Job Description

Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu; Bengaluru, Karnataka

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing India Engineering and Technology Center (BIETC) has an immediate opening for a Senior Manager – Service Engineering who will be responsible for Managing employees and first-level managers performing engineering and technical activities in the area of Airframe & Structural Engineering. This position will be managing teams for the resolution of airline customers' in-service engineering issues. This position engages with stakeholders to develop and execute integrated departmental plans, policies and procedures and provides input on departmental business and technical strategies, goals, objectives. Acquires resources for department activities, provides technical management of suppliers and leads process improvements. Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners and direct reports. Provides oversight and approval of technical approaches, products and processes. Manages, develops and motivates employees and first-level managers.

This position will provide project management guidance to and administer multiple projects, develop and administer budgets, schedules and performance standards. This position provides periodic updates to Boeing executive management in the form of progress reports, project summaries, and other related documents. This position will also be responsible for coordinating and communicating regularly with experts in Boeing organizations around the world.

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 be located at Boeing India Engineering and Technology Center, Chennai, India.

Position Responsibilities:

• Knowledge and deep understanding of state-of-the-art technologies, policies and procedures related to Aircraft Structural Engineering and Airplane Systems. Knowledge of skills, abilities and tools required by employees to accomplish organizational responsibilities.
• Experience of working in a faced paced environment and prior experience of working and managing teams for the resolution of airline customers' in-service engineering issues.
• Past experience and demonstrated ability to manage large teams in aerospace domain. Skilled in advising and mentoring subordinate managers or staff members to meet schedules or resolve technical or operational problems.
• Technical and Project Management skills to lead a diverse team consisting of Boeing personnel and partners.
• Exceptional business judgment and strong strategic counseling skills. 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 ability to accomplish results through subordinate managers or non-management employees, 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, across different cultures and time-zones.
• Strategic thinking and execution – must be able to develop knowledge and communicate with engineering and technology organizations, identify capacity/capability to perform current and projected engineering work statement and research, conduct on-site evaluations and assessments as to the strengths 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 familiar with 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.
• Ability to mentor and teach subordinates and partners to accomplish project and departmental goals and objectives.

Basic Qualification & Skills Required:

Bachelor or Master degree in Engineering (preferably in Mechanical, Production, Electrical/Electronics or equivalent discipline) with 15 or more years’ experience preferably in an aerospace company. A Master’s Degree in Business Administration will be a plus.

Relocation:

This positon offers relocation.

Skills Required

• Engineering