Engineering Manager – Integrated Technologies Development Labs
Boeing · Tukwila, WA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $151k–$205k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 3 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at Boeing (aerospace & defense) in Tukwila, WA. An interim and/or final U.S.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Base pay
- $151k–$205k
- Day to day
- relocation help
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Washington: typical posted base $103k–$145k. This one lists $151k–$205k.
Median of the low and high ends of 23 live postings that list pay, out of 39 manufacturing engineer openings in Washington, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Washington plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 38 other live manufacturing postings in Washington.
- Base pay
- About 54% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Typical (3+ years)
Typical $100k–$131k, from 19 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 62%
- Root cause 49%
- Automation 38%
- Lean 31%
- New product launch 31%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Boeing in Tukwila
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Responsibilities
- ◆Manage employees performing engineering and technical activities in the areas of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.
- ◆Develop and execute project and process plans, implement policies and procedures and set operational goals.
- ◆Acquire resources for projects and processes, provides technical management of suppliers and leads process improvements.
- ◆Develop and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners and direct reports.
- ◆Provide oversight and approval of technical approaches, products and processes.
- ◆Manage, develop and motivate employees.
This position is expected to be 100% onsite in Tukwila, WA.
This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.
Basic
(Required Skills/Experience)
- ✓3+ years of experience in aerospace, engineering, manufacturing, or equivalent military experience
- ✓Understanding of engineering mission systems laboratory environments
- ✓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".
(Desired Skills/Experience)
- ✓Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus in Electrical, Mechanical or Aeronautical), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry
- ✓3+ years of experience providing technical leadership for an engineering team.
- ✓Ability to lead teams and execute within a structured environment
- ✓Experience working across multiple engineering disciplines
- ✓Demonstrated experience supporting program milestone events as well as CDRL generation and maintenance to include test plans and report writing
- ✓Experience as a self-starter with strong written and oral communication skills, and a focus on translating technically complex issues into simple, easy to understand concepts.
- ✓Experience with Military or Commercial aircraft design and/or analysis experience within Airframe, Flight Sciences, Interiors, Propulsion, or Systems.
- ✓Experience with certification processes and working directly with regulatory authorities.
- ✓Ability to work out of comfort zone, where process definition does not exist or is unclear.
- ✓Ability to take ownership / initiative, pull teams together, establish operating rhythm, remove roadblocks.
Requirements
Not Applicable
Education
Not Applicable
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Engineering Manager – Integrated Technologies Development Labs
Company
The Boeing Company
Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a First Level Engineering Manager (Level K) supporting Core Operations Engineering and Lab Operations as part of the Mobility Surveillance and Bombers (MS&B) Lab Capability in Tukwila, WA.
BDS is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses, and MS&B is a business unit of BDS specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile producer of military aircraft and commercial/civil/government space systems.
The lab capability is responsible for the design, integration, and operations of mission systems labs as well as engineering operations at the Puget Sound Site. Mission systems labs are representations of the aircraft’s subsystems including: mission computing, mission communications (COMM), mission navigation (NAV), electronic warfare self protect (EWSP), electronic support measures (ESM), RADAR / Radar Identify Friend Foe (RIFF), installed in a building to perform software and hardware integration testing and/or formal verification testing of requirements.
Position
Conflict of Interest
Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process .
Relocation
Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.
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
$151,300 – $204,700
Language
Relocation
Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.
Safety Sensitive
This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.
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.
Contingent Upon Award Program
This position is not contingent upon program award
Shift
Shift 1 (United States of America)
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