Mgr I- Eng

BAE Systems•Endicott, NY

6d•$132,962 - $226,035•Hybrid

About The Position

This individual will lead and develop Systems Engineering staff creating the next generation of flight and engine controls systems for conventional aircraft and Advanced Air Mobility vehicles. The Systems Engineering Discipline Manager provides technical guidance and oversight, maintains expertise in the discipline, and leads agile teams in solving complex technical problems. The role establishes talent management plans, including knowledge transfer and mentoring, and works with cross-functional teams to balance resources across projects. It also collaborates with business-area and functional leadership, develops and maintains engineering processes and procedures that comply with company policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements, and ensures engineering projects and products meet quality and reliability standards. The position is based in Endicott, New York, and uses a hybrid work format, splitting time between onsite and remote work. BAE Systems offers competitive pay and benefits, as well as work-life balance initiatives including every other Friday off, flextime, and telecommuting.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field.
At least 8 years of Systems Engineering experience in architecture, design, and integration of military and commercial flight controls, engine controls, or mission systems that include hardware, software, and firmware.
Experience in systems development, including requirements, design, implementation, integration, and verification.
Experience identifying staffing needs, recruiting, interviewing, and hiring qualified Systems Engineers, including determining the skill mix needed for project demands.
Experience conducting performance reviews, setting goals, providing constructive feedback, and identifying team members' training needs.
Experience managing Systems Engineering resources across projects and forecasting future skill needs based on programs and technology roadmaps.
Experience leading or participating in critical design reviews (CDR, PDR, SDR).
Demonstrated experience providing input to project planning and estimating for Systems Engineering effort, schedule, and budget.
Demonstrated experience in Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in a related engineering field.
At least 2 years of engineering functional management experience.
Experience in Digital Engineering, Model Based Systems Engineering, and Agile mindset principles, practices, processes, tools, and techniques.
Experience leading safety-critical projects, such as flight controls, engine controls, or propulsion controls.
Experience with requirements development and management tools such as DOORS or Jama, and configuration management tools such as Atlassian.
Familiarity with industry standards such as DO-178B/C, DO-254, and ARP4754.
Experience with hardware, software, and systems integration.
Experience guiding and mentoring Systems Engineers at various experience levels in technical skills, leadership capabilities, and aerospace systems engineering principles.
Experience ensuring robust requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, and traceability across projects.
Experience facilitating identification and mitigation of Systems Engineering-related risks.
Experience with integration and test activities, including planning and execution to demonstrate that systems meet requirements.
Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Provide technical guidance and oversight to a team of engineers, ensuring they have the skills and resources needed to deliver high-quality products and services.
Maintain technical expertise in Systems Engineering and stay current with industry trends and advancements.
Lead and motivate agile teams to solve difficult technical problems and perform with excellence.
Establish talent management plans to attract, retain, and develop critical skills, including knowledge transfer and mentoring programs.
Work with cross-functional teams to balance resource priorities across multiple projects.
Collaborate strategically with business-area and functional leadership to achieve business objectives.
Develop, implement, and maintain engineering processes and procedures to ensure compliance with company policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
Ensure engineering projects and products meet quality and reliability standards.
Identify staffing needs, recruit, interview, and hire Systems Engineers, and determine the appropriate skill mix based on project demands.
Conduct performance reviews, set goals, provide constructive feedback, and identify training needs for team members.
Manage the allocation of Systems Engineering resources, including people, tools, and budget, across projects and tasks, and forecast future skill needs.
Lead or participate in critical design reviews, including CDR, PDR, and SDR, to assess system architecture and design compliance with requirements and best practices.
Provide input to project planning and estimating activities for Systems Engineering effort, schedule, and budget.