Program Engineering Lead

BAE Systems

4d•Onsite

About The Position

BAE Systems is seeking an Engineering Lead to support a 24x7x365 operational environment that delivers integrated space, cyber, and network intelligence for an IC customer. This role requires broad knowledge of systems engineering, orbital mechanics, and satellite operations to design and advance solutions for current customer challenges, with a focus on the quality and currency of techniques, procedures, and tools. The Engineering Lead will collaborate with program leadership to ensure safe, high-quality, on-schedule, and on-cost contract performance.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Optics, or other relevant technical field as well as 11 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise; OR Bachelor’s degree Physics, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Optics, or other relevant technical field as well as 12 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise
At least 7 years of combined experience with orbital mechanics, including collision avoidance and/or satellite operations analysis
At least 3 years of customer specific systems engineering processing, including vulnerability analysis and/or orbit analysis.
At least 5 years of experience with this customer
Familiarity with DoD satellite operations
Ability to represent the team and deliver status reports to internal and external leadership.
Excellent organizational and follow through skills.
Strong communication (written and verbal) skills.
Detail oriented with problem-solving skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

Lead a diverse team of intelligence professionals supporting a 24x7x365 operational environment with a focus on Operations Integration, Collection Management, and Mission Management
Provide engineering oversight of program operations ensuring all mission needs are met
Deliver technical and managerial expertise to drive team delivery in support of engineering goals and requirements
Deliver engineering solutions to support mission systems delivering analytics, modeling & simulation, intelligence products, and database management
Support Systems Engineering and Integration activities to include providing operations integration, configuration management, risk/issue/opportunity management, and lifecycle readiness of mission systems.
Support vulnerability testing of individual systems to include development of project plans, coordination and execution, and delivery of testing results
Deliver technical support to assist with the transition to operations of new hardware/software
Facilitate TEMs for delivering relevant new functionality and capabilities in support of mission
Provide technical briefings and outreach
Ensure appropriate technical and resource needs are met to deliver operational support during both normal operations and surge support
Deliver process improvement efforts to optimize operational efficiency, improve accuracy, streamline task execution, improve timeliness, and enhance the overall quality of outputs delivered by the team.
Support delivery of CDRL documentation, including PMR, MSR, and other customer status updates.