Chief Engineer/System Engineer Lead (Onsite)

Job Description

Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed full-time on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.

See what you re missing. Our employees work on the world s most advanced electronics from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we re innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first exemplified by our mission: We Protect Those Who Protect Us. Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.

In Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Systems, you ll help develop systems that sense, control, exploit and disseminate actionable information to warfighters supporting a variety of missions.

BAE Systems is seeking a self-motivated Engineering Leader to set the engineering vision for our growing Eclipse RF portfolio. The candidate will serve as a chief engineer on a project or project family. Eclipse RF is recognized as an industry leader supplying high performance RF transceivers and systems to support demanding Software Defined Radio applications.

Chief Engineer Primary Responsibilities

The CE is the technical conscience of the product area, ensuring the system(s), product(s), and service(s) being developed and delivered are viable, fit for purpose, and will satisfy customer needs, product/system requirements, and the mission and/or application. Key responsibilities include:

• Technical Solution Definition, Viability and Adequacy

• 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

Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship status

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelors Degree in a technical field and 12 years of relevant engineering experience

• Subject Matter Expert with reciever technologies

• At least ten years of experience in engineering development of complex electronic systems including transition to production and product sustainment.

• Proven ability to share and transfer technology across organizational boundaries to the benefit of our customers and the business

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Working knowledge and experience in the development of Signals Intelligence Systems and mission applications.

• 10 years of experience as a chief engineer or equivalent leading development of RF EW Systems

• Experience in the development of product strategy and associated technical roadmaps.

• Active DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $143000 - $243100

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.

Chief Engineer/System Engineer Lead (Onsite)

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