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C-17 Engineering Multi-Skill Manager

Charleston AFB, South Carolina Job ID JR2025473353 Category Engineering Leadership Role Type Onsite Post Date Sep. 19, 2025 Security Clearance Required
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Job Description

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The Boeing Company is hiring for an Engineering Manager to join the C-17 Engineering group located on Charleston Airforce Base, SC.  This individual will oversee, manage, and lead a diverse multi-disciplined team of approximately composed of avionics, electronic, electrical, automated test equipment, liaison, and cybersecurity engineers located at this location and across 9 USAF C-17 Operational bases and San Antonio C-17 Depot.  This position will lead and directly engage with USAF Maintenance and Flight crews, USAF C-17 Systems Program Office, and Global based Boeing engineering teams to provide safe, rapid and direct support to C-17 global mission success and readiness, drive optimization of C-17 operations and meet contract requirements.  This Manager will be an integral part of a global on-site engineering leadership team with engineering personnel located across 16 USAF Operational bases, 4 USAF Enroute bases, 8 Foreign Military Bases, and 2 Depot locations. 

Position Responsibilities:

  • Oversee, manage, and lead a multi-skilled electronic, electrical, automated test equipment, and cybersecurity engineering team located at eastern US C-17 operational bases and airframe depot sites.
  • Provide technical support and sustainment of our C-17 USAF Operational-based aircraft, systems & equipment – ensuring rapid and safe resolution to atypical mission and/or modification issues.
  • Cultivate collaboration, teamwork, and daily interchange with our C-17 USAF MAJCOM Maintenance, Flight Operations, SPO Engineering customers, and Boeing San Antonio Maintenance and Modifications leadership.
  • Provide technical leadership, cross-site collaboration, and prioritization for the development and release of safe, responsive and First Time Quality (FTQ) engineering dispositions, analyses, and reports to C-17 mission success and aircraft readiness requirements.   
  • Facilitate and prioritize engagement/responsiveness via teaming, informal training (class or flight line venue), trend analyses, formal & informal reports that align/support with customer imperatives.  When beneficial, drive maintenance concept, component maintenance manual and/or technical order. improvements, and C-17 Automated Test Equipment (CATE) Test Program Set (TPS) improvements
  • Provide and cultivate sustained support and innovative optimization of organizational and cross organizational sustainment tasks, improvement initiatives, and contract requirements.
  • Maintain awareness and proficiency across USAF/FMS Life Cycle Management, Operational Safety, Suitability and Effectiveness (OSS&E), and Military Aircraft Airworthiness (MAA) regulations, policies and requirements.
  • Support and prioritize Systems Engineering efforts to develop, implement and sustain critical C-17 G3 contract processes, on-time deliverables (CDRL’s), first time quality (FTQ), and improvement of critical and enabling automated systems.
  • Support SR MGR, cross-site (US & International operational locations, Depot, Repair, Overhaul and Build suppliers, and Southern California located engineering groups) organizational integration and mission cohesiveness.
  • Collaborate with C-17 Engineering Managers & teams to Identify and highlight C-17 mission & sustainment successes, negative trends, and define and address areas of improvement enabling the capture of new business requirements/opportunities.
  • Support development of integrated organizational plans focusing on engineering skill utilization, improved policies and procedures, and development of C-17 Engineering business and technical strategies, goals, objectives.
  • Lead and support the development and motivation of entry to experienced level employees.
  • Support C-17 Delegation of Engineering Authority (DEA) program Chief Engineer in the management and oversight of this critical C-17 engineering and global wide personnel certification effort maintaining compliance with program and contracted Airworthiness requirements and associated contract reporting and yearly Airworthiness Assessment reviews.
  • Encourage and reward curiosity, creativity, continuous improvement and innovation while remaining focused on the customer's requirements and expectations.
  • Support C-17 Engineering based Cost Account Managers (CAM) and Earned Value Management (EVM) to assure financial and business imperatives are met.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • 3+ years of experience in an engineering technical lead or management role.
  • 3+ years’ experience working across functional groups and engineering disciplines on a Military aircraft program.
  • 1+ years of experience with diagnosing, repairing and troubleshooting avionic/electronic and electrical systems, and software test program test set software/equipment testing. 
  • 1+ years’ experience of formal engineering mentoring, development and/or certification processes/programs.
  • 1+ years of experience with systems engineering, configuration management, and quality management functions, processes and requirements
  • Experience synthesizing program/project/SOW requisition into actionable and measurable tasks.
  • Experience on the flight line and/or base maintenance.
  • Experience with systems engineering, configuration management, and quality management functions, processes and requirements.
  • Capable of traveling up to 30% of the time.
  • 1+ years of prior C-17 experience

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering.
  • Current Secret clearance highly desired.
  • 3+ years of experience on C-17 engineering and existing engineering technical network across engineering groups/skills.
  • 3+ years of experience working on C-17 design/repair (Operational, Depot, Repair/Overhaul, and/or Build/Manufacturing) for avionic/electronic/electrical systems.
  • 1+ years of experience working within, or in support of, Automated Test Equipment (ATE) processing of military/commercial Line replaceable Units (LRU) and/or equivalent intermediate/avionics test/back shop repair and testing.
  • 1+ years of experience with direct involvement in mentoring, developing, evaluating, and qualifying/certifying engineering personnel across various disciplines and/or functions.
  • 1+ years of experience developing and applying engineering processes, procedures and process-based metrics to drive efficiency.
  • 1+ years working knowledge of USAF Airworthiness (MIL-HDBK-516), Life Cycle Management (63-1201 & -1202), and Foreign Military Airworthiness regulations.
  • Experience with/in USAF operational and/or depot Aircraft Maintenance, Maintenance concept development, Repair, and Overhaul environments.
  • Familiarity with USAF Military Life Cycle management and/or Integrity Program standards, policies and procedures (Commercial Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and FMS based MAA awareness can also be applied).
  • Familiarity with AFMAN 17-1303 (or industry equivalent) cybersecurity roles, responsibilities and certification. 
  • Awareness of the C-17 Delegation of Engineering Authority (DEA) program or similar Boeing, FAA or Military Airworthiness Authority engineering personnel certification program. Industry based Material Review Authority (MRA/MRB) experience, applied to engineering personnel, also applicable.
  • Ability to understand and convey the big picture and the inter/Intra-relationships of skills and activities at the system and aircraft level, including the impact of changes in one area on another area.
  • Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly across different audiences and varying levels of the organizations/Military ranks to convey product design/repair design strategies.

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.

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.

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

Summary pay range: $129,200 – $174,800


Applications for this position will be accepted until Oct. 03, 2025


Export Control Requirements: This is not an Export Control position.

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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 Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Contingent Upon Program Reward

The position is contingent upon program award


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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