BAE Systems

Mgr III- Eng HW

BAE Systems • $120K — $145K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in engineering or technical field with 12+ years of experience
  • Active Secret Security clearance (Top Secret preferred)
  • Experience leading hardware development projects from concept to production
  • Proven ability to mentor and lead hardware engineering teams
  • Experience managing hardware projects and transition to production
  • Familiarity with hardware technologies such as RF design, circuit design, power systems, and microelectronics packaging

Responsibilities

  • Oversee program execution, ensuring cost and schedule goals are met
  • Drive initiatives for continuous process improvement and efficiency
  • Support the development of a best-in-class engineering team
  • Provide technical leadership and promote modern systems development technologies
  • Assist in strategic planning and ensure execution of performance goals
  • Monitor and influence product development throughout the lifecycle

Benefits

  • Opportunity for leadership impact at a high level
  • Work in a dynamic environment embracing model-based and digital engineering
  • Engagement with industry trends and technology advancements
  • Collaboration across multiple sites and engineering disciplines
  • Focus on professional growth and team development
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Hardware Engineering Leader to focus on all aspects of Hardware Engineering program performance within the PS business area. This highly visible position is responsible for ensuring hardware engineering processes are being executed to ensure program execution success. Key aspects of this role are partnering with other PS Hardware Engineering Managers and the PS HW Engineering Director to assess overall health and performance of the Hardware Engineering discipline within PS, identifying opportunities for improvement, ensuring application of core engineering processes, assessing training and talent development, and overall program performance. You will lead a large highly skilled organization through a transformation embracing model-based engineering and digital engineering aligning with the overarching BAE Systems Engineering organization's direction.
Key Responsibilities
  • Program Execution Oversight: Ensure program cost and schedule goals and engineering performance commitments are established, executed and continuously evaluated to meet both short and long-term program execution plans with key milestones met on time at/below baseline cost.
  • Process Improvement: Drive continuous process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency, meet cost reduction objectives, support execution, and promote agility.
  • Leadership & Team Development: Assist other hardware leaders in the coordination of growing a best-in-class team of hardware engineers, fostering engineering and operational excellence through best practices, modern hardware development methodologies (e.g., DFMEA, Design for Manufacturing, test-driven development), metrics, and continuous learning.
  • Technology Leadership: Understand industry trends and best practices to ensure BAE Systems develops and maintains technical differentiators. Provide technical leadership and champion the adoption of modern systems development technologies (MBSE, Cloud computing, etc.).
  • Strategic Planning & Execution: Support the execution of established goals and standards of performance, budgets, and staffing plans are being executed to meet both short and long-term strategic roadmap activities/tasks.
  • Project Support: Support proposal development, reviews, and project assessments. Monitor and influence product development throughout the lifecycle. Review and approve all tailoring of discipline-specific development plans to ensure they meet project scale and cost/schedule commitments.


Required Skills and Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in an engineering or technical field and a minimum of 12 years' professional experience
  • Active Secret Security clearance (Top Secret preferred)
  • Demonstrated experience leading hardware development projects from concept through production.
  • Proven performance in leading and mentoring hardware engineering teams, fostering technical excellence and professional development.
  • Experience managing hardware development projects and transition to production.
  • Experience with a range of hardware technologies including RF design, analog/digital circuit design, power systems, and/or microelectronics packaging.


Preferred Skills and Education

  • Proven ability to lead a dynamic organization across multiple sites.
  • Understanding of the DoW product development lifecycle.
  • Demonstrated ability to build consensus and drive technical decisions across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Proven track record of increasing responsibilities in managing organizations of significant complexity.


This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

About BAE Systems

BAE Systems plc is a British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company. It is among the world's largest defense contractors, with over 85,000 employees and operations in over 40 countries. BAE Systems is involved in the design, development, and manufacture of a wide range of products and services, including military aircraft, naval ships, and land vehicles. The company also provides a range of cybersecurity and intelligence services. BAE Systems has a long history, dating back to the 19th century, and has been involved in many major defense projects. Visit baesystems.com for more information.
Learn more about BAE Systems
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90,500 employees
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Founded
1997
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