Position Overview:
Boeing India Engineering and Technology Centre is currently looking for Lead Manufacturing Engineer to join their Manufacturing Engineering team in Chennai, India, you will be part of a global team working on providing ME solutions to a wide range of Boeing products and services across the world. These positions will focus on supporting the Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) business organization .
A successful candidate will Lead the preparation of build plan, create assembly work instructions and drive process standardization for different Airplane commodities, Structures, Systems and Interiors as these positions will focus on working directly with the Manufacturing Engineering Manager to provide Manufacturing Engineering solutions to a wide range of Boeing products and services across the world.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead the team to develop and implement manufacturing build plan/fabrication plan for Aircraft modules, components and assemblies and oversees plan optimization
- Guide manufacturing engineers develop work instructions for installing components, systems, interiors and other structural assemblies.
- Leads Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) in analyzing product development, complex producibility studies and production/tooling philosophies.
- Refines, validates, coordinates and implements conceptual designs and manages the program architecture for build.
- Conducts complex producibility and variation analyses to ensure that manufacturing process capability matches requirements.
- Serves as a project manager to ensure that contract requirements, specifications, design criteria and schedule performance are integrated and maintained.
- Deploys company Lean Enterprise analysis methods.
- Documents and communicates producibility best practices.
- Analyzes design/build concepts to evaluate producible design/build definitions.
- Resolves technical problems of significant impact to performance, cost or schedule.
- Mentor and develop the team on emergent skill requirements. Mentor the team on relevant industry standards and best practices. Provides guidance to others through structured mentoring.
- Coordinate for the training and capability development for ME team
- Develop technical capability among peers on DFM and producibility studies
- Support technical reviews addressing non-conformances and perform Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations related to a manufacturing process.
- Lead problem solving within region suppliers to address quality issues and drive process improvements.
- Position requires strong communication, teamwork, initiative, integrity and attention to details. Ability to translate complex issues into cohesive, actionable components and communicate at multiple levels of Executive Leadership across several functions.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
- Bachelors Degree or higher is required as a BASIC QUALIFICATION.
- 12+ years of work experience in the aerospace industry
- 10+ year of experience related to manufacturing of aircraft structures/payloads/systems.
- 5+ years of experience leading a team of manufacturing engineers.
- Demonstrated experience with ME tools & PLM software.
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
- Experience with Boeing products/Commercial aircraft platforms is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of the Boeing Production System (BPS).
- Experience with Product Data Management (PDM), CATIA, CAPP, and Common Manufacturing Execution System (CMES).
Typical Education & Experience:
Education/experience typically acquired through a Bachelors in Engineering (Mechanical / Aerospace / Aeronautical) and typically 12 years of related work experience or equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. Masters in Engineering + 11 years' related work experience).
Relocation:
This position offers relocation within India.
Applications for this position will be accepted until Aug. 23, 2025
Education
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required
Relocation
Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.
Visa Sponsorship
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Shift
Shift 1 - Morning (India)
