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Mid-Level Engineering Manager - Radio Frequency Microsystems R&D

Huntington Beach, California Job ID JR2025447215 Category Engineering - Electronic and Electrical Post Date May. 21, 2025 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.

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We are Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T): Boeing's global research and development team creating and implementing innovative technologies that make the impossible possible and enabling the future of aerospace. We are engineers and technicians, skilled scientists and bold innovators; Join us and put your passion, determination, and skill to work building the future! #TheFutureIsBuiltHere #ChangeTheWorld

Within BR&T, Boeing’s RF, Photonics and Mixed Signal Microsystems organization (RPMM) performs microelectronics technology development for aerospace systems. RPMM develops Photonics, analog, and RF Systems on Chip (SoCs) for radar, navigation, electronic warfare, communications, processing, and other electronic functions. These systems are used on Boeing marine, airborne, and satellite platforms. Designs are implemented with state-of-the-art semiconductor process technologies including CMOS, GaAs, GaN, and SiGe. RPMM uses external wafer fabrication services but executes the whole design flow in-house (architecture definition, circuit design, RTL, synthesis, physical layout, verification, packaging and testing). RPMM owns numerous microelectronics projects, funded both by internal Boeing programs and external U.S. Government Science and Technology (S&T) customers. RPMM’s in close conjunction with Microelectronics Technologies’ (MET) large staff of microelectronics engineers conducts research and designs microelectronics hardware in support of these projects.

We are seeking a Mid-Level Engineering Manager for the RPMM team in Huntington Beach, CA reporting to the RPMM Senior Manager. This manager will lead a team of 12-15 RPMM engineers focused on the characterization and test of ICs for aerospace and defense applications, to include extreme environments, resilient edge processing, photonics and RF microsystems. The successful candidate will manage and build organizational talent with a team of highly educated engineers and scientists, will have responsibility for personnel and infrastructure, and will partner with portfolio managers within and outside Mission Systems Technologies to ensure successful execution of programs and projects and to capture new business.

The successful candidate will initiate and improve cross-functional partnerships with others inside and outside Boeing to realize mutual benefit. The successful candidate will help others understand the vision and values of the organization and translate them into actionable plans. The successful candidate will consistently recognize a wide range of risks, opportunities, and issues and determine whether action is needed to ensure organizational success.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Assist and support the Senior RPMM manager and MST director by executing organizational functions and facilitating portfolio growth

  • Manage employees and perform engineering and technical activities in the area of microelectronics research and development (R&D)

  • Manage, develop and motivate employees: set employee goals and objectives; evaluate performance to plan on a recurring basis; and provide a fair and equitable work environment

  • Provide oversight and approval of processes for employees

  • Forecast, obtain and manage personnel, facilities, IT, services, equipment and tools to meet project and organizational requirements and goals

  • Determine critical skills for the organization; develop and implement staffing and development plans to ensure necessary skills are available; ensure proper job classification of employees

  • Develop and execute integrated organizational plans, policies and procedures

  • Acquire resources for organizational activities, provide technical management of suppliers and lead process improvements

  • Develop and maintain relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners and direct reports

  • Provide program and technical leadership for RPMM programs and projects

  • Support RPMM business development activities, including engagements with internal and external customers, creating technology transition opportunities, market shaping, proposal writing, and strengthening relationships with collaborators (e.g. other Boeing teams, universities, subcontractors, and suppliers) 

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science

  • Ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret / SCI Clearance

  • 5+ years of experience leading teams of highly technical personnel

  • 3+ years of experience in project management/leadership

  • 3+ years of engineering research and development experience (or working in an advanced R&D environment)

  • Excellent verbal and written communication ability

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Active US Top Secret Clearance or TS/SCI Clearance

  • 8+ years of engineering experience in microelectronics development

  • Experience with microelectronics test including lab operations

  • Experience in people management

  • Experience capturing microelectronics R&D programs

  • Experience working on large-scale ASIC/SoC/RFIC/MMIC design and characterization/test teams

  • Experience with industry standard Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools and methodologies for at least one of the following:

    • Cadence Genus, Innovus, Conformal, Joules, JasperGold; Mentor Graphics Questa, Tessent

    • Xilinx Vivado; Universal Verification Methodology (UVM); Matlab; Arm Socrates

  • Experience with Analog/mixed-signal IC design and verification (e.g. Cadence Virtuoso & Spectre, Matlab, Mentor Calibre, Verilog-A)

  • Experience with RFIC/MMIC design and verification (e.g. Keysight ADS, NI MWO, and/or Cadence)

  • Experience with building organizational talent pipelines

  • Experience in risk management and technical readiness assessment

  • Engineering processes knowledge in agile product development

  • Experience supporting military radar, communications, electronic warfare, or avionics/mission processor programs

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Note: Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates.

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.

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: $171,700 - $232,300


Applications for this position will be accepted until Jun. 05, 2025


Export Control Requirements: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, 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 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. Top Secret/SCI 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.

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