Software Engineering Manager - Flight Management System

Job Description

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.

Overview

As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing’s diverse team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company’s core values of safety, quality and integrity.

Technology for today and tomorrow

The Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) is a 5500+ diverse engineering workforce that contributes to global aerospace growth. Our engineers deliver cutting-edge R&D, innovation, and high-quality engineering work in global markets, and leverage new-age technologies such as AI/ML, IIoT, Cloud, Model-Based Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing, shaping the future of aerospace.

People-driven culture

At Boeing, we believe creativity and innovation thrives when every employee is trusted, empowered, and has the flexibility to choose, grow, learn, and explore. We offer variable arrangements depending upon business and customer needs, and professional pursuits that offer greater flexibility in the way our people work. We also believe that collaboration, frequent team engagements, and face-to-face meetings bring diverse perspectives and thoughts – enabling every voice to be heard and every perspective to be respected. No matter where or how our teammates work, we are committed to positively shaping people’s careers and being thoughtful about employee wellbeing.

With us, you can create and contribute to what matters most in your career, community, country, and world. Join us in powering the progress of global aerospace.

Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space and security systems. We are engineers and technicians. Skilled scientists and thinkers. Bold innovators and dreamers. Join us, and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world.

Position Overview

The Boeing India Engineering and Technology Center (BIETC) is looking for a highly-motivated Software Engineering Manager. As a Software Engineering Manager, you will be part of the Boeing Embedded Software and Avionics team and will lead a team of software engineers. The Software Engineering team will be primarily responsible for developing and managing complex avionics systems.

Position Responsibilities:

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Manages employees performing engineering and technical activities in the area of Avionics Software Engineerin
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Develops project or operational plans aligned with department's objectives. Implements plans to ensure business, technical and customer requirements are achieved. Assigns authority and responsibilities to employees to implement the plan. Reviews plans' execution, makes appropriate adjustments, and resolves issues. Monitors appropriate metrics to ensure performance to plan
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Forecasts resource needs and makes hiring decisions. Coaches, counsels, mentors and provides developmental opportunities and job assignments to improve employee performance and expand capabilities. Ensures employees are working effectively with all development teams. Provides ongoing developmental feedback. Enforces company rules and policies regarding ethical behavior, safety, security, use of company property, time charging, etc
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Provides technical direction and mentorship to team regarding approved processes, tools, technology and skills for own projects or processes. Communicates the development processes (including Iterative and Agile) to employees, as well as the role of the software and system engineers in these processes. Ensures workgroup products or processes meet customer, company, quality, industry and regulatory requirements. Provides approval of workgroup technical approaches, products and processes
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Partner and engage with internal and external collaborators, maintain relationships/partnerships with internal customers, peers and partners to develop strategies, goals and objectives that are consistent with the organization’s strategy. The position will be pivotal in creating and maintaining relationships with the US-based collaborators and working closely with those collaborators in planning and forecasting activities of the team as well as reporting requirements from collaborators
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Provide periodic updates to senior management in the form of progress reports, project summaries, and other related documents
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Must foster an innovative work environment leading to identification of opportunities for improvements in product, process, quality, and efficiency
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Develop and manage software development and verification results. Ensure successful software deliveries
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Support SRR (Systems Requirements Review), PDR (Preliminary Design Reviews) and CDR (Critical Design Reviews)
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Support Software architecture development through analysis and technical expertise
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Adopt Model Based Development where applicable
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Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• A bachelor’s degree (B.Tech) or higher is REQUIRED.

Bachelor or Master of Engineering degree with 13 to 16 years of related work experience in Avionics Software development, Validation/Verification, Functional Integration and certification
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Knowledge of DO178 standard
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Systems Thinking - Ability to understand the big picture and the inter-relationships of all positions and activities in the organization, including the impact of changes in one area on another area
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Ability to see and understand the inter-relationships between components of software and plans and anticipate future events
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Analytical Skills - Skill and ability to: collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources
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Demonstrated Software Engineering experience with specific involvement in multiple phases of the program life-cycle, including early system design and development
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Ability to effectively connect with engineers, executive and senior-level management, and non-engineering support staff to evaluate technical information and issues impacting design, production, and support of products, services, or other deliverables is crucia
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Candidates with experience in Avionics domain onl
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Experience in Flight Management Systems, Flight Controls is preferred
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Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

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Atleast 5 years as a people manager experience is preferred
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Master’s degree is preferred. A post graduate degree in management would be a plus but not require
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Typical Education & Experience:

Bachelor degree in Engineering with 12 to 16 years’ experience and Master's degree with 11+ years of experience.

Relocation:

This position does offer relocation within INDIA.

Applications for this position will be accepted until Aug. 31, 2025

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

Not a Shift Worker (India)

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are proud members of the Valuable 500 and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.