About the Company
Boeing Defence Australia is shaping the future of aerospace and delivering some of the nation's most important programs for the Australian Defence Force, currently employing more than 3,000 people across 14 sites in Australia and three international locations.
About the Role
Boeing Defence Australia is seeking a Front Line Engineering Manager - Specialty Engineering to support its world-class airborne surveillance, communications and battle management system, the E-7A Wedgetail. This role is based in Williamtown, Port Stephens NSW, overseeing the specialty engineering team comprising reliability, safety and flight operations engineering. The successful candidate will play a key role in sustaining platform capability, improving engineering efficiency, and enabling informed decision-making as the platform progresses through its mid-life phase, with a major focus on obsolescence management. Some travel will be required, including visits to Amberley, Brisbane and Adelaide.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the specialty engineering team, including reliability, safety and flight operations engineering disciplines
- Provide front-line leadership, coaching and direction to ensure effective delivery of engineering outcomes
- Support the management of platform obsolescence risks as the aircraft approaches and progresses through mid-life
- Drive improvements in engineering data review processes through tool optimisation, automation opportunities and better use of data
- Coordinate with operational, maintenance and program stakeholders to ensure engineering advice is timely, relevant and actionable
- Promote safe, effective and efficient engineering practices aligned to Boeing Defence Australia standards and governance
- Oversee workload prioritisation, team capability development and continuous improvement initiatives
- Support sustainment decision-making through analysis, technical insight and engineering leadership
Essential Requirements
- Qualifications in engineering
- Demonstrated leadership experience in aerospace or defence engineering environments
- Experience in reliability, safety, flight operations, sustainment engineering or related specialty engineering disciplines
- Applicants must be Australian Citizens to meet defence security requirements
Desirable
- Strong understanding of obsolescence management and mid-life platform support
- Experience improving engineering tools, workflows or data review processes
Benefits
- Flexible working options
- Study assistance
- Salary packaging
- Employee Incentive Program
- Global opportunities