Production Transition Program Engineering Manager II
About The Position
BAE Systems is seeking a Program Engineering Manager (PEM) to provide technical oversight and serve as the primary technical leader for transitioning a Precision Guided Munitions product from prototype development into stable, repeatable production. The role leads the engineering organization through production transition and serves as the primary engineering interface across program management, systems engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, test, configuration management, and the customer. The PEM establishes and executes the technical transition-to-production strategy, drives manufacturing and engineering readiness, resolves cross-functional issues, and ensures production processes can consistently meet approved requirements. The position calls for strong program leadership, disciplined configuration and change management, and experience integrating complex electronic and electromechanical assemblies in a controlled production environment. This is a hybrid position with more than 50% onsite at BAE Systems' Maple Grove, Minnesota site. It provides technical leadership and direction to multidisciplinary staff and may involve up to 10% travel.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and 10 or more years of work experience, or equivalent experience.
- Experience leading diverse, multidisciplinary teams in solving complex technical problems.
- Excellent written, verbal, organizational, and cross-functional communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience transitioning new products into production.
- Experience leading the maturation of defense or aerospace microelectronics and electronic systems from low Technology/Manufacturing Readiness Levels (TRL/MRL) to higher TRL/MRL.
- Experience establishing collaboration across organizational boundaries and geographical areas.
- Demonstrated leadership skills, including soft skills, strategic thinking, business acumen, team building, and customer relationship management.
- Understanding and practical experience executing Quality Management Systems (QMS) based on AS9100, ISO 9001, or TS-16949.
- Proficiency in APQP Core Tools, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Lean, and structured root cause analysis.
- Experience managing suppliers of complex electronic assemblies.
- Experience with reliability, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and statistical process improvement.
Responsibilities
- Lead engineering activities associated with transitioning products from development to production.
- Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technical specialists.
- Develop and implement a production test strategy that ensures products meet customer performance and reliability requirements and product cost targets.
- Work with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Supplier Quality to develop supplier specifications for component performance, reliability, quality, and production testing.
- Partner with manufacturing teams to optimize processes, reduce risk, and maintain compliance with customer and government requirements.
- Support the development of repeatable manufacturing and inspection processes while maintaining approved requirements and quality standards.
- Ensure engineering changes are evaluated for technical, manufacturing, quality, cost, schedule, and supply-chain impacts.
- Partner with Quality and Manufacturing to maintain compliance with contractual, regulatory, safety, export-control, and quality requirements.
- Promote a Right-First-Time development culture using APQP Core Tools, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), and Lean methodologies.
- Lead or facilitate investigations using structured root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance for regular employees scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week.
- 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 and paid holidays.
- Paid parental, military, and bereavement leave, plus applicable federal and state sick leave.
- Company recognition program with monetary or non-monetary recognition awards.
- Other incentives may be available based on position level and job specifics.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
