
First Line Electrical Engineering Manager
Huntsville, ALFull-time$141–191K/yrPosted 2w agoStill listed today
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Boeing Defense, Space & Security seeks a First Line Electrical Engineering Manager in Huntsville, Alabama, to lead engineers delivering aerospace solutions. The manager will coach and develop employees, coordinate staffing and performance activities, support program execution, and apply circuit card design knowledge. Candidates must complete a leadership assessment and be able to obtain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for that clearance.
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First Line Electrical Engineering Manager
Company: The Boeing Company
Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is searching for a dynamic First Line Electrical Engineering Manager to join our cutting-edge team in Huntsville, AL. In this pivotal role, you'll inspire and drive a talented group of engineers toward technical brilliance, cost-effective solutions, and flawless program execution. As a visionary leader, coach, and mentor, you’ll shape your team’s expertise and play a critical role in delivering mission-critical aerospace solutions that push boundaries and make a global impact.
Position Responsibilities:
- Providing technical coaching and mentoring, work assignments, employee career development, and continuous ongoing feedback
- Coordinating employee recruitment, selection, and training, performance assessments, salary planning, recognition, and disciplinary actions
- Supporting program development, execution of program requirements, adherence to engineering development processes, and promoting customer focus
- Utilizing your strong knowledge in circuit card design experience to drive technical excellence
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.
This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship. An interim U.S. secret clearance Pre Start and final U.S. secret clearance Post Start is required.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus in Electrical, Mechanical or Aeronautical), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
- Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross functional project/program
- Experience with Design Assurance process for circuit card designs and/or FPGAs
- Experience in generating BOEs
- Ability to collaborate with multi-functional teams - Full Lifecycle Development Experience
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical systems/programs
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Self-Starter Personality; Ability to multitask
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering
- Active Secret Clearance
- Earned Value Management Experience
- Engineering management or Engineering team lead experience including task planning, employee development and mentoring
- Experience with System-Verilog, Verilog HDL
- Experience with Xilinx/AMD and MicroSemi/Microchip part families internal FPGA fabric and IP.
- FPGA design experience with latest industry tools.
- Previous experience related to aerospace design techniques would be a plus.
- Process Improvement
- Strong business acumen, management influence and whole systems thinking
- Strong Interpersonal Skills
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 & 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
Language Requirements: Not Applicable
Education: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
Relocation: This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Export Control Requirement: 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.
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 U.S. Secret Clearance Pre-Start and 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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How this job compares
Set against the 5,819 open Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$141–191K/yr
- Alabama median$141–251K/yr39 salary ranges
- US median$148–261K/yr4,708 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $166K, is 14% below the Alabama median midpoint ($192K) — in the lowest quarter of Engineering Manager salary ranges in Alabama.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 49 open Engineering Manager jobs in Alabama and 5,819 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Alabama
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Engineering Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 5,165 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,593 of the 5,819 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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