Electrical Engineering Section Manager - Production Support
About The Position
BAE Systems is seeking an experienced Production Support Electrical Engineering Manager for its Continued Engineering Services team. The role provides engineering support for production of complex electronic assemblies and manages electrical engineers supporting multiple product lines and business areas. The manager works with advanced hardware used on military platforms and partners with program management offices, operations, quality, program management, and colleagues across sites to support production and on-time delivery of quality products. The position includes planning electrical engineering staffing needs, assigning resources across businesses and product lines, developing the team, resolving electrical product defects, and improving product yield and affordability using metrics. The manager also supports transitions of new products into production and communicates technical information to internal program teams and external customers.
Requirements
- BSEE from a four-year accredited school.
- 10+ years of experience in hardware engineering, with a proven track record of leading multidisciplinary engineering teams through the full product lifecycle, from proposal and design through production and sustainment.
- Demonstrated experience as a direct-line people manager, including providing daily direction, mentorship, and professional development for junior electrical engineers.
- Strong track record of driving discrete tasks to closure and owning the design while managing deadlines and deliverables.
- Experience interfacing with Operations, Quality, and Program Management across multiple sites and states to drive root-cause defect resolution.
- Ability to present complex technical information clearly to internal program teams and external customers.
- Advanced ability to apply electrical engineering principles to solve complex problems involving high-speed digital and RF products.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment, specifically developing test methodologies to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput.
- Proficiency in analyzing test data to identify trends and execute yield improvement plans.
- Expertise in generating and reviewing engineering specifications, drawings, reports, and Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting complex electronic systems, modules, and sub-assemblies in a production environment.
Nice To Haves
- MSEE preferred.
- Active Secret Clearance highly preferred.
- Exposure to microwave electronics.
- Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Responsibilities
- Work with multiple Program Management Offices to understand and plan Electrical Engineering staffing needs supporting production in the Austin Business Center.
- Assign Electrical Engineering resources to support various businesses and product lines.
- Train and develop the electrical engineering team.
- Lead and peer review issue resolution for electrical product defects.
- Use a metric-based approach to drive product yield and affordability improvements across product lines.
- Lead or support the transition of new products to production.
- Collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders across multiple sites and states to ensure on-time delivery of quality products.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health savings accounts
- 401(k) savings plan
- Disability coverage
- Life and accident insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Legal plan
- Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Military leave
- Bereavement leave
- Applicable federal and state sick leave
- Company recognition program with monetary or non-monetary awards
- Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
