BCA ECS CFD/Thermal Manager (Level K)

Company: Boeing
Location: Lake Stevens
Posted on: March 19, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us. The Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) Environmental Control Systems (ECS) Multiprogram Engineering organization is seeking a firstline manager to lead the Thermal and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) team in Everett, WA. Position Overview: This is a hands-on technical leadership and program management role responsible for delivering detailed thermal and airflow analyses across Boeing commercial and military derivative airplane programs. You will lead a multidisciplinary team of analysts and engineers to produce highquality, timely results that support design trade studies, certification, supplier engagement, and inservice troubleshooting. This role blends people leadership, technical mentorship, and program execution. You will champion technical excellence, foster a collaborative culture, and partner with systems, structures, interiors, and the technical fellowship to support our biggest projects in BCA as well as grow tools and capabilities for the future. Key Position Responsibilities: - Lead, mentor, and develop the Thermal & CFD team: set priorities, establish clear expectations, conduct performance feedback, and grow technical depth across roles (lead, analysts, TLE, BDE). - Plan and manage the team Statement of Work (SOW): prioritize requests, track progress to plan, and balance capacity across concurrent commercial and military derivative programs. - Deliver technical results: ensure CFD and thermal analysis artifacts (models, scripts, reports, and presentations) meet accuracy, traceability, and documentation standards. - Represent ECS in program reviews, supplier meetings, and customer discussions: prepare and present technical briefings, decision materials, and status updates to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders. - Coordinate multidisciplinary execution: interface with systems, structures, interiors, electrical, and manufacturing teams to align analyses with program needs and certification requirements. - Advocate for safety and quality: identify and communicate risks, propose mitigation plans, and ensure outputs support certification and operational safety cases. - Resource, budget, and computing stewardship: lead staffing plans, forecast resourcing, and manage budget; coordinate with IT for HPC access, licenses, and data storage required to complete the SOW. - Drive technical strategy: partner with the technical fellowship to evaluate and implement future tools, automation, and capability improvements (e.g., mesh automation, workflow orchestration, surrogate modeling). - Foster a high performing, inclusive organization: recruit talent, promote continuous learning, and model Boeing’s values. - Maintain relationships with internal and external customers and suppliers to ensure alignment and successful delivery. Basic/Required Qualifications: - Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus in Electrical, Mechanical or Aeronautical), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry - 5 years of relevant engineering experience, including thermal and/or CFD work. - 3 years of experience leading or supervising engineering teams. - Strong background in fluid dynamics and heat transfer analysis. - Practical experience with CFD and thermal tools (examples: ANSYS Fluent, CFX, STARCCM, Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT) or comparable industry software. - Demonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and deliver against schedule, cost, and performance goals. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to present complex technical topics to diverse audiences. Desired/Preferred Skills and Experience: - 5 years conducting thermal analysis evaluations for aerospace systems. - Experience with high performance computing (HPC) environments, license management, and CFD workflow automation. - Knowledge of certification processes and regulatory requirements relevant to environmental control and thermal systems. - Experience managing technical work and coordinating across global teams. - Prior success implementing team capability growth plans and mentoring early career engineers. 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. Union: This is not a union-represented position. Pay and Benefits: 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: $151,000 - $204.000 Applications for this position will be accepted until Mar. 21, 2026 Export Control Requirements: 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. Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required Education Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required Relocation This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Visa Sponsorship Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status. Shift This position is for 1st shift Equal Opportunity Employer: Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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