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BAE Systems, Inc. · 1 day ago

Chief Engineer and Functional Manager

Nashua, NH

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$153K/yr - $261K/yr

10+ years exp

BAE Systems, Inc. is a leading defense, aerospace and security company dedicated to protecting lives and improving the future. They are seeking a Chief Engineer and Functional Manager to lead technical solutions and manage a team of engineers within their Electronic Combat Solutions business area, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and customer needs.

Defense & Space

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Leads (system) architecture design and optimization activities, trades and analyses

Ensures system design and implementation meet technical requirements and customer / mission needs within allocated engineering cost & schedule

Ensures system design is realizable, maintainable, supportable and testable

Drives technical risk and opportunity definition, identification, and mitigation/realization

Technical interface to Customer, PMO and executive leadership:

Understand requirements, missions, use cases, and constraints

Technical risks and issues including impact assessment, mitigation, minimization and closure plans

Provide direction, supervision, and guidance to ensure alignment with Chief Engineer strategic objectives and organization goals

Ensure group members adhere to BAE Systems' cultural principals, policies, and vision

Collaborate with senior management on Chief Engineer recruiting, development, and talent pipeline

Participate in independent design reviews, architecture review boards and other program technical reviews

Qualification

RF Electronic Warfare systemsSystem ArchitecturesSystems engineering activitiesTechnical performance measurementsModel based systems engineeringMentoring engineersTechnical risk managementFunctional managementLeadership skillsDocumentationCommunication

Required

Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience in a relevant field) with a minimum work experience of: 12+ Years with BS, 10+ Years with MS/PhD

Possess an Active US Government security clearance (with ability to possess TS)

Minimum 5 years of experience leading development of RF Electronic Warfare systems

Leadership skills and experience directing and mentoring engineers on complex programs

Expertise in System Architectures

Expert in effectively documenting, communicating, leading and working with a team on designs, results, reports, and presentations

Experience performing systems engineering activities across the development cycle (analysis/decomposition/derivation/allocation of requirements, system modeling & simulation, system design & development, system integration & test) through production

Experience developing viable concept solutions, identifying and tracking technical risks, and leading technical teams

Preferred

M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related engineering discipline and 13+ years of experience or Ph.D. with 11+ years of experience

10+ years of experience as a Chief Engineer or equivalent leading development of Electronic Warfare systems

Experience with technical performance measurements and cost account management

Formal Root Cause and Corrective Action training or equivalent experience

Model based systems engineering experience with tools such as MagicDraw

Experience with Electronic Warfare systems and RADAR systems

Active United States security clearance, Top Secret, SCI Eligible

Experience with functional management