ACES Program Engineering Manager I

Job Description
Are you an Engineer with 8+ years of experience and a BS looking for the next step to grow your career? Does a career that stretches your leadership, collaboration and technical decision-making skills excite you? Are you seeking to surround yourself with innovation and opportunities to be part of a product line that directly aligns with the BAE Systems guiding mission, “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®”? Come join the ACES Program Engineering Managers that are driven by the mission and have a great sense of purpose. Every day we strive to foster a safe, dependable, structured, meaningful work environment that will give you a great sense of accomplishment, while truly supporting the warfighter as a Program Engieering Manager.

About BAE Systems
We promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed and grow. We are all about trust, camaraderie, and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. When you join our engineering group, you will be an integrated team member collaborating with Systems, Software, and Hardware engineers in one or more of the phases of the hardware design cycle.

Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronic and optical systems. 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. In Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions, we provide next-generation threat detection and countermeasure solutions to provide unparalleled full spectrum electronic warfare capabilities to enhance mission survivability.

We offer a flexible work environment and 9/80 work schedule. Our company is part of the community and driven to improve our future and protect our freedom.

BAE Systems seeks an experienced and energetic Program Engineering Manager (PEM) to contribute to our established and rapidly expanding engineering team in the Advanced Compact EW Solutions (ACES) product line within the Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Atack Solutions (CEMA) Business Area. We are looking for a PEM who can coordinate and manage the engineering activities and is interested in a leadership role in the growing Product Line. Apply now to join a dedicated team designing and building innovative products that will continue to lead the industry in Electronic Warfare (EW) Solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Project execution leadership to technical team; plan, execute, and manage all engineering efforts within the project, serving as the engineering focal point for all activity including overall accountability for the engineering solution to technical, schedule, and cost.
• Partner and collaborate with program managers, operations, quality, functional engineering managers, subcontractors, and factories to ensure program goals, requirements, and needs are understood and achieved
• Monitor project plans and execution to ensure technical and work scope requirements, schedule, and budget are well defined and maintained
• Effectively communicate with clear, concise messaging as the engineering lead and technical interface for team, management and customer meetings

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 onsite. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Active Secret Security clearance and ability to obtain Top Secret clearance with SAP accesses
• Bachelors degree in an engineering discipline with at least eight years of experience or a Masters degree with at least six years of experience in engineering development or production of electronic systems
• Experience leading diverse multi-disciplinary teams to the solution of technical problems
• Product engineering acumen within one or more disciplines, and engineering management experience, to include: planning, estimating, and execution

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Planning and organizational skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex problems
• Team building skills that enable collaboration and coordination within and across teams, functions, and other business units.
• Demonstrated leadership skills (soft skills, strategic thinking, leading teams, building relationships).
• Written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Degrees and/or direct job experience within an engineering discipline.
• Previous job experience operating within classified and/or a Special Access Program environment.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035

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.


About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems’ game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere – from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact – for our customers and the communities we serve.

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.