Systems Engineer Senior Principal II - Mission Chief Engineer

BAE Systems • Boulder, CO

141d • $146,670 - $249,330

About The Position

The Mission Chief Engineer (MCE) is the senior technical leader responsible for setting the technical vision, guiding cross-functional teams, and ensuring the delivery of compliant and organizationally efficient solutions that meet the end-customer's needs. This role comes with high expectations of technical excellence and organizational savvy. The MCE must understand and interact with each element of the TCPED chain (F2T2EA & BMC3 for Defense systems). The MCE must have a high EQ and the ability to empower others to maximize the success and output of the individuals working within the team. The Engineering, Science and Analysis (ESA) Strategic Capabilities Unit comprises the technical talent and organizational leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers' missions. Our collaborative, cross-functional teams are committed to innovation, integrity, continual learning and strong execution.

Requirements

• BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 10 or more years related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience.
• A current, active TS/SCI security clearance is required.
• Strong, strategic awareness of cost and schedule from quick-turn studies to LCM Phase reviews.
• Experience working the full program Lifecycle beyond PSR, launch, and SV checkout.
• Ability to lead systems engineer on an effort where the SE Lifecycle is executed.
• Experience leading a Systems Integration and Test team through several phases of a program lifecycle including staffing, costing, and planning.
• Experience in Systems Engineering disciplines including: Requirement creation, allocation, and verification validation.
• Exposure to hardware and/or software test processes, challenges, problem resolution, allocation to test then test through requirement sell-off efforts, and test infrastructures required across space, ground, and the larger enterprise into which the system integrates.
• Architecture design experience: Take concepts through trade studies and into an implementable solution including identifying connections between design, performance, and lifecycle cost.
• Exposure to MBSE and Agile Systems Engineering.
• Extensive knowledge of missions and customers across core technologies areas.
• Superb presentation skills with documented presentation experience to senior decision making and technical audiences.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and analyzing mission concepts, including space, launch, and ground components.

Responsibilities

• Provide systems engineering leadership of technical teams to define architectures for complex systems including spacecraft, instruments, ground, and missions.
• Objectively define, execute, and report on trade studies that provide data for decision making to our customers.
• Leverage Model Based Systems Engineering.
• Creatively apply our heritage and expertise to solve customer problems in novel and cost-effective ways.
• Lead technical proposal development.
• Recognize the need for Enterprise communication - driving conversation and narratives outside scope and into users, operators, other stakeholders to benefit the mission's success.
• Navigate the documented SOW vs the mission needs, bringing things into conversations with externals where scope doesn't match expectations, or where other efficiencies and benefits may be realized.
• Problem-solve across multiple simultaneous domains, people, team, tech, environment, and tools.
• Must be able to mature strategy and then apply it across the execution lifecycle.
• Span Of Control and Force Multiplication to empower others for the team's success.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company.
• Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 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
• Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Military leave
• Bereavement leave
• Federal and state sick leave
• Company recognition program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees