Portfolio Engineering Lead – Advanced Programs SFFS, Electronic Combat Solutions

Job Description

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.

Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) has technology, engineering and program teams that educate and mentor colleagues to deliver leading Electronic Warfare capabilities. We welcome all those who have big ideas, crave innovation, want to drive fielding velocity, and have the passion to bring the warfighter home safe.

In our Portfolio Engineering Lead (PEL) role in Electronic Combat System, you will be building a career in a cohesive team atmosphere leading a team that spans new Electronic Warfare capability development through a large and dynamic production environment for our newly formed Advanced Programs Portfolio as part of ECS Small Form Factor Solutions (SFFS) Product Line. Within the Advanced Programs Portfolio, the PEL will be the primary engineering leader for a family of products focusing on program execution, new business growth, product leverage, product evolution, and continuous improvement. The PEL provides engineering leadership for the product line during all lifecycle phases.

The primary responsibilities of this role include:

• Partner with and support the Product Area Director and staff to develop and deliver products and systems that meet our customer needs.
• Partner and collaborate across all the functions to effectively support engineering across the portfolio.
• Identify and support the development of critical skills and employees.
• Engineering focal point for all activity within the portfolio including strategic planning, bid and proposal support for engineering content, engineering strategy and integrated plans on programs, engineering staffing, issue reporting, and risk and opportunity management.
• Partner and collaborate with program managers, functional engineering managers, 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.
• Improve our work environment by promoting teamwork, wellness, workplace flexibility, actively embracing diversity, modeling inclusive behaviors, and increasing leadership engagement.
• Proven ability to share and transfer technology across organizational boundaries to the benefit of our customers and the business.
• Excellent collaboration skills working across systems, software, hardware and firmware engineering disciplines and with customers and program management.
• Engineering background and leadership skills with experience in multiple aspects of the product development lifecycle.
• Ability to lead a medium to large group with diverse cultures and individual differences.
• Proven performance management, mentoring, coaching, and communication skills.

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

• Active Secret Security clearance and ability to obtain Special Access clearances, and Top Secret Level Clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree and Minimum 12 years of technical leadership experience and mission/domain knowledge of emerging RF capabilities relevant to the business.
• Prior experience leading production programs with transition to production knowledge.
• Prior experience transitioning technology into EMD and production phases.
• Aptitude for Agile Methodologies and Lean Product Development.
• Project engineering management including organizational design, planning, estimating, design management, and product verification.

• Work across organizational boundaries to solve problems and secure resources.
• Recruit, train, develop and retain Program Engineering Managers (PEMs) to meet business needs.

Full-Time Salary Range: $147300 - $250400

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.

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.

At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change.