Government Training Engineering Innovation & Workforce Leader Featured

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.

Boeing Global Services (BGS) Government Training Engineering (GTE) Team is seeking a mission-driven First-Line Manager to lead the Innovation & Workforce Team. This role will combine people leadership with hands-on strategy execution — owning technology roadmap refinement, investment prioritization, and workforce planning to ensure GTE has the right skills, capacity, and talent pipeline to deliver next?generation Government Training systems and capabilities.

Position Responsibilities: 

• Lead and grow the Innovation & Workforce Team: hire, coach, set objectives, run performance reviews, and foster a high-performing, collaborative culture.
• Own workforce planning for the GTE organization: assess current and future capability needs, define role profiles, plan hiring and upskilling, and align resource allocation to roadmap priorities.
• Lead refinements of technology roadmaps by partnering with engineering subject-matter experts and program stakeholders.
• Lead investment planning and prioritization across the organization to ensure alignment of people, funding, and technology efforts with strategic objectives.
• Collaborate on product licensing and intellectual property strategies to enable partnerships and maximize value.
• Provide structure and thought leadership in ambiguous, complex environments — translate strategy into actionable plans and rapidly incorporate lessons learned.
• Create value with pragmatic, novel solutions that may challenge the status quo while ensuring operational feasibility.
• Represent the Innovation & Workforce Team across the organization and with external partners as needed to build alignment and partnership opportunities.
• Strong communication, organization, stakeholder management, and conflict-resolution skills.

Security Clearance Requirement

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Boeing First-Line Leader Assessment: To be considered for this position you will be required to complete an assessment as part of the selection process.  Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience):

• Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership”
• Experience performing business strategy and/or defense analysis and/or aviation technology or related work
• Experience with workforce planning, management, and hiring practices
• Experience leading through influence and partnering with cross-functional teams on projects and initiatives.
• Experience developing and delivering presentations to senior leaders
• 5+ years of experience in program management, project management, engineering, and/or training services

Preferred Qualification (Desired Skills / Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• Experience in the execution environment within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and/or the Defense industry
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and global defense market trends relevant to training, simulation, and mission rehearsal
• 5+ years of experience leading or managing teams and leading through influence across cross-functional stakeholders
• Familiarity with product licensing, IP strategy, or commercial partnerships
• Active Secret Clearance

100% onsite:

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. (Hazelwood, MO)

Travel:

Less than 10% (domestic, as required)

Conflict of Interest:

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

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Total Rewards and Pay Transparency:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $141,100 -$190,900

Applications for this position will be accepted until Jun. 04, 2026

Export Control Requirements:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details:

US based job, US Person required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.