Obsolescence Strategy Engineer — Defence Systems SME

Boeing Company; Bagstone; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual incentive plans

Continuous learning opportunities

Inclusive culture and voice

Pension plan up to 10% employer

Company paid BUPA Medical Plan

Long-Term sickness: 66.67% after 27th週

6x annual salary life insurance

Well Being Programs

Job summary

Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited is seeking an Obsolescence Subject Matter Expert (SME) to identify, assess, mitigate, and manage obsolescence risks across existing Boeing product platforms, mainly Fixed-Wing and Rotary-Wing aircraft. You will help ensure through-life support and fleet availability in line with customer requirements and regulatory standards.

The role involves working with UK/US stakeholders, contributing to improvement of obsolescence processes, and supporting reviews and

Qualifications

• Eligibility for UK SC Security Clearance.
• Experience identifying and mitigating obsolescence risk across complex platforms or systems.
• Understanding of applicable standards, regulatory requirements, and product support processes.
• Strong understanding of obsolescence management within a support engineering or defence environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess, and monitor obsolescence risks affecting hardware, software, components, and support solutions.
• Provide subject matter expertise to develop obsolescence management strategies, mitigation plans, and action with engineering, supply chain, programme, product support, and customer teams.
• Analyse data to determine the scale, urgency, and operational effect of obsolescence issues.
• Support the preparation of reports, briefings, and technical outputs relating to obsolescence status and mitigation activity.
• Ensure obsolescence activities are aligned with standards, regulatory requirements, and internal processes.
• Contribute to through-life support planning by identifying risks to affordability, availability, and sustainment.
• Liaise with UK and US stakeholders to gather information, share findings, and coordinate obsolescence-related actions.
• Support continuous improvement in obsolescence processes, tools, and reporting.
• Assist with internal and external reviews, audits, and customer engagement as required.
• You may also have opportunities to support other programmes, business development opportunities, and wider engineering excellence initiatives.

Skills

UK SC Security Clearance eligibility

Obsolescence risk identification

Standards & regulatory requirements

Obsolescence management in defence

Education

Degree in a relevant STEM subject

Job description

Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited is seeking an Obsolescence Subject Matter Expert (SME) to identify, assess, mitigate, and manage obsolescence risks across existing Boeing product platforms, mainly Fixed-Wing and Rotary-Wing aircraft. You will help ensure through-life support and fleet availability in line with customer requirements and regulatory standards.

The role involves working with UK/US stakeholders, contributing to improvement of obsolescence processes, and supporting reviews and