Specific Responsibilities Include:

• Lead and grow a best-in-class team of systems engineers that deliver excellent results
• Cultivate engineering and operational excellence through best practices, agile practices, metrics and continuous learning
• Partner with the other business area leaders to ensure business objectives and strategy are achieved
• Work closely with the Product Line Engineering Leads and Discipline Managers to staff near term project demands while defining and executing robust talent management plans
• Attract, retain, and develop a healthy pipeline of future technical leaders and engineering talent across the organization to support the business needs
• Identify, maintain, and develop key skills required to meet business objectives in support of a multi-year strategy
• Successfully drive continuous process improvement initiatives to increase efficiencies, meet cost objectives, support execution needs, promote agility and ensure adoption within the organization
• Establish goals and standards of performance, create budgets, staffing plans, and short and long-term strategic roadmaps/plans
• Administer performance, compensation, and recognition programs in alignment with business needs, company values, and budgets
• Understand industry trends and best practices to ensure BAE Systems develops and maintains the capabilities required to provide technical discriminators
• Provide technical leadership, leverage and apply modern Systems development technologies (MBSE, Cloud computing, etc), and lead enterprise wide initiatives
• Provide leadership and direction for Test Engineering and Design for Test; ensuring business objectives are met as well as driving quality and reliability.

This position can be based out of any of the following Electronic Systems sites: San Diego CA, Wayne NJ, Greenlawn NY, Manassas VA, Fort Wayne IN, Hudson NH, or Merrimack NH

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.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering with a minimum of 12 years of engineering management experience
• Broad understanding of systems engineering and the DoD product development lifecycle
• Proven track record of increasing responsibilities in managing organizations of significant complexity, including managing development projects through all aspects of the systems engineering lifecycle from requirements thru IV&V, production, and sustainment
• Active Secret Clearance
• Eligible to obtain a TS/SCI Security Clearance

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Proven ability to lead a dynamic organization across multiple sites
• Proven performance management, mentoring, coaching and communication skills
• Knowledge of and experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Proven ability to lead Agile, DevSecOps and digital transformation initiatives

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $169630 - $288370

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.

About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems’ game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere – from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact – for our customers and the communities we serve.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.