Digital Capabilities Systems Engineering Manager

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Boeing Defense Space & Security (BDS) Mobility Surveillance & Bombers (MS&B) is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Digital Capabilities Manager to join the Digital Transformation organization in Oklahoma City OK.

Reporting to the Digital Transformation Senior Manager this role will lead a team to identify implement and sustain tools and technologies that improve engineering first-time quality affordability and productivity to advance modification and sustainment capabilities across the division.

The Digital Capabilities Manager will lead a multidisciplinary team of software engineers DataDriven AI/ML Technology Solution Engineers data analysts data scientists systems engineering engineers 3D scanning engineers and technicians advanced visualization specialists and additive manufacturing personnel. The manager will oversee the development or implementation of tools technology software AI/ML enablers and analytics including digital engineering and visualization technologies such as 3D scanning additive manufacturing advanced visualization xR and productivity enhancing software/AI solutions.

Position Responsibilities:

• Technology Strategy & Adoption:
  • Identify evaluate and lead infusion of industry and enterprise technologies into MS&B including 3D scanning additive manufacturing (3D printing) advanced visualization extended reality (xR) digital twin solutions software productivity enablers artificial intelligence integration and complementary digital engineering toolchains.
  • Develop adoption roadmaps and transition plans for piloting scaling and institutionalizing new capabilities across engineering and sustainment value streams.
• Team Leadership & Delivery:
  • Lead mentor and grow an integrated team of software engineers AI/ML engineers data analysts data scientists systems engineers technicians and analysts who develop and sustain digital capabilities analytics and automation.
  • Plan and prioritize work ensuring delivery of production-ready software models analytics and tool integrations with measurable impact focusing on engineering first-time quality affordability and productivity.
• Solution Architecture & Integration:
  • Drive architecture and integration strategies to enable seamless interaction between digital tools (e.g. 3D capture CAD/PLM simulation analytics platforms) and enterprise systems (PLM).
  • Ensure solutions maintain data integrity traceability and support the divisions digital thread objectives.
• AI/ML & Analytics:
  • Oversee the development and responsible deployment of AI/ML solutions that improve engineering firsttime quality and increase productivity. Utilize analytics to provide insight across descriptive diagnostic predictive and prescriptive analytics. Prioritize integration of AI/ML approaches where they accelerate insight improve accuracy and enable automated decisioning.
  • Establish and enforce model governance validation monitoring and reproducibility practices including data lineage versioning performance metrics bias assessment and production monitoring (MLOps).
• Cross-functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Engage SMEs Technical Fellowship senior leadership and external partners (internal Boeing organizations and industry vendors) to ensure alignment and accelerate capability adoption by seeking synergy on strategy and clearly conveying roadmaps.
  • Assist the Digital Transformation Senior Manager in communicating technical strategy roadmap and outcomes to executive stakeholders.
• Workforce Development & Culture:
  • Prioritize team career development training and retention; recruit needed skills for capability maturation and deployment.
  • Foster an inclusive psychologically safe environment where team members raise quality safety and schedule issues proactively.
• Process & Tooling:
  • Guide and support the team to establish engineering standards CI/CD MLOps practices and data management policies for the digital capabilities portfolio.
  • Lead efforts to document train and support users across the division to maximize tool utilization and ROI.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work 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 from an accredited course of study in engineering engineering technology computer science data science mathematics physics or a closely related field.
• Relevant professional experience in software engineering digital engineering AI/ML or data science with demonstrated hands-on delivery.
• Proven experience leading cross-disciplinary technical teams (software AI/ML data science) and managing delivery of production systems.
• Strong leadership experience including hiring performance management and career development.
• Excellent communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership and partnering with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Master of Science in an engineering computer science or data-related discipline.
• Prior experience in aerospace defense or highly regulated industries with exposure to certification quality and cyber requirements.
• Familiarity with PLM environments (e.g. Dassault Systèmes 3D Experience) and MBSE concepts.
• Experience in SAFe Agile methodologies and leadership having a clear understanding of scrum structure and roles such as business owner release train engineer product owner and scrum master.
• Experience with modern software engineering practices cloud platforms containerization CI/CD and MLOps.
• Familiarity with or experience with 3D scanning additive manufacturing advanced visualization/xR analytics and deployment of AI solutions.
• Track record of successful vendor/product evaluation pilot execution and scaling of digital capabilities.

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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This is a 1st shift position.

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 are met as outlined in our policies.

Total Rewards & Pay Transparency:

At Boeing we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract engage and retain 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.

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