Job DescriptionBAE Systems is a world leader in flight critical controls, avionics, and advanced displays for military and commercial markets, delivering critical capabilities to the US military and its allies. Our Global Integrated Solutions team within the Precision Strike and Sensing Solutions business area is seeking a Program Manager to capture and execute complex flight controls, avionics, and sustainment programs for the international market with focus on Indo-Pacific and other markets. This role requires a blend of operational excellence, technical fluency, and growth-oriented leadership, focusing on mission-critical electronic solutions for international defense customers.
You will lead cross-functional teams to deliver critical systems to our international defense customers with focus on meeting financial, schedule, and technical, and business objectives, while prioritizing customer satisfaction and contractual commitments. Both Domestic and International travel will be required at times. There will be opportunities to develop in-market growth strategies related to product technology and business models.
If you're a versatile leader with a blend of operational expertise and strategic acumen, someone who can both execute to deliver results and drive new initiatives, we invite you to join our team and help shape our future.
The primary responsibilities of this role include:
- Lead the execution of international military aviation electronics and sustainment programs through a cross-functional, geographically distributed team, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery of customer contractual requirements and high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Manage and execute various projects to ensure achievement of financial, schedule, technical, and new business performance objectives.
- Develop, integrate, and manage program plans, budgets, forecasts, and earned value metrics, with full responsibility for financial and operational performance.
- Serve as point of contact for customer engagements, including program status updates, performance reviews, and issue resolution.
- Exhibit exceptional interpersonal skills while interfacing with program team members, company personnel, suppliers, and customers.
- Contribute to positive work environment by promoting teamwork, wellness, modeling good behaviors, and leadership engagement.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with customers to understand their needs, support new business initiatives and lead proposal efforts.
- Ensure compliance with company processes, ethical code of conduct, government regulations, and customer contracts.
Required Skills and Education- Bachelor's degree in engineering or other discipline with minimum 10 years relevant experience
- Demonstrated success leading execution of complex, electronics systems development, production or sustainment programs, either as a functional leader or profit/loss leader
- Demonstrated ability for building strong customer / stakeholder relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate multi-discipline project teams
- Excellent written and oral communications, data analysis, and organizational skills
- Highly adaptable with strong initiative, and collaborative interpersonal skills
- Strong business acumen
- Experience in program execution and proposal development
- Use of discretion and independent judgement in the performance of PM duties
Preferred Skills and Education- Demonstrated experience working with international defense customers and partners.
- Experience working across multiple sites to achieve objectives.
- Demonstrated success experience leading diverse teams in a high tempo electronic systems business in the aerospace and defense industry.
- Program Management Professional (PMP) certification and PM process application fluency
- Knowledge of the military aviation market.
- Strong business and financial acumen.
- Excellent negotiation skills with international customers and partners.
- Ability to build teams.
- Familiarity with avionics, aircraft displays, or flight-or mission-critical systems.
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.
