Director - Boeing Engineering Germany m/f/d

Director - Boeing Engineering Germany m/f/d

Company:

Boeing Deutschland GmbH - BDG

This position will report to the Director of Engineering, Germany, Poland & Ukraine and will be responsible for establishing and growing Boeing Engineering presence in Germany. This leader will own in country engineering integration and coordination across business units and create a strong sense of identity, belonging and career opportunity for Boeing engineers in Germany. The role combines people leadership, workforce planning, cross BU program coordination, and close collaboration with Boeing’s global engineering, workforce operations, finance and quality systems to ensure efficient, high quality delivery of engineering work and sustainable growth.

Additional Job Details:

• The role is located in Hamburg, Germany. Expectation is for the selected candidate to travel  up to 50% of the time when required.
• This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite. This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future.
• This position offers relocation and immigration support.

Position Responsibilities Include:

• Provide visible country leadership as the primary Boeing Engineering executive in Germany, representing Boeing internally as well as toward external partners and stakeholders.
• Lead and mentor an in‑country management team responsible for engineering people development, performance management, promotions, compensation, occupational health, university and industry relationships, and intern programs.
• Establish the infrastructure and operating model for Engineering Workforce Operations and Business Operations in‑country, including staffing ramp‑up, retention strategies, resource coordination, and functional alignment.
• Create and promote a cohesive Boeing Engineering Germany identity and culture that fosters belonging, engagement, and professional development for engineers.
• Coordinate cross‑business unit (BU) activities to balance scopes of work (SOW), maximize utilization, and create career development pathways across BUs.
• Identify and enable synergies across BUs to make joint projects possible.
• Leverage Boeing’s global engineering infrastructure: align local activities with global strategy, talent development and rotation programs, integrated metrics, overhead and finance processes, QMS, and lessons learned.
• Lead involvement in EU‑funded and other collaborative projects that include country‑wide and global talent participation.
• Provide stability and long term vision to existing Boeing employees , improving retention and morale through transparent communications and visible investment.
• Drive continuous improvement of processes, metrics, and tools to measure utilization, delivery quality, and workforce effectiveness.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Proven senior leadership experience in engineering organizations, with direct experience building and leading engineering management teams.
• Demonstrated experience in workforce planning, resource management, and cross functional coordination across multiple business units or disciplines.
• Strong people leadership skills: talent development, performance management, compensation decisions, and internship/early career program management.
• Experience coordinating with global corporate functions (finance, HR, QMS, program management) to deploy consistent operating models and metrics locally.
• Track record of creating organizational identity and culture in a geographically distributed or newly established engineering site.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills — able to represent the company to universities, industry partners, government bodies, and funding consortiums (e.g., EU projects).

• Fluent In English.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• German language proficiency preferred.

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer willing to sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Not a Shift Worker (Germany)