Engineering Manager – Test Systems Platform

Company:

Boeing India Private Limited

Overview

As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing’s team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company’s core values of safety, quality and integrity.

Technology for today and tomorrow

The Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) in India is leveraging a talented pool of  5,500+ engineers, technologists, and innovators to drive growth and innovation in the global aerospace sector These engineers deliver cutting-edge R&D, innovation, and high-quality engineering work in global markets in traditional and emerging areas, and leverage new-age technologies such as AI/ML, IIoT, Cloud, Model-Based Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing, to enhance quality, safety, and productivity for airline customers, shaping the future of aerospace in India for India, and the world.

People-driven culture

At Boeing, we believe creativity and innovation thrives when every employee is trusted, empowered, and has the flexibility to choose, grow, learn, and explore. We offer variable arrangements depending upon business and customer needs, and professional pursuits that offer greater flexibility in the way our people work. We also believe that collaboration, frequent team engagements, and face-to-face meetings bring perspectives and thoughts – enabling every voice to be heard and every perspective to be respected.  No matter where or how our teammates work, we are committed to positively shaping people’s careers and being thoughtful about employee wellbeing.

With us, you can create and contribute to what matters most in your career, community, country, and world. Join us in powering the progress of global aerospace.

Boeing Test and Evaluation organization is seeking a highly-motivated Engineering Manager – Test Systems Platform responsible for the developing systems and software to automate the tests & measurements required for testing of avionics hardware, software and systems.  This role combines technical expertise in instrumentation, data acquisition, embedded systems, test & measurement automation platforms and avionics LRU testing to develop next generation test platforms that bring standardization and scalability.

This role will be based out of Bangalore, India

Position Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership: Own end-to-end development of software and hardware platforms for automated test equipment (ATE), data acquisition and control systems and various HIL/ SIL test stations used in the lab and flight test environments.

Platform Architecture: Provide direction for the design of modular, scalable test software utilizing Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) patterns and Hardware Abstraction Layers (HAL) to decouple test logic from specific instrument hardware. Evaluate emergent hardware technologies and provide direction for selection of hardware.

Technical Strategy: Define the roadmap for test platforms, including the selection of tools (e.g., NI LabVIEW, TestStand), architectures, and processes in line with current and future requirements

People Management: Recruit, mentor, and performance developments for a multidisciplinary team of instrumentation software engineers.

Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate with avionics designers, test engineers, simulation engineers and systems teams across different sites to ensure the requirements of all stakeholders are met

Project Management: Manage project schedules, budgets, risks, and milestones

Provide periodic updates to senior management in the form of progress reports, project summaries, and other related documents.

Must foster an innovative work environment leading to identification of opportunities for improvements in product, process, quality, and efficiency.

Demonstrate strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills. Be fluent in written and spoken English, and have high degree of proficiency with MS Office tools to prepare comprehensive reports, presentations, proposals, and Statements of Work.

Must have experience leading teams and have the ability to mentor and teach juniors and partners to accomplish project and departmental goals and objectives.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

A Bachelor’s/ Master's degree (B.tech/M.tech) or higher is required as a BASIC QUALIFICATION

12 to 15 years of related work experience in test and measurement software platform development, with at least 2 years in leadership/ management role

Advanced knowledge of specialized test software like NI LabView/ TestSTand/VeriStand, Keysight VEEPro combined with expert knowledge in using C/C++/Python for instrumentation

Working experience in various hardware platforms like PXI, VME/VXI, Dewesoft, UEI-DAQ

Demonstrated Experience in developing large scale test platforms with multi-site deployments

Familiarity with requirements of LRU testing, DO-178C compliance

Familiarity with avionics communication protocols such as ARINC 429, AFDX (A664), MIL-STD-1553, and CAN.

Experience in managing long-term projects with Agile software development practices

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

Experience with Continuous Integration (CI/CD) pipelines for automated test software.

Experience in deploying cloud based solutions

Familiarity with integration of test software in simulation environments

Strong interpersonal skills for collaborating with global teams

Typical Education & Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 12 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master+11 years' related work experience).

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Not a Shift Worker (India)