Lead Systems Engineer, Combat Vehicles

Job Description
Our Lead Systems Engineer is responsible for leading and mentoring a team of Systems Engineers to ensure consistent on-time and within-budget delivery of high-quality products. The Systems Engineering team is responsible for requirements, verification, architecture, design to cost, product safety, human factors, reliability, maintainability, diagnostics, cybersecurity, mission engineering, and design integration.
As a Lead Systems Engineer, you will:

• Design and develop capability enhancements for combat vehicle systems
• Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise to SE team
• Create and guides project planning to include milestone and technical reviews
• Develop and maintain Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP)
• Manage team performance and provide coaching for successful outcomes
• Conceptualize and assess solutions to complex problems
• Conduct trade studies to compare different hardware design options and select the most appropriate solutions.
• Exert influence on product roadmap as a key contributor to align technology and business objectives
• Manage SE workload and prioritize tasks, working with functional team for resource allocation
• Maintain and enhance reputation with our customer, program engineering management, and senior leadership.
• Guides the preparation of assigned proposals, including responsibility for technical and cost content.
• Maintains state-of-the-art familiarity with industry practices, trends, and applications to enhance the organization's technical capabilities. Advises senior management on new developments and evolving organizational needs, including required technical competencies.
• Applies technical experience and leadership skills throughout all phases of acquisition.
• Maintains a safe work environment and ensures compliance with safety objectives and policies.
• Manage Control Accounts and assigned Work Packages, including developing detailed plans and budget allocations with robust quantifiable back-up data.
• Provide timely and accurate status reports, including details on schedule and cost variances.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or Computer Science and a minimum 10 years of prior relevant experience. If a graduate degree is also held, a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• At least 3 years of program technical leadership experience across program life-cycle.
• Expertise in combat systems, with experience leading hardware/software integration and qualification.
• In-depth knowledge of project management and systems engineering.
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, & presentation).
• Experience performing systems engineering activities across the development cycle (analysis/decomposition/derivation/allocation of requirements, system modeling & simulation, system design & development, system integration & test).

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Knowledge of combat vehicles.
• Knowledge of EVMS principles and experience being responsible for CAM activities.
• Familiarity with industry standards and regulations.
• Active Secret Security clearance.
• Knowledgeable in Model Based Systems Engineering.
• M.S. degree in Electrical, Software, Mechanical or Systems Engineering. #LI-Hybrid #LI-JR1

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $146670 - $249330
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 Platforms & Services
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.
The Platforms & Services (P&S) sector under BAE Systems, Inc does the big stuff: the armored combat vehicles, naval guns, missile launchers, and ship repair...just to name a few. Our employees take pride in the work they do and why they do it. They are on the front lines every day, building our products to protect the lives of those who serve. We may be biased, but we think P&S does some of the coolest work around, and we think you will too.