777-9 Deputy Fleet Chief (senior or Principal)

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace · Seal Beach, CA

Boeing is seeking a 777-9 Deputy Fleet Chief (Senior or Principal) to ensure the safe and economic operation of 777 fleets. This role involves addressing airline concerns, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, approving safety and economic issues, and monitoring issue resolution. The candidate will build strong customer relationships, advocate for innovative solutions, provide senior technical oversight, and represent the company in various review boards and meetings. The role requires strong communication, project management, and integration experience, with a willingness to travel.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build and Maintain strong relationships with an assigned airline customers.
  2. Advocate and develop highly innovative solutions for complex customer issues, concerns, and requirements with the Fleet Chief and to other Boeing internal organizations (be the “voice of the customer”).
  3. Provide senior technical oversight to the 777 Fleet Team; which will include developing solutions for items raised on the Fleet Team Idea Exchange (FIX) bulletin board, providing senior technical leadership in Fleet Team meeting preparations, execution, and timely follow up of open items.
  4. As required, attend and chair the following boards and meetings: Design Office Reviews, Change Boards, Fleet Team Integration and Project Reviews, In Service Investigation (ISI), Safety Review Board (SRB), Fleet Support Review Board (FSRB) and Service Related Problem (SRP) meetings.
  5. Build and maintain good relationships with internal/external customers and suppliers (e.g. Supplier Management, Warranty, Fleet Support Engineering, Design Engineering and Material Management) and associated and other industry senior leaders.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement.
  • 5+ years of related work experience.
  • strong verbal and written communication skills
  • project management and integration experience

Nice to have

  • Experience working in a cross-functional team environment.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.

What the JD emphasized

  • ensure safe and economic operation
  • superior customer experience
  • complex customer issues
  • senior technical oversight
  • timely resolution of in-service issues
  • senior technical consultant/advisor
  • expert level of awareness of fleet, industry and regulatory issues