Job DescriptionBAE Systems is seeking an Engineering Manager to support our work as a prime contractor on a high-profile U.S. Navy weapon system. The ideal candidate will be someone who can lead a team of four to nine engineers toward meeting a set of objectives, demonstrate the behaviors to effectively communicate, coordinate, collaborate, and work in a visible and proactive manner across organizational boundaries to deliver positive results. This role is fit for someone who can be a highly engaging, team-oriented, problem solving, and self-starting individual able to respond rapidly to a dynamic programmatic environment.
As the Engineering Manager for System Integration, your responsibilities span engineering management, personnel management, and customer relationship management including:
Engineering Management
- Manage execution of engineering capabilities (people, process, tools) and work products (deliverables) in the areas of System Integration policy and process definition.
- Ensure the timely development of System Integration products to support issuance of contract deliverables.
- Support System Integration activities across the engineering lifecycle, for a complex systems-of-systems.
- Identify System Integration assessment characteristics that can be gathered from component level design development and integration event activities for use in system level integration assessments.
- Support program leadership in the development of:
- Product development schedule to support programmatic milestones associated with Integration deliverables.
- Presentations and materials to support subsystem and system level technical reviews.
- Presentations and materials to support program reviews.
- Identification of technical and programmatic risks, including mitigation plans.
- Attending meetings, as necessary, to support tasks above. Some meetings may occur offsite, requiring local travel to Washington, DC or to subsystem development/testing facilities.
- Applying Modeling-based Systems Engineering tools to develop digital engineering products.
- Continuous monitoring of products and processes to identify opportunities for improvement.
Personnel Management
- Functional management over a four-to-nine person team to include performance and development objective setting, conduct of semi-annual performance reviews, personnel development and training, annual salary planning, resource planning, balancing workload across personnel, and hiring/onboarding of new personnel.
- Assemble, lead, and manage high-performance team focused on delivering engineering products and developing innovative solutions to complex mission and business challenges.
Customer Relationship Management
- Establish and maintain exceptional relationships with GS-14 level US Navy customers/clients to solve technical problems and implement solutions of high complexity.
Required Skills and EducationBachelor of Science degree in Systems, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering
Additional skills/experience required:
- 6 years' experience supporting systems engineering on large DoD programs
- Experience with major weapon system development product lifecycle and technologies
- Experience with conducting compatibility analysis of interface requirements
- Experience with integration of models, software, and / or hardware
- Experience with various engineering tools / languages including PTC Windchill, IBM DOORS, 2D/3D CAD, SysML, and/or MATLAB Simulink
- Experience with leading projects involving multiple team members
- Experience with presenting project status to management and/or the client
- Experience in organizing and hosting meetings involving multiple stakeholders
- Willing to travel approximately 10% of the time
- Must possess strong organizational, time management, and project management skills
- Proficient with PC and MS Office Suite
Preferred Skills and Education- Experience in managing a team of Engineers
- 8 years' experience supporting systems engineering on large DoD programs
- Experience with the Navy SSP or TRIDENT programs
- Prior experience working in missile weapon systems, space, and/or nuclear fields.
- Experience with technical presentations and customer-facing activities at the leadership level.
- Demonstrated success partnering with customers to understand critical challenges, shape customer requirements, develop innovative solutions, and manage execution of solutions through implementation
- Experience with various engineering tools / languages including PTC Windchill, IBM DOORS, 2D/3D CAD, SysML, and/or MATLAB Simulink
- INCOSE ASEP or CSEP certification
Benefits InformationEmployee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
Intern Benefits: Temporary employees generally are not eligible for BAE Systems benefits, but can elect to participate in the 401(k) savings plan. Temporary employees working 20+ hours per week are eligible for medical benefits, the employee assistance program, and business travel accident insurance.
Please note: Some benefits may be different for union employees that are governed by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) or for positions covered by a wage law called the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).
