Boeing · 17 hours ago
Director – Boeing Engineering Korea (Long Term International Assignment)
USA - North Charleston, SC
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expThe Boeing Company is hiring a Director of Engineering to strengthen and grow Boeing Engineering Korea. This leader will own in‑country engineering integration and coordination across business units, build and manage an in‑country engineering management team, and create a strong sense of identity, belonging and career opportunity for Boeing engineers in Korea.
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Responsibilities
Provide visible country leadership as the primary Boeing Engineering executive in Korea, representing Boeing internally and to external partners and stakeholders
Build, 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 Korea 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 government‑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
Qualification
Required
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
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
At least 10 years' experience in engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership position
Extensive BCA knowledge and a strong network in BCA especially around the areas of SW, AI and airplane/product development
Preferred
Prior experience integrating multi‑disciplinary engineering teams (systems, structures, avionics, software, AI, etc.)
Experience and familiarity with BCA Product development
Experience leading cross‑BU initiatives and realizing synergies between product development, services, and research organizations
Driver: Willing to disrupt the status quo and has a strong ability to get peers, leaders and teams to adopt new and modes of operation
People focused: demonstrated experience in building, nurturing and developing large teams. This includes team culture turnarounds and developing a strong second layer of leaders and successors. Understanding of Korean culture and working style
Culturally adept: demonstrated ability to understand, empathize and most importantly lead effectively in different geographical and cultural contexts
Benefits
Relocation/assignment benefits to the international location will be provided.
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Company
Boeing
Boeing offers commercial, defense airplanes, space, security systems, and global services.
10001+ employees
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