Job DescriptionBAE Systems is seeking an experienced Program Engineering Manager III (PEM III) to be the Engineering lead for complex EO/IR capabilities supporting large programs ($100M+). The PEM leads the engineering effort for the entire program, ensuring the solution meets customer programmatic and technical requirements within the allocated engineering cost and schedule. The PEM provides technical responsibility and leadership to cross-functional teams through the design, development, qualification, fielding, and support of the system, including subcontracts. The PEM represents the technical team to program managers, functions, and executive leadership, and provides responsibilities for developing the overall technical solution for a product or system.
Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed full time on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.
Specific job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Partner with the Program Manager, Chief Engineer and functional staff to develop and deliver products and systems that meet our customer needs
- Partner and collaborate across all the disciplines, functions, and business areas to effectively support Engineering across the enterprise
- Meet cost, schedule, and technical performance for projects through their life cycle
- Ensure preparation and approval of competitive engineering bids that are executable, meet established price-to-win targets, and grow the business
- Serve as overall customer (internal / external) engineering point of contact for the project
- Identify and support the development of critical skills and resources
- Develop and maintain metrics related to engineering performance
- Ensure proper application of process based on the size and complexity of the project
- Establish goals, performance standards, budgets and staffing plans
- Improve processes and skills that accelerate program execution and improve quality
- Lead and develop others
Required Skills and Education- Experience leading large programs (minimum $25-50M, $50M+ preferred)
- Requires qualified candidates to hold an active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain Special Access Program clearances and DoW Top Secret
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and 12 years work experience or equivalent experience
- Experience in engineering development of complex systems and the transition to manufacturing
- Project engineering management including organizational design, planning, estimating, design management, and product verification
Preferred Skills and Education- DoW Top Secret Clearance preferred
- EO/IR technology experience
- Previous job experience operating within a Special Access Program (SAP) environment
- Experience developing and delivering within a digital engineering ecosystem
- Experience leading diverse multi-disciplinary teams in the solution of complex technical problems
- Demonstrated leadership skills (soft skills, strategic thinking, business acumen, building teams, building customer relationships)
- Strong planning and organizational skills with the ability to diagnose, resolve complex problems and to develop improved methods to increase 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 other business units
