FAST Labs - MSIC Design and Product Transition Lead (Hybrid)

Job Description
FAST Labs™ is a world-class research and microelectronics production organization. Our vision, 'We secure the future through fearless innovation,' fuels our curiosity, and propels our teams to take on 'never been done before' challenges. We believe how we work is just as important as what we work on, and we are guided by three key principles: We are one team who embraces the power of learning, collaboration, and inclusion; We innovate for impact; and Our innovation is multidimensional.
Sitting at the heart of BAE Systems Electronic Systems (ES), FAST Labs defines the next generation of technology across ES's defense and commercial portfolios. We seek to turn groundbreaking research into real-life impact for our customers, as we develop advanced capabilities in advanced electronics, sensors and processing, AI, autonomy, RF, EO/IR, cyber, and more. We value internal and external partnerships and collaborate across a broad innovation ecosystem that includes DoD/IC/OGA labs and research teams, universities, small businesses, and venture firms/accelerators - all in service of developing advanced technologies to enable our nation's warfighting mission needs. In the advanced electronics domain, we further the mission by developing and delivering some of the most advanced microelectronics products that enable our customers to differentiate their offerings across commercial and defense markets.
The Microelectronics Product Line performs cutting-edge microelectronics research in its Science & Technology area and delivers advanced microelectronic products in its four Development & Production areas that advance mission capabilities across commercial and defense applications. We are seeking an experienced RF and Mixed-Signal Design Lead with a stable track record in production focused design maturation. In this role you will provide technical leadership in our talented Mixed Signal IC development group while working closely with the product lines and the business areas, as we transition our innovative technologies from game-changing early development prototypes to le production deliveries.
As a member of our team of chip designers, you will also work across multiple disciplines and collaborate with systems, hardware, and test engineers to impact all phases of the product development lifecycle. This will include helping with strategic planning for MSIC technology transitions, leading chip design activities, owning design documentation, and providing tactical applications support including integration and testing.
At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. 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.
Specific Skills and Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor teams of engineers in design, test, and applications support activities with ability to keep them engaged and focused
• Proficiency with CAD tools: Cadence Virtuoso and SpectreRF/Assura/Calibre; Keysight ADS and SystemVue; Synopsys; Matlab
• High level of experience with IC design from simulation through layout and physical verification
• Shaping design and test strategy for complex ICs transitioning from development stage to production
• Developing RF and mixed signal test plans aligned with production and working with both internal and external test partners to implement
• Guiding and reviewing design-for-test best practices during development phases to ensure efficient and repeatable testability
• Identifying both technical and nontechnical barriers to progress and working collaboratively to drive issues to closure
• Proven track record of working with multi-disciplined teams with successful results
• Vetting results and effectively presenting and communicating to stakeholders

Because this role involves a combination of collaborative/in-person and independent work, it will take the form of a hybrid work format, with time split between working onsite and remotely.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years' work or equivalent experience in IC design
• Leadership skills and full design, sim and test cycle experience
• Testing experience with analog, RF, microwave, and/or digital circuits
• Transition and technology insertion in complicated systems
• Understanding of systems level functioning and integration
• Possess good communication skills including interpersonal communication and team communication
• Takes initiative and has a closure-oriented nature
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• MSEE or PhD or 20+ years of relevant work experience is desired
• Leading a multi-disciplinary chip design effort (analog, RF and digital design concerns)
• Experience in detailed frequency planning and RF cascade analysis
• Experience designing highly mixed-signal circuits (ADCs, DACs, PLLs, DLLs, SERDES, etc)
• Digital design experience
• EM simulation experience (EMX, HFSS, Sonnet)
• Prior work in advanced BiCMOS or CMOS technologies
• Laboratory validation of chip design
• Interacting with production/operations team to ensure chip manufacturability
• Active DoD Secret clearance

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $140690 - $239140
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.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.