Job Description
This role is at Spirit AeroSystems Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company supporting Spirit's Commercial Business Units ("Spirit Commercial"). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes one of Boeing's three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial's core products include fuselages pylons nacelles and wing components with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.
Location: Wichita KS (On-site)
Position Responsibilities:
- Leads and directs advanced technology development/engineering organization
- Establishes oversees and administers processes policies and practices and determines resource requirements acquisition and redeployment plans
- Oversees and manage budgets of the organization and development projects
- Understands full life cycle requirements for product development
- Defines future factory vision and strategy
- Works with subordinates to establish and evaluate employee performance plans
- Interfaces with other organizations internal/external customers and suppliers to define and evaluate accomplishment of project program priorities and approvals and assist in roadblocks elimination
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program
- 5+ years of related engineering experience
- 2+ years of related technical management and/or technical leadership experience
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
- Stress engineering/stress analysis experience
- Stress Engineering Management background
- Strong leadership skills & the ability to motivate and hold people accountable
- Excellent interpersonal skills working cross functionally across teams
- Analytical demonstrated ability to deconstruct requirements and prioritize accordingly
- Keen eye for details and a focus on continuous process improvement
- Exceptional time management skills
- Engineering experience in the Aerospace industry
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.
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 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.
Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications as well as market and business considerations.
Summary Pay Range: $130600 - $200200
Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems' Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit. #LI-CG1
Export Control Requirements:
Export Control Requirements: 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.
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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