Job Description

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 - Technical Publications who will be responsible to define and execute the overall business and people strategy for the Technical Publications organization. The strategy for business includes driving the innovation in line with business requirements, building talent and capacity to execute the work and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders to maximize the benefits for Boeing.

This position will engage with stakeholders to develop integrated departmental strategies, goals and objectives, to be consistent with the Enterprise as well as India Engineering and Technology strategy. This position develops and maintains relationships / partnerships with customers, suppliers, peers, partners and direct reports to develop collaborative plans and execute on projects.

This position will acquire resources for in-country activities, provide technical oversight of employees and suppliers, and lead process improvements to meet the requirements of internal stakeholders. This position also motivates, develops and manages employees and first-level managers to achieve outstanding technical and business outcomes.

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.

Technology for today and tomorrow

The Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) is a 3000+ diverse engineering workforce that contributes to global aerospace growth. Our engineers deliver cutting-edge R&D, innovation, and high-quality engineering work in global markets, and leverage new-age technologies such as AI/ML, IoT, Cloud, Model-Based Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing, shaping the future of aerospace.

People-driven culture

At Boeing, we believe creativity and innovation thrives when every employee is trusted, empowered, and has the flexibility to choose, grow, learn, and explore. We offer variable arrangements depending upon business and customer needs, and professional pursuits that offer greater flexibility in the way our people work. We also believe that collaboration, frequent team engagements, and face-to-face meetings bring diverse perspectives and thoughts – enabling every voice to be heard and every perspective to be respected.  No matter where or how our teammates work, we are committed to positively shaping people’s careers and being thoughtful about employee wellbeing.

At Boeing, we are inclusive, diverse, and transformative.  

With us, you can create and contribute to what matters most in your career, community, country, and world. Join us in powering the progress of global aerospace.

Position Responsibilities:

• The incumbent will be responsible for conversion, creation and publishing of Parts catalogue and authoring the maintenance manuals for an Aircraft
• Experience/Knowledge in all aspects of maintenance manuals, retrofit and repair procedure writing, parts listing, illustration and other technical areas. Thorough knowledge of applicable systems, procedures, processes, standards, specifications and reference tools
• Familiar with the latest technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), big data, IOT will be an added advantage to this position to drive innovation across functions
• Overall performance and growth of this Business unit (BU) and deliver results
• Formulating both business as well as people strategy in working with the senior leadership team. Responsible to implement the strategy in collaboration with other stakeholders and committed to deliver the results
• Provide project management guidance to and administer multiple projects, develop and administer budgets, schedules and performance standards
• Share periodic updates to Boeing executive management and responsible for coordinating and communicating regularly with experts in Boeing organizations around the world

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• Bachelors or Master’s degree is must.
• Knowledge and deep understanding of state-of-the-art technologies, policies and procedures related to aerospace technical publications and related areas. Knowledge of skills, abilities and tools required by employees to accomplish organizational responsibilities
• Past experience and demonstrated ability to manage large teams in aerospace domain, preferably in technical publications. 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

Typical Education & Experience:

• Bachelor or Master degree in Engineering (preferably in Mechanical, Production, Electrical/Electronics or equivalent discipline) with 15 to 20 years’ experience preferably in an aerospace company. A Master’s Degree in Business Administration will be a plus.

Relocation:

• Relocation assistance is provided for this position based on candidate’s eligibility

Skills Required

• Technical Writers