Company
Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited (BDUK) is a subsidiary of the Boeing Company and currently employs over 2,000 people in the UK. BDUK is responsible for delivering several game-changing contracts to our UK defence customers including E-7 AEW&C, P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft, Sustainment Services for the Chinook, Apache and C-17 Fleets, Logistic Information Services and Training Services.
Role Overview
We are looking for a highly skilled Systems Engineering Manager to join our expanding team. This role has two fundamental aspects which are both weighted equally. The first is to act as the First Line Leader for a team of Systems Engineers. The Systems Engineering team comprises core Systems Engineers who cover all parts of the system lifecycle and Training Systems Engineers who are specialists in training related technology, products and processes. The second is to balance your time between being a First Line Leader and providing leadership and direct input as part of a team to deliver Systems Engineering work scope to Programmes and Business Development opportunities across the company.
This role calls for strong leadership, solid technical knowledge, and the ability to prioritise in a fast-moving environment. The individual will help drive team performance and support strong collaboration across stakeholders.
Key responsibilities
- Leadership and management of the Systems Engineering team (including line management related admin, wellbeing and HR related activities).
- Support team members’ development through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and growth opportunities.
- Build a culture of accountability, teamwork, and technical excellence.
- Encourage knowledge sharing and ongoing skills development across the team.
- Overall responsibility for ensuring all team engineering goals and milestones are delivered.
- Drive Continuous Improvement initiatives across the team.
- Oversee, contribute to and deliver Systems Engineering work across programmes and bids & proposals through working closely with cross-functional teams.
- Work with Business Unit Chief Engineers and Chief Programme Engineers on resource planning to make sure the team can meet current and future workload needs.
- Succession planning for current and future business needs.
- Support the wider department and Senior Manager where needed.
- Build and maintain strong networks with Engineering colleagues across the Enterprise.
What we offer
- Competitive salary and annual incentive plans
- Continuous learning - you’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next
- Success as defined by you - we’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way
- Diverse and inclusive culture - you’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs
- 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break between Christmas and New Year
- Pension Plan with up to 10% employer contribution
- Company paid BUPA Medical Plan
- Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks
- Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week
- 6x annual salary life insurance
- 6 weeks Paternity leave
- 52 Weeks Maternity leave
- Learning Together Programme to support your on-going personal and career development
- Access to Boeing’s Well Being Programs, tool and incentives.
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 functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership".
- Ability to work well with teams that are spread across different locations.
- Hands-on Systems Engineering experience.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Strong stakeholder management, team building, and leadership experience.
- Ability to influence and engage effectively at multiple levels within the organisation.
- Experience in coaching and developing technical talent.
- Excellent leadership, communication, influencing and people skills.
- Demonstrates a good set of core values through integrity, ownership, teamwork, and a commitment to quality and safety.
- Builds trust through open communication, respect, and inclusive leadership.
- Commitment to developing others and building team capability.
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)
- Degree in an Engineering or a relevant discipline is desirable.
- A track record of working on air platforms and / or training systems would be advantageous.
- Ability to make good decisions under pressure and work independently and proactively.
- Commercial awareness and budget control experience
- A collaborative, customer-focused approach, with the ability to represent Boeing at senior levels.
