Senior Manager, SEIT
At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. 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 AvionX organization is seeking a Senior Manager, SEIT to join our team in Plano, TX, Hazelwood, MO or Long Beach, CA. This role will be responsible for leading a geographically distributed Systems Engineering, Integration & Test (SEIT) organization responsible for developing, integrating, certifying, and transitioning complex avionics HW / SW products into production. In addition, this position will be accountable for technical excellence, certification readiness, budget / schedule performance, and people leadership across AvionX programs.
The Sr. Manager will manage up to 20 direct reports (Safety, Sr. SEIT engineers), and will lead the horizontal integration of 60 additional engineers (Systems Engineers, Integration & Test engineers, technical leads and their managers) and oversee matrixed / contract resources across multiple concurrent programs. This position requires periodic international travel and work across multiple U.S. sites.
Position responsibilities :
- Hire, develop, retain, and lead a geographically distributed SEIT organization (up to 80 direct reports). Own staffing plans, resource allocation, and workforce development.
- Oversee execution on up to 20 concurrent projects spanning requirements, architecture, design, HW / SW development, integration, verification & validation, certification / qualification, and production handoff.
- Provide technical leadership and quality oversight for certification artifacts (DO-178C, DO-254, ARP-4754) and qualification artifacts for DoD programs. Defend technical approaches with FAA / DoD / corporate stakeholders.
- Establish and monitor SEIT KPIs (schedule variance, cost variance, first-time pass rates, certification findings, retention / time-to-fill) and drive corrective actions.
- Develop and improve SEIT processes, tools, and lab / integration capabilities (HIL, SIL, ATE, CI / CD for SW), and promote MBSE / requirements traceability practices.
- Serve as AvionX technical spokesperson to executive leadership and customers; support proposal development, budgets, and resource-loaded schedules when required.
- Promote a culture of technical excellence, knowledge sharing, mentoring, diversity & inclusion, and continuous improvement.
- Travel to program and workforce sites as required to lead distributed teams, conduct technical reviews, and support certification activities.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills / Experience) :
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry20+ years of experience in avionics / electronics product development collaborating with customer-facing and internal execution teams10+ years leading full-lifecycle SEIT : requirements decomposition & allocation, architecture, modelling & simulation, HW / SW design, integration, verification & validation, certification / qualification, and production handoff5+ years of people management experience, including hiring and developing managers / technical leadsExperience managing multiple concurrent programs and delivering against cost, schedule, and certification objectivesExperience with avionics LRUs (management systems, cabin systems, displays, networking) and associated HW / SW developmentPreferred Qualifications (Desired Skills / Experience) :
Engineering / technical degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fieldFamiliarity with DO-178C, DO-254, DO-160, ARP-4754 and practical experience delivering DAL A / B artifactsExperience with MBSE and tools such as DOORS / DOORS NG, Jama, MagicDraw / Cameo; SW toolchains (GitLab, CI / CD, static analysis) and HIL / SIL / ATE lab workflowsExperience with Agile and Waterfall program methodologies and product management conceptsEarned Value Management (EVM) experience, QBD / CAM participation, and proposal development (budgets & resource-loaded schedules)Prior experience interfacing with FAA and DoD certification authorities and participating in auditsSuccess measures (examples) :
Established updated staffing plan within 60 days and reduced open critical positions within 90 daysDeliver stable program baselines and corrective plans for schedule / cost variances within first 90 daysIncrease first-time pass rates on major integration tests and reduce certification findings year-over-yearDrug 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.
Applications for this position will be accepted until Oct. 18, 2025.