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AvionX Chief Engineer - Boeing Flight Management Systems
AvionX Chief Engineer - Boeing Flight Management Systems-March 2024
Mesa
Mar 30, 2025
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About AvionX Chief Engineer - Boeing Flight Management Systems

  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.

  The Boeing Company's AvionX organization is seeking a Chief Engineer for our internally developed Boeing Flight Management Systems (BFMS) avionics product line. This position is located in either Long Beach, CA or Mesa, AZ. Exceptional candidates will enjoy technical challenges, personal growth and prestige as technical lead, and authority of teams of engineers worldwide defining and developing flight management systems.

  The chief engineer for BFMS is responsible for leading a team hardware and software engineers in the development of a new organic flight management system for Boeing commercial aircraft. The flight management system performs navigation, lateral and vertical flight planning, aircraft performance computations, guidance and displays management functions. The Chief Engineer will directly support BFMS Program Leadership while reporting directly to the AvionX Engineering Executive, and serve as a member of the BFMS core leadership team, supporting the Program Manager in vision creation and strategy execution.

  The BFMS Chief Engineer leads a geographically diverse engineering workforce to achieve technical excellence throughout the product development lifecycle applying an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop integrate, validate, and verify hardware. Successful job performance depends upon balancing creativity, executability and safety of flight while meeting cost and schedule goals. You will drive first-time quality through extensive application of Model-based Engineering (MBE), virtual verification and validation (V&V), and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP). You will develop and maintain relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, and partnering organizations for on-going and new business product developmentof the highest importance to The Boeing Company.

  At Boeing we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. You can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We're committed to an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth.

  Position Responsibilities:

  Manages end-to-end product development, spanning all aspect of the product life-cycle: from product concept inception strategy, requirements definition, product development, design, testing, certification, product delivery and to post-delivery support

  Lead a geographically diverse and multi-national engineering workforce team in 5 primary states and 5 international locations to achieve technical excellence throughout the BFMS product development lifecycle applying an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop integrate, and validate and verify hardware

  Establish a culture of proactive cross-functional technical oversight, risk management and rapid issue resolution, providing alternative paths for issue resolution and open and honest dialogue on technical issues across all functions

  Serve as technical authority on applicable BFMS and AvionX engineering boards. Lead and/or approves root cause and corrective action (RCCA) activities. Manages design changes and configuration control as well as creation, establishment and execution of design processes

  Develop and maintain relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, and partnering organizations for on-going and new business product development

  Responsible for quality and operational excellence of the BFMS product to drive first-time quality through extensive application of Model-based Engineering (MBE), virtual verification and validation (V&V), and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)

  This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options. This is at the hiring team's discretion and could potentially change in the future. Note-the selected candidate can anticipate working 3 days onsite, 2 days remote, per week in this role.

  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.

  Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry

  5+ years of experience working in an engineering leadership position

  5+ years of experience with avionics systems new product development or production

  5+ years of experience with Avionics Hardware & Software development, design, production and project management

  5+ years of experience executing quality requirements on Commercial or Major DOD programs

  Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time both domestically and internationally

  Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  Engineering / Technical degree in a relevant field. (e.g. Electrical/electronic engineering, systems engineering, or software engineering)

  Experience building of cross-functional relationships; experience connecting with and advising senior leaders within the business and thoughtfully challenging leadership when necessary

  Experience in working with teams to execute to safety, quality, delivery & cost commitments, and utilizing production systems

  Experience leading through influence and partnering with cross-functional teams on projects, transactions or initiatives

  Experience working with internal and external customers and suppliers

  Certification experience (for commercial or DoD product certification, preferably both)

  Proven record of avionics or electronics product execution/delivery

  A strong, influential leadership style that moves people to act, motivates and inspires excellence and innovation

  Experience in building strong teams

  Ability to lead in a matrixed, complex organization and empower and motivate large, diverse, cross-functional teams towards difficult and complex technical challenges

  Strong communication skills and ability to work with global teams and collaborate across geographic locations

  Experience in program management and product quality management

  Typical Education/Experience:

  Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 20 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+15 years' related work experience, Master+18 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

  Relocation:

  This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

  Drug Free Workplace:

  Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

  Shift:

  This position is for first shift.

  Travel:

  This position will require up to 25% of domestic and international travel.

  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 available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

  Please note that the information shown below is a general guideline only. Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

  Summary Pay Plan: $174,250 - $251,850

  Export Control Requirements: U.S. Government Export Control Status: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a "U.S. Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. "U.S. Person" includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

  Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required

  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.

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