BGS FA-18 ISPM Customer Support Engineering First-Line Leader

BGS F/A18 ISPM & Customer Support Engineering FirstLine Leader

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Global Services Engineering team is seeking an energetic talented and forwardthinking first line leader to manage the F/A18 Integrated Support Planning & Management (ISP&M) and Customer Support Engineering (CSE) team. This leader will ensure appropriate team staffing facilitate highquality integration to help meet program commitments identify and pursue process improvements and support sustainment new capabilities and development upgrades to the F/A18. This position will report directly to the F/A18 Sustainment Chief Engineer.

The F/A18 ISP&M/CSE team is made up of support integration specialists and customer support engineers who are responsible for the Integrated Product Support (IPS) integration of domestic F/A18 aircraft Support Equipment and Model Based Sustainment & Simulation (MBSS). Direct reports are in St. Louis MO; San Antonio TX and Pax River MD. Currently this portfolio consists of various efforts supporting F/A18 AF and EA18G Support Equipment and MBSS for various platforms.

The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge and experience in of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) activities for: provisioning technical publications product support analysis training supply support obsolescence modifications as well as integrating with program management supplier management engineering and other functions for multiple programs with products in various lifecycle phases. Additionally the candidate will have the ability to create a teaming environment across organizational boundaries along with understanding the importance of open and honest communication.

The USN F/A18 program consists of multiple highvisibility projects such as F/A18 & EA18 Sustainment Service Life Modification Program (SLM) Growler Block 2 (GB2 and Advanced Electronic Warfare (AdvEW) that require extensive integrated logistics coordination to ensure that vital capabilities make it to the domestic F/A18 fleet. This team also supports production and other modernization efforts in Boeing Defense Space & Security (BDS) to ensure the successful postproduction transition of those efforts to BGS sustainment.

This challenging position is critical to the sustainment of all domestic F/A18 fleets which drives longterm jet affordability and availability. This ensures that the F/A18 remains viable and effective for decades to come paving the way for additional modification efforts.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead planning and integration activities for major postproduction sustainment support programs
• Manage a diverse team of 20 integrated logistics support professionals
• Perform all staffing hiring and human resourcerelated management functions
• Apply knowledge of product support/logistics disciplines and Program Management Best Practices (PMBP) to direct program activities
• Ensure customer commitments and requirements are understood documented communicated and delivered ontime with firsttime quality
• Partner with program management platform chief engineers and Systems Engineering & Integration Team (SEIT) leaders to deliver worldclass sustainment support
• Collaborate with multiple functions including but not limited to field operations retrofit support equipment BDS engineering technical publications PSA provisioning training systems and finance
• Cultivate and maintain positive relationships with customers stakeholders peers partners and direct reports
• Summarize team performance via metrics and reporting tools for presentation to senior and executive leadership
• Drive process improvements and cost reduction initiatives to increase efficiency and competitiveness
• Support new business initiatives including competitive and solesource proposal efforts
• Work with employees to help them develop and achieve development milestones consistent with their career goals
• Travels for work 10 of the time

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in Department of Defense Aerospace Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) with legacy or new defense platforms such as fighter jets bombers cargo jets helicopters etc.
• 5 years written and verbal communication skills and must be able to effectively communicate data in Senior Leadership briefings
• 3 years of experience collaborating crossfunctionally (engineering program management modification team and/or finance) and across multiple business units (BDS BGS Field Operations etc.
• 3 years of experience with schedule and budget management (e.g. Earn Value Management customer communication as well as understanding of of program planning to ensure cost schedule and technical baseline requirements are met
• Demonstrated ability to identify and execute process improvements
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically 10 of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current active secret clearance
• Bachelor degree
• Prior management or team lead experience
• Experience with F/A18 or EA18G aircraft systems operations or maintenance
• Managerial/leadership experience in the Military or Department of Defense Aerospace business
• Experience with military aircraft sustainment and postproduction modifications
• Demonstrated leadership of complex projects with large project teams
• Experience supporting defense acquisition and proposal development
• Experience in program / project management and applying Program Management Best Practices (PMBP) to include but not limited to planning scheduling executing monitoring and controlling projects programs and portfolios
• Change management leadership experience
• Affordability and cost reduction project(s) leadership

General:

All information provided will be checked and may be verified.

Please apply ASAP for this role as recruitment may commence before the end date.

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.

Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $123250 $166750

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

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.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

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 PostStart is required.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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