Program Engineering Manager II - EclipseRF

BAE Systems•Dallas, TX

5d•$136,000 - $231,200•Hybrid

About The Position

In Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Systems, you’ll help develop systems that sense, control, exploit and disseminate actionable information to warfighters supporting a variety of missions. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics. At Electronic Systems, you’ll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry’s most difficult problems. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” The Eclipse RF™ Business in the Adaptive Communications & Sensing product line is a leading innovator in the defense and commercial sectors, specializing in the development and delivery of open-standards based hardware and application-ready subsystems. Our solutions empower our clients with adaptable, factory-configurable high-performance capabilities across a wide range of critical missions and applications. We are committed to fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence as we shape the future of open standards technology. 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. The candidate demonstrates proven execution of an engineering project through excellent risk assessment, outstanding leadership, and strong decision making with solid analysis skills. The PEM provides technical responsibility and leadership to cross-functional teams through the design, development, fielding, and support of the system. The PEM represents the technical team to project managers, functions, and executive leadership, and provides responsibilities for developing the overall technical solution for a product or system. The PEM is the decision authority between the Chief Engineer and engineering team and is responsible for developing the overall technical solution for the system. The PEM is expected to influence the design, development, test and verification. In addition, the PEM is responsible for identifying and communicating technical risks and opportunities between the design team, Chief Engineer and program management team. The PEM will support a strategy role through coordination of multiple projects to ensure system design, technical performance, and program dependencies are documented and understood. They will provide technical stewardship of the engineering effort for the entire program ensuring the solution meets customer programmatic and technical requirements within the allocated engineering cost and schedule.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and minimum 10 years work experience including technical leadership experience
Technical Aptitude: Familiarity with open-standards based hardware and software architectures, as well as application-ready subsystems

Nice To Haves

RF Domain: Knowledge and experience developing RF products (sensors, receiver modules, subsystem level RF/control/data interfaces) open standards in hardware development.
Control Account Manager (CAM) experience: strong working knowledge of project control methodologies and processes.
Collaboration and Team Management: Proven ability to work in large teams with a self-starting approach.
Scope Management: Experience managing scope in dynamic environments with shifting priorities and adapting plans accordingly.
Design to Cost: Experience using Design to Cost (DTC) methods; leading to technical solutions that meet affordability and producibility requirements
Proven ability to work effectively across organizational boundaries and geopgraphies

Responsibilities

Partner with the Program Manager, Chief Engineer and functional staff to develop and deliver products and systems that meet our customer needs.
Partner and collaborate across all the disciplines, functions, and business areas to effectively support engineering across the enterprise.
Meet cost, schedule and technical performance for projects through their life cycle.
Ensure preparation and approval of competitive engineering bids that are executable, meet established price-to-win targets, and grow the business.
Identify and support the development of critical skills and resources.
Develop and maintain measures related to engineering performance.
Ensure proper application of process based on the size and complexity of the project.
Establish goals, performance standards, budgets and staffing plans. Improve processes and skills that support programs.
Work across organizational boundaries to solve problems and secure resources.

Benefits

health, dental, and vision insurance
health savings accounts
a 401(k) savings plan
disability coverage
life and accident insurance
an employee assistance program
a legal plan
discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
paid time off
paid holidays
paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave
company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards