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Senior Flight Test Engineering Manager

Seattle, Washington Job ID JR2026525941 Category Security Clearance Role Type Onsite Post Date Oct. 15, 2026 Security Clearance Required
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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 Test and Evaluation (BT&E) is seeking a Senior Flight Test Engineering Manager to lead and grow a high-performance flight test engineering team in Seattle, WA.

This role combines technical leadership, program management, and hands-on flight test execution to support developmental, certification, and production acceptance testing of Mobility & Surveillance programs: KC-46, E-7, P-8 and support to VC-25B.  The ideal candidate brings deep flight test engineering experience, strong leadership skills, and proven ability to coordinate cross-functional teams, suppliers, military counterparts, and regulatory authorities to deliver safe, timely, and cost-effective flight test campaigns.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary flight test engineering team (flight test engineers, instrumentation, data analysis, and support engineers)
  • Plan, execute, and oversee flight test programs from requirements through reporting, ensuring alignment with program schedules, budgets, technical parameters
  • Ensure compliance with FAA, military and other regulatory requirements; coordinate certification activities and regulatory interface as required
  • Establish and maintain flight test safety processes, risk assessments, and enforce a strict safety culture and continuous improvement
  • Drive cross-functional problem resolution during flight test execution and in-post flight analysis; escalate and communicate technical status and risks to senior leadership
  • Develop and manage budgets, schedules, and performance metrics for flight test programs; support proposal and planning activities for new programs
  • Represent flight test engineering in program-level reviews and customer/regulatory technical reviews
  • Foster collaboration with flight crews, flight operations, systems engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to achieve program objectives

Key competencies:

  • Technical credibility in flight test and aircraft systems
  • Team leadership, coaching, and talent development
  • Risk-based decision making and safety leadership
  • Problem solving and data-driven analysis

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite in Settle, WA.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • This position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)
  • 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
  • 10+ years of progressive flight test engineering experience
  • 5+ years of experience in a leadership or management role
  • Demonstrated experience planning and executing flight test campaigns on transport-category or large civil aircraft, rotorcraft, or equivalent complex platforms
  • Proven track record interfacing with customer or regulatory certification authorities (FAA, USAF, USN, or equivalent)
  • Experience briefing senior leadership and external stakeholders
  • Ability and willingness to travel to test sites as required and to work in operational environments (airfields, hangars)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Experience with complex developmental test experience and/or large flight test organization
  • Familiarity with systems engineering, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), and requirements management tools
  • Experience with safety management systems (SMS), formal hazard analyses (FHA, PHA), and structured risk management processes
  • Experience managing cross-site or multi-disciplinary teams

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 (DFW) 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.


Pay & Benefits:

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: $181,900 – $246,100


Applications for this position will be accepted until Oct. 23, 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

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance

This position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

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.

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