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BAE Systems, Inc. · 2 weeks ago

Hardware Engineering Section Manager I - Electrical Engineering

Nashua, NH

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$130K/yr - $222K/yr

6+ years exp

BAE Systems is seeking a Hardware Engineering Manager within their Electronic Combat Solutions business area to lead a team of electrical engineers. The role involves managing the hardware engineering program execution, staffing, and mentoring engineers while driving key initiatives for continuous improvement.

Defense & Space

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Leading and managing a team of approximately 15 electrical engineers

Hiring and staffing electrical engineers in support of program needs

Personnel performance and development

Hardware engineering program execution and scope management

Agile product development and decision making

Application of hardware and engineering processes on programs

Driving key initiatives to improve HW execution and/or support

Develop staffing strategies to meet the business needs

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

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

Monitor hardware execution on programs through performance metrics and reviews

Ensure adherence and support implementation of the hardware process

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

Research and apply electrical engineering principles and theories to solve complex electrical engineering problems

Leading and peer reviewing issue resolution for electrical product defects

Serve as design review chair or assessor for development programs to ensure reviews meet hardware guidelines, and to ensure appropriate rigor in design efforts

Support proposal efforts for hardware engineering to capture new business

Provide employees with performance assessments for mid-year reviews, 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

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

Communicate with team members through regular staff meetings and other means

Qualification

Electrical engineering degreeExperience leading engineering teamsIntegration of electronic systemsDOD Security ClearanceProduct Lifecycle managementTechnical writing skillsAnalytical capabilityProblem solving skillsVerbal communication skillsOrganizational skillsTeamworkSelf-starter

Required

US citizenship status required due to government contract

Eligible for DOD Security Clearance

Electrical engineering degree

BSE with 8+ years experience or MSE and 6+ years experience

Ability to drive activities to closure

Experience leading 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

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