Job Description

Ready to make a difference? Our employees design, integrate, and test the world s next generation communication and electronic warfare systems for the United States DoD and international customers. You will be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry s most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our differences, we re innovating for the future. We put our customers first exemplified by our mission: We Protect Those Who Protect Us. Come build your career with us.

Sound like a team you want to be a part of? As a Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Systems (C4ISR) Section Leader, you will oversee Systems Engineers, who work as part of a cross-functional, multi-disciplinary team to design, integrate, debug, and test next generation communication systems. These System Engineers deliver innovative solutions and technical contributions that includes program estimation, program planning, system development, requirements development, integration & test, and execution in a field deployment environment.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead and build a Systems Engineering team including:

• Recruit, retain, train, recognize, develop, and assign team members as appropriate to meet business area needs

• Develop individual and group goals and objectives

• Communicate flow-down

• Collect and provide performance feedback

• Mentor careers by development of career and training plans

• Ensure group members adhere to BAE Systems' cultural principals, policies, and vision

• Provide direct support to programs about 50% of your time including:

• Program assignments

• Track program execution through metrics and technical reviews

• Provide support to program proposal cost estimates by developing or reviewing Basis of Estimates that including quantified risks and opportunities

• Participate in independent design reviews, architecture review boards and other technical reviews

• Develop a strategy to support business area growth that includes your recommendations on how to build and sustain the systems engineering workforce and to incorporate industry best practices including MBSE and new tools and technologies to enhance effectiveness

With a 9/80 schedule, and every other Friday off, our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We offer competitive compensation, and an excellent benefits package that includes tuition reimbursement for advanced degrees.

Because this role involves a combination of collaborative/in-person and independent work, it will take the form of a hybrid work format, with time split between working onsite and remotely. Since the majority of the engineers that will be reporting to you will be 100% on site, it is expected that a majority of your time will be on site to effectively manage and support the team.

Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship status.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Must be eligible for a DoD Secret Clearance up to a Secret level

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science and 10 years of work experience

• Engineering background and leadership skills with experience in multiple aspects of the Defense (DoD) product development lifecycle (i.e. requirements analysis, architecture design/development, integration, verification, sell-off, security accreditation, and maintenance)

• Experience planning and executing medium to large system design programs

• Proven performance management, mentoring, coaching, and communication skills

• Ability to formulate a strategic vision and define and implement action plans to achieve goals in a changing environment

• Experience developing/reviewing technical and cost artifacts for new business activities

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Hold an active DoD Secret Clearance

• Functional Management Leadership experience (i.e. performance management, staffing)

• Advanced technical degree or certification relevant to engineering, technical, or business focus

• Experience designing and testing advanced communication systems

• Experience interfacing with internal and external customer

• Experience supporting Trade Studies, Con Ops development, Cost Account Management, engineering initiatives and agile process application

• Experience with MBSE using SysML

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $147300 - $250400

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

Systems Engineering Section Lead

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