Hardware Engineering Manager

Hardware Engineering Manager Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Company is seeking a highly motivated Hardware Engineering Manager to lead the development and sustainment of Special Test Equipment (STE) in El Segundo, CA , supporting Boeing Test & Evaluation (BT&E) Space Mission Systems (SMS) programs.   As one of the world’s leading aerospace companies, The Boeing Company is committed to designing, developing, and delivering advanced products and capabilities that support commercial aviation, national defense, human space exploration, and satellite communications. Joining Boeing provides an opportunity to contribute to complex, mission-critical systems while working alongside talented engineers, technical leaders, and industry experts who are shaping the future of aerospace.   The selected candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for the development, integration, verification, and sustainment of Bus and Payload Test Systems supporting aerospace and space-based communication programs. The team includes electrical, electronics, RF, mechanical, and power engineering expertise.   As the Hardware Engineering Manager, this leader will be responsible for employee development, team building, workforce planning, engineering execution, and continuous process improvement. The manager will partner with senior managers, senior engineers, program leadership, and cross-functional organizations to deliver high-quality test systems on schedule and within budget while improving first-time quality and reducing rework.   Position Responsibilities: • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of electrical, electronics, RF, mechanical, and power system engineers • Provide technical direction and ensure disciplined execution of hardware development activities • Plan staffing, assign work, and balance engineering resources across concurrent program efforts • Establish and maintain engineering processes, standards, and best practices • Support senior technical leaders and senior managers throughout the hardware development lifecycles, including: • • Requirements definition • Architecture and design • Modeling and analysis • Circuit and board-level development • RF and power system design • Prototyping and integration • Verification, validation, and qualification • Production transition and sustainment • Review technical proposals, designs, analyses, test plans, and engineering documentation • Promote robust design practices, including design for manufacturability, reliability, maintainability, safety, and testability • Coordinate cross-functional technical decisions with systems, software, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and supply-chain organizations • Support hiring, workforce planning, performance management, and succession planning • Foster a culture of engineering excellence, inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement • Communicate status, risks, opportunities, issues and recommendations clearly to senior leadership and program stakeholders • Ensure compliance with applicable company procedures, industry standards, regulatory requirements, and customer commitments   Success measures: • Strong employee engagement, retention, and professional development • Measurable improvements in engineering processes, productivity, product/technical quality • Reduction in engineering rework and nonconformances • Measurable improvements in engineering processes, productivity, and product/technical quality and reduced rework • Successful completion of design reviews, verification activities, and production transitions • Clear identification and mitigation of technical and program risks • Consistent compliance with engineering processes, quality requirements, and customer expectations • Strong stakeholder satis