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Engineering Manager

Spirit AeroSystems

Wichita, KSJob$131–200K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$131–200K/yr
Location
Wichita, KS
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Spirit AeroSystems is seeking a Liaison Engineering Manager in Wichita to guide resolution of complex technical issues and partner with manufacturing, quality, and engineering teams. The role supports safe production while meeting customer and design requirements, manages experienced professionals, and frequently interacts with customers and other internal and external representatives. The position is expected to be 100% onsite.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

ManagementTechnical LeadershipInterpersonal SkillsCross-Functional CollaborationAnalytical SkillsRequirements AnalysisPrioritizationLeadershipMotivationAccountabilityAttention to DetailProcess ImprovementTime Management

Qualifications

Bachelor's in EngineeringABET-Accredited Program5+ Years Engineering or Technical Experience2+ Years Management or Technical Leadership Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Overview

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

Boeing-Wichita is seeking a Liaison Engineering Manager to join their team in Wichita, KS. In this role, you'll guide the resolution of complex technical issues, partner with manufacturing, quality, and engineering teams, and help keep production moving safely while meeting customer and design requirements. If you are a collaborative leader who can turn engineering challenges into practical solutions, we invite you to apply to this role.

Responsibilities

Position Responsibilities:

  • Manages experienced professionals (e.g., engineers, scientists, financial analysts) who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments

  • Often heads one or more sections or a small department

  • Interprets and administers policies, processes, and procedures that may affect sections and subordinate work units

  • Assignments are defined in terms of activities and objectives

  • Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives

  • Interacts with internal personnel and outside representatives at various levels

  • Participates and presents at meetings with internal and external representatives

  • Interaction typically concerns the resolution of operational and scheduling issues

  • Frequent interactions with the customer

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at our Wichita, KS site.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited Program

  • 5+ years’ experience in an engineering or technical role

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • At least two years of management and/or technical leadership experience

  • Excellent interpersonal skills working cross functionally across teams

  • Analytical, demonstrated ability to deconstruct requirements and prioritize accordingly

  • Strong leadership skills & the ability to motivate and hold people accountable

  • Keen eye for details and a focus on continuous process improvement

  • Exceptional time management skills

Drug Free Workplace:

We are 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:

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.

We also provide 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: $130,600 - $200,200

Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.

How this job compares

Set against the 5,830 open Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$131–200K/yr
  • Kansas median$140–249K/yr41 salary ranges
  • US median$148–261K/yr4,716 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $165K, is 15% below the Kansas median midpoint ($194K) — in the lowest quarter of Engineering Manager salary ranges in Kansas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 54 open Engineering Manager jobs in Kansas and 5,830 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Kansas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Engineering Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (5,174 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,595 of the 5,830 open Engineering Manager jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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