BAE Systems Platforms & Services Sector is looking for a Program Engineering Manager (PEM) to serve as a Technical Lead for the Long Range Precision Fires (LRPF) programs, responsible for overall program execution including technical, schedule, budget, quality, and performance.
Requirements
- Expertise in technical leadership leading technical staff.
- 2+ years managing or developing one or more related weapon systems technologies.
- Demonstrated expertise in managing or developing one or more guided munitions technologies, such as design and integration of gun-hardened airframes, sensors, actuators, control surfaces, thermal management, power and electronics; flight and mission performance; flight guidance, navigation, and control; flight software development; or related system and specialty engineering experience.
Responsibilities
- Serve as Technical Lead for the Long Range Precision Fires (LRPF) programs including system architecting, hardware and software design, flight control development, and weapon system integration leadership.
- Provide engineering technical leadership to Long Range Precision Fires (LRPF) programs
- Provide technical planning, direction, organizing, mentoring, and decision-making support to common PGM IPT leads and engineering staff.
- Use prior technical leadership expertise to guide customer stakeholders, government technical teams, and the BAE Systems program team in development, execution, and key technical decisions, including but not limited to systems engineering, hardware development, subsystem integration, flight control and software architecture, initialization, mission planning, flight safety, and test objectives to meet customer goals.
- Successfully execute planned LRPF program milestone reviews, contract deliverables, and system demonstration tests, developing and delivering all products on-time, completing actions, and executing to meet customer expectations while adhering to BAE Systems Munitions engineering and safety practices.
- Ensure adherence to engineering process and principles during development, integration, test, transition to production, and sustainment of PGM products.
- Provide program leadership, anticipate and resolve problems, and ensure inter-group cooperation to meet all program obligations and objectives.
Other
- Responsible for overall program execution including technical, schedule, budget, quality, producibility, UPC, reliability, technical rigor, safety, security, and performance.
- Interpret customer requirements and flow program scope and requirements (including technical, budget, and schedule) to PGM Integrated Product Team (IPT) leads to ensure successful execution and fielding of PGMs and support equipment for a fast to fleet Navy application.
- Act as the technical/engineering point of contact to US Government customers and stakeholders, BAE Systems Program Management, and BAE Systems senior leadership.
- Develop and execute LRPF program plans, including establishing and managing internal/external planning, budgets, staffing forecasts, and schedules necessary to achieve program goals.
- Make presentations to both management and customers in marketing, cost, schedule, technical and contractual status.
- Ensure project and product safety are managed in accordance with company policies.
- Perform duties normally associated with technical supervision and direction including, but not limited to, motivating, evaluating and mentoring employees.
- Provide consistent and timely communications of program status, issues, plans, and progress to other PGM PEMs, PGM program managers, engineering staff, and customer stakeholders.
- Typically a bachelor’s degree in engineering is required, with 10+ years of applicable experience.
- Active Secret Clearance.
- Master’s or PhD degree in Engineering is preferred, with 10+ years of applicable experience.
- Experience leading guided munitions or missiles related development is desired, with 5+ years of leading technical staff.
