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Boeing

Production Chief Engineer

Boeing

. Lead production readiness, testability, and manufacturability for avionics and electronics .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $165,000 - $224,250 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead production readiness, testability, and manufacturability for avionics and electronics
  • Support AvionX across BDS, BCA, and BGS and influence design and supply chain decisions
  • Lead research, development, evaluation, and integration of robotics, automation, and new technologies
  • Review schematics, PCB/CCA drawings, parts lists, test plans/procedures, process templates, and decision memos
  • Drive New Product Introduction readiness and DFM/DFT initiatives
  • Resolve product and process issues through root cause analysis and corrective actions
  • Apply Boeing design principles to assess and resolve lifecycle product and process issues
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring across the AvionX organization
  • Create mitigation plans for safety, quality, manufacturing, test, and schedule risks
  • Develop and maintain technical training, Site Level Instructions, and equipment demonstrations
  • Mentor engineers, interns, co-ops, and rotational participants
  • Lead cross-functional scrums, technical meetings, governance and decision boards, and Lean innovation activities
  • Create and maintain technical artifacts including site drawings, assembly/process flows, test fixture specifications, and process templates
  • Establish production readiness gates, go/no-go criteria, production KPIs, and measurable outcomes for ramp rate, yield, and first-pass test success
  • Influence supplier design-for-manufacturing strategies and downstream testability and maintainability
  • Drive cost reduction and throughput improvements through readiness reviews, continuous improvement, automation, and tooling
  • Travel to suppliers and other Boeing sites for ramp and sustainment activities, supplier audits, and knowledge transfer

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
  • U.S. Person status required for export control compliance
  • 15+ years of experience with Electronics Product Design
  • 10+ years of experience with electrical schematics to design and troubleshoot test architectures consisting of FPGAs, custom PCBs, benchtop equipment, and the microelectronics unit-under-test
  • 10+ years of experience working directly with manufacturing engineering, design engineering, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools
  • Must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest assessment process
  • Required to complete a technical assessment as part of the selection process
  • Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status
  • Ability to travel quarterly or more if needed (preferred)
  • Extensive avionics technical lead or chief engineer experience overseeing tooling, calibration, and manufacturing engineering activities (preferred)
  • Experience leading complex cross-functional engineering projects and resolving technical risks (preferred)
  • Strong mentorship and people leadership skills (preferred)
  • Experience driving supplier readiness and partnering with procurement and supplier engineering (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Variable compensation opportunities
  • Health insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Health savings accounts
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Life and disability insurance programs
  • Paid and unpaid time away from work
  • Relocation based on candidate eligibility