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BAE Systems is seeking a Hardware Engineering Manager within our Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) business area to lead theContinued Engineering Support (CES)team. CES is the team of engineers that own the HW design post qualification of the product. The CES charter is to engage with development teams during the design process to influence the design approach and gain product knowledge in order to facilitate successful transition of ownership to the production support and sustainment team. We are interested incandidates with leadership and project management experience, who demonstrate strong technical aptitude and leadership skills. Experience with leading multi-disciplined engineering teams through one or more phases of the hardware product lifecycle, as the individual will be in a position to influence program execution and mentor hardware leads.

Responsibilities will include:

• Leader of Leaders - Group Lead of 5-6 managers, and 100 engineers

• Hiring and staffing hardware engineers in support of program needs

• Critical skills development and engineering pipeline planning

• Personnel performance and development

• Hardware engineering program execution and scope management

• Application of hardware and engineering processes on programs

• Driving key initiatives for the discipline and business in order to improve HW execution and/or support

• Leading the ECS HW Corrective Action Board and driving improvement through action execution

Primary tasks will include:

• Continue to build upon the CES strategy as a key organization within hardware engineering

• Develop staffing strategies to meet the business needs

• Staff current and projected hardware engineering needs for production and sustainment programs while ensuring right person right job assignments

• Identify and grow capabilities in critical skill areas identified for the business

• Work closely with project engineering managers and hardware managers to ensure successful execution on programs

• Monitor hardware execution on programs through performance metrics, execution reviews, and meeting with HW leads routinely

• Ensure adherence and support implementation of the hardware process

• Drive scope management through understanding of technical baselines, proposal positions, and execution plans

• Support, review and approve production support and sustainment bids and proposals, ensuring 80/20 hardware estimates are developed

• Provide employees with performance assessments for mid-year, end-of-year reviews, and throughout the year

• Develop employees on team and support talent development efforts

• Support key initiatives in business area or in discipline to meet yearly objectives and continuous improvement goals

• Foster knowledge sharing across the organization through Knowable, collaboration meetings, etc.

• Communicate with team members through regular staff meetings and other means

• Provide communication of hardware engineering performance to business and discipline senior leadership

• Lead and develop the ECS Engineering DMS support execution strategy

Our employees work on the world s most advanced electronics from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we re innovating for the future. We offer a flexible work environment, competitive benefits, and a strong sense of pride in working at BAE Systems. We put our customers first exemplified by our mission: We Protect Those Who Protect Us.

BAE Systems offers competitive pay, benefits, and important work-life balance initiatives including every other Friday Off, Flextime, and Telecommuting. BAE Systems also believes in a culture of recognition for the extraordinary contributions of our skilled employees.Our engineers are the lifeblood of our company and we re more than 5,000 strong. With our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship status

• Eligible for DOD Security Clearance

• Electrical or Mechanical engineering degree

• BSE with 12 years experience or MSE and 10 years experience

• Ability to drive activities to closure

• Experience leading multidiscipline engineering teams

• Experience with the design, build, integration and/or test of complex electronic systems

• Motivated self-starter with leadership skills and ability to effectively work in a team environment

• Excellent problem solving skills, judgment, and analytical capability

• Experience presenting technical information to program teams and/or customers

• Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Active DOD Security Clearance.

• Strong understanding of Product Lifecycle management processes

• Demonstrated success managing all hardware engineering aspects of requirements definition, design, integration, test and delivery of complex Electronic Warfare systems

• Prior Project Engineer / Control Account Manager (CAM) experience, including managing earned value metrics, such as Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI).

• Proficiency using MS Office and MS Project

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $150370 - $255630

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee 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.

Hardware Engineering Section Manager to Continued Engineering Support (CES) - ECS

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