Systems Engineering Manager
Listed on 2026-08-17
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Management
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Engineering
Operations Management
Systems Engineering Manager
Company:
The Boeing Company
Boeing Defense, Space, and Security (BDS) is seeking a dynamic Systems Engineering Manager in Oklahoma City, OK, to lead a team of engineers in accomplishing the Systems Engineering scope of work for the Executive Transport and Surveillance (ET&S) portfolio in the Mobility, Surveillance & Bombers Division.
This position requires excellent communication and leadership skills, detailed knowledge, and systems engineering experience supporting modification and modernization programs.
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.
Position Responsibilities:- 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.
This position is 100% onsite in Oklahoma City, OK.
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.
To be considered for this position you will be required to complete an assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):- Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross functionalproject/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…
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