Engineering Manager - Airworthiness

Job Description

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We are seeking an experienced and decisive Engineering Manager to lead and strengthen our Office of Airworthiness capability within Boeing’s Commercial Modifications EASA Part 21J Design Organisation. Reporting to the Engineering Integration Leader, with matrix alignment to the Design Organisation's Chief Engineer and Head of Design, this position plays a critical role in stabilising regulatory discipline, strengthening technical maturity and reinforcing predictable certification governance across a growing and complex modification portfolio.

This is a leadership role for someone who combines regulatory depth, sound judgement and the ability to lead a team that provides calm, credible regulatory oversight.

• This requisition is for a locally hired position in Frimley, UK. Benefits and pay are determined at the local level and are not part of Boeing U.S. based payroll.
• This position is hybrid (4 days per week at the office). This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options. This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future.

• Leadership & Capability:
  Lead and develop Airworthiness Engineers; maintain capability to meet programme demand; promote environment aligned with SMS principles
• Airworthiness Team Operations:
  Set priorities, allocate resources, plan capacity, provide forward visibility, and elevate constraints early
  • Set programme priorities, align with integration governance and portfolio demand.
  • Balance operational workload to ensure certification oversight is applied.
  • Lead structural resource allocation and capacity planning to support concurrent programmes.
  • Provide forward‑looking visibility of Airworthiness demand across upcoming bids, contract awards and lifecycle milestones.
  • Identify capacity gaps and elevate resource constraints early.
  • Drive operational discipline in how oversight activities are planned, tracked and executed across the portfolio.
• Oversight & Governance:
  Provide independent regulatory oversight; ensure change classification, traceability, compliance docs, and risk escalation
• Programme Integration:
  Represent airworthiness at lifecycle milestones; surface regulatory gaps and retain technical authority
• Regulatory Support:
  Support regulatory engagement, audits, RCAs, and monitor regulatory changes
• Improvement:
  Strengthen oversight consistency, traceability, and pragmatic digital/process enhancements

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
• 6+ years within an EASA Part 21J DOA environment

• Demonstrated experience supporting complex STC or major modification programmes
• Strong knowledge of CS-25 and certification frameworks
• Experience operating at delegated authority level or equivalent decision responsibility preferred
• Experience providing regulatory oversight or governance functions
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers in regulated environments
• Strong judgement and calm decision‑making under pressure
• Comfortable operating in matrix governance structures
• Travel availability

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

The Boeing benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well‑being. Here’s a snapshot of what we offer:

• Competitive salary and annual incentive plans
• Continuous learning - you’ll develop the approach 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…