Senior Engineering Manager, Microelectronics Technology

Senior Engineering Manager, Microelectronics Technology

The Boeing Company is hiring a Senior Manager for the Microelectronics Technologies (MET) team to be based out of Huntington Beach, CA or Tukwila, WA.

Within Boeing Engineering & Technology Innovation's Mission System Technologies organization, the Microelectronics Technology (MET) Portfolio team performs microelectronics technology development, design, and test for aerospace & defense systems based in terrestrial, air, space, and extreme environments. Designs are implemented with state-of-the-art (SOTA) semiconductor process technologies, leveraging external foundry partners, with the MET team performing architecture, RTL, synthesis, circuits, physical design, verification, packaging and test.

MET has numerous microelectronics projects, funded by internal Boeing stakeholders and external Government Science and Technology (S&T) customers, and applies specialized expertise to deliver on capabilities spanning communications, sensing, advanced security, processing, radiation hardened, cryogenic, and quantum applications. MET's staff of engineers conduct research and design of microelectronics hardware in support of these projects.

The Senior Manager for the MET portfolio will manage a team of senior level direct reports and provide assignment direction to a team of managers to oversee the entire portfolio of projects. Responsibilities for staffing, portfolio execution, infrastructure, stakeholder engagement, strategy, capture, and growth span the entire portfolio. In pursuit of Boeing's research & development interests, the successful candidate will initiate and improve cross functional partnerships with others inside and outside Boeing to drive successful technology transitions into Boeing products and platforms.

The successful candidate will effectively identify and manage a wide range of risks, opportunities within the portfolio, devise and execute technology development and organizational growth strategies, and ensure necessary resources are available to execute projects and programs.

Position Responsibilities:

• Manages employees and directs assignments for mid-level managers performing engineering and technical activities.
• Develops and executes integrated organizational plans, policies and procedures
• Acquires resources for organizational 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 processes.
• Manages, develops and motivates employees and mid-level managers.
• Collaborate across organizations to promote and execute effective technology transition plans.
• Align and execute internally funded research & development (IR&D) to maximize strategic value to Boeing.
• Shape, capture, and execute customer funded research & development (CR&D) contracts, with strategic value to Boeing.
• Forecast, obtain and manage personnel, facilities, services, equipment and tools to meet project and organizational requirements. Collaborate & share resources across organizational boundaries for best overall value to Boeing. Determine critical skills for the organization; develop and implement staffing and development plans to ensure necessary skills are available; ensure proper job classification of employees.
• Set employee goals and objectives; evaluate performance to plan on a recurring basis; and provide a fair and equitable work environment.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skill/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• 5 years of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross functional project/program management, or formal manager experience)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 5+ years of engineering experience in electrical engineering, preferably in a microelectronics related area of focus.
• Post-graduate degree
• Experience with building organizational talent pipeline in software, electrical, or systems engineering
• Experience in risk management and technical readiness assessment

Travel:

Position may require travel up to 20% of the time.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options…