Program Engineering Manager III

BAE Systems•Nashua, NH

6d•$150,370 - $255,630•Onsite

About The Position

BAE Systems Electronic Solutions is seeking a Program Engineering Manager (PEM) to lead the engineering effort for an entire program, ensuring the solution meets customer programmatic and technical requirements within allocated engineering cost and schedule. The PEM provides technical responsibility and leadership to cross-functional teams throughout system design, development, fielding, and support. The role represents the technical team to project managers, functions, and executive leadership, and is responsible for developing the overall technical solution for a product or system. Acting as the decision authority between the Chief Engineer and engineering team, the PEM influences design, development, test, and verification, and identifies and communicates technical risks and opportunities to the design team, Chief Engineer, and program management team. The successful candidate demonstrates full-scale program execution through strong risk assessment, leadership, decision-making, and analysis. This position requires full-time, on-site work at a BAE Systems facility due to the need for in-person collaboration and/or the nature of the work.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 12 years of work experience, or equivalent experience.
Experience in engineering development of complex electronic systems and their transition to manufacturing.
Project engineering management experience, including organizational design, planning, estimating, design management, and product verification.

Nice To Haves

DoW Top Secret Clearance.
Previous experience operating within a Special Access Program environment.
Experience developing and delivering within a digital engineering ecosystem.
Experience leading or collaborating with cross-site, cross-business-unit teams.
Experience leading diverse multidisciplinary teams in solving complex technical problems.
Demonstrated leadership skills, including soft skills, strategic thinking, business acumen, and building teams and customer relationships.
Strong planning and organizational skills, including the ability to diagnose and resolve complex problems and develop methods to improve 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 business units.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Program Manager, Chief Engineer, and functional staff to develop and deliver products and systems that meet customer needs.
Collaborate across disciplines, functions, and business areas to support engineering across the enterprise.
Meet cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives throughout project life cycles.
Ensure competitive engineering bids are prepared and approved, are executable, meet established price-to-win targets, and support business growth.
Serve as the overall engineering point of contact for internal and external project customers.
Identify and support development of critical skills and resources.
Develop and maintain measures related to engineering performance.
Ensure processes are applied appropriately based on project size and complexity.
Establish goals, performance standards, budgets, and staffing plans.
Improve processes and skills to accelerate program execution and improve quality.
Lead and develop others.
Lead engineering efforts and develop the overall technical solution for the program or system.
Influence system design, development, testing, and verification.
Identify and communicate technical risks and opportunities to the design team, Chief Engineer, and program management team.