Mgr II- Program Eng
About The Position
BAE Systems is seeking an experienced Project Engineering Manager to be the Engineering lead for one of our advanced and cutting-edge EO/IR capabilities integrated onto HVAA (High Value Airborne Asset) such as the KC-135 tanker and other critical Air Force platforms. The PEM leads the engineering effort for the entire program, ensuring the solution meets customer programmatic and technical requirements within the allocated engineering cost and schedule. The PEM provides technical responsibility and leadership to cross-functional teams through the design, development, qualification, fielding, and support of the system, including subcontracts. 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.
Requirements
- Requires qualified candidates to hold an active Secret security clearance
- Bachelor's Degree and 10 years work experience or equivalent experience
- Project engineering management including organizational design, planning, estimating, design management, and product verification
- Experience with EO/IR system development and/or system platform integration
- Demonstrated leadership skills (soft skills, strategic thinking, business acumen, building teams, building customer relationships)
- Strong planning and organizational skills with the ability to diagnose, resolve complex problems and to develop improved methods to increase program efficiency
- Proven written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills
- Strong team building skills that enable collaboration and coordination within and across teams, functions, and other business units
- Experience managing engineering scope for subcontracts
Nice To Haves
- Ability to obtain DoW Top Secret Clearance and/or Special Access Programs preferred
- Experience leading diverse multi-disciplinary teams in the solution of complex technical problems
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
- Serve as overall customer (internal / external) engineering point of contact for the project
- Ensure proper application of process based on the size and complexity of the project
- Establish goals, performance standards, budgets and staffing plans
- Lead and develop others
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- health savings accounts
- a 401(k) savings plan
- disability coverage
- life and accident insurance
- employee assistance program
- legal plan
- discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
- paid time off
- paid holidays
- paid parental leave
- military leave
- bereavement leave
- any applicable federal and state sick leave
- company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
