Chief Engineer (ON-SITE)

BAE Systems•Austin, TX

2d•$149,603 - $254,317•Onsite

About The Position

BAE Systems is seeking an experienced and energetic Chief Engineer (CE), also referred to as Sr. Staff Systems Engineer or Technical Director, to help lead our established and rapidly expanding engineering team in the CEMA Business Area. The individual in many cases also performs System Architect, Systems Technical Manager, and System Coordinator/Leader roles defined by INCOSE. In this role you will be the ‘hands on’ technical lead of a program, ensuring the system(s), product(s), and service(s) being developed and delivered are viable, fit for purpose, and will satisfy customer needs, product/system requirements, and the mission and/or application. CEMA is a growing business area with several advanced technology development programs as well as high-rate production programs with a common mission to protect the warfighter. Apply now to join a dedicated team designing and building innovative products that will continue to lead the industry in Electronic Warfare (EW) and EO/IR Solutions. As a Chief Engineer on a project, you will be the technical conscience of the program, ensuring the system(s), product(s), and service(s) being developed and delivered are viable, fit for purpose, and will satisfy customer needs, product/system requirements, and the mission and/or application. The CE is the primary owner of the technical solution and utilizes and the technical interface to Program, Engineering, Functional and Executive leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field or combination of education and professional experience
12+ years of progressive experience in the design, development, and integration of complex hardware‑/software‑based systems (e.g., RF, embedded, communications, or control systems).
Possess an Active US Government security clearance (or ability to possess TS)
Demonstrated success leading technical teams and overseeing full‑life‑cycle development and test activities.
Experience leading the development of complex RF or EW systems.
Ability to develop system architectures from concept through implementation.
Proven experience capturing, documenting, and translating requirements for RF‑or related systems.
Experience in generating / presenting technical information to multi-tiered audiences, including upper management and customers

Nice To Haves

Experience in a senior engineering leadership role (e.g., Chief Engineer, Program Lead)
Experience with one or more of the following technology areas: RF transceivers, electronic warfare, radar, communications, missile/defense systems, or any high‑performance RF‑based platform.
Root Cause and Corrective Action training or equivalent experience
Experience with Model based systems engineering tools, such as DOORS and MagicDraw
Experience coordinating multi‑discipline software/firmware regression testing and hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HIL) validation.

Responsibilities

Leads (system) architecture design and optimization activities, trades and analyses
Ensures system design and implementation meet technical requirements and customer/mission needs within allocated engineering cost & schedule
Ensures system design is realizable, maintainable, supportable and testable
Drives technical risk and opportunity definition, identification, and mitigation/realization
Technical interface to Customer, Program Management Office, and executive leadership
Understand requirements, missions, use cases, and constraints
Technical risks and issues including impact assessment, mitigation, minimization and closure plans