experience of leading technical software development teams of 15 or more for a minimum of 3-5 years.
• Experience in managing the vendors/suppliers.
• Past experience in driving Innovation and product enhancements.
• Past experience in managing technical teams related to Web Based .NET Applications (C#, ASP.Net applications).
• Good understanding of IT Infrastructure, DevSecOps and agile software development processes (SAFe/Scrum/Kanban etc.)
• Skilled in advising and mentoring staff members to meet schedules or resolve technical or operational challenges.
• Ability to understand and communicate with technical experts over a wide range of technical topics.
• Knowledge of aviation industry is preferred.
• Knowledge of policies and procedures that typically affect individual subordinate employees, skills and abilities required by subordinate employees to accomplish organizational responsibilities.
• Ability to clearly direct software engineering activities to employees to help ensure project success.
• Skilled in advising a unit regarding tasks, projects and operations.
• Technical and Project Management skills to lead a diverse team consisting of Boeing personnel and partners to build and deliver quality software products on schedule and within budget.
• Must be results-driven and have a strong bottom-line orientation.
• Teamwork is important in this position; individual must have strong teambuilding skills. Must have demonstrated ability to accomplish results through direct reports, colleagues in other parts of Boeing, and partners, even when they are not direct reports. Ability to work well on virtual teams across multiple time-zones.
• Must be flexible, with a high tolerance for organizational complexity and ability to work with partners from within Boeing and outside.
• Strategic thinking and execution – must be able to develop comprehensive product and customer intelligence / knowledge, and communicate with appropriate stakeholders, identify capacity/capability to perform current and projected engineering work statement and research, conduct any partner / supplier evaluations and assessments regarding their ability to perform these activities.
• Communication – strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to prepare comprehensive reports, proposals, Statements of Work, and connect technology to business considerations (e.g., ROI). Candidate must be fluent in English, and have expertise in using MS Office tools.
• Candidate must be a self-starter with a positive attitude, high ethics, and a track record of working successfully under pressure in a time-constrained environment. Must be able to mentor team members and partners to accomplish project and departmental goals and objectives.

Typical Education & Experience:

• Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 12-15 years' related work experience with at least last 3-5 years as a people manager. A post graduate degree in management would be a plus.
• Candidates with experience in Aerospace/Aviation domain will be highly preferred.
• Experience working in a global organization is preferred.

Relocation:

This position offers relocation within India and as per Boeing policy.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Skills Required

• Aerospace
• Aviation