Posted 2 weeks ago
Top Secret/SCI
$149,603 - $254,317
Unspecified
Management
Merrimack, NH (On-Site/Office)
Job Description
See what you're missing. Our employees work on the world's most advanced platforms, payloads and electronics - delivering critical mission capabilities to the warfighter. You'll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry's most difficult problems. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. We put our customers first - exemplified by our mission: "We Protect Those Who Protect Us®. We're innovating for the future. And you can, too.
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. The Space Systems Product Line is a premier provider of advanced high-reliability space electronics and mission systems. Our products have enabled a wide variety of civil, commercial, and national security space missions for over 25 years. We're leading the way with the development and deployment of advanced RF and optical payloads, processing architectures, and cross-domain solutions that enable our customers to deliver mission capability that was previously not achievable. Join a dynamic team that's delivering critical missions and capabilities in the Space domain.
C4ISR Space Systems, in the RF Effects (RFx) program area, has an exciting opportunity to lead strategic programs developing payloads for the Space applications. Space payloads leverage RF and space domain expertise from across the Electronic Systems sector. You will lead programs through the full program life cycle - proposal, design, build, integration, launch, and on-orbit operations. This position will also support our other space capture efforts, improve our business process, and develop our long-term business plan.
As an RFx program manager, you will provide leadership and management oversight of a BAE satellite payload programs. You will assure the project's financials, schedule and technical objectives are met and that the highest level of customer satisfaction is achieved. You will work closely with engineering and operations to efficiently build and deliver tactical space payloads. You will develop additional satellite payload follow-on efforts with new and existing customers. You will work across the business area and functional teams to shape and execute satellite payload programs as part of BAE's RFx Program Area.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $149603 - $254317
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.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
See what you're missing. Our employees work on the world's most advanced platforms, payloads and electronics - delivering critical mission capabilities to the warfighter. You'll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry's most difficult problems. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. We put our customers first - exemplified by our mission: "We Protect Those Who Protect Us®. We're innovating for the future. And you can, too.
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. The Space Systems Product Line is a premier provider of advanced high-reliability space electronics and mission systems. Our products have enabled a wide variety of civil, commercial, and national security space missions for over 25 years. We're leading the way with the development and deployment of advanced RF and optical payloads, processing architectures, and cross-domain solutions that enable our customers to deliver mission capability that was previously not achievable. Join a dynamic team that's delivering critical missions and capabilities in the Space domain.
C4ISR Space Systems, in the RF Effects (RFx) program area, has an exciting opportunity to lead strategic programs developing payloads for the Space applications. Space payloads leverage RF and space domain expertise from across the Electronic Systems sector. You will lead programs through the full program life cycle - proposal, design, build, integration, launch, and on-orbit operations. This position will also support our other space capture efforts, improve our business process, and develop our long-term business plan.
As an RFx program manager, you will provide leadership and management oversight of a BAE satellite payload programs. You will assure the project's financials, schedule and technical objectives are met and that the highest level of customer satisfaction is achieved. You will work closely with engineering and operations to efficiently build and deliver tactical space payloads. You will develop additional satellite payload follow-on efforts with new and existing customers. You will work across the business area and functional teams to shape and execute satellite payload programs as part of BAE's RFx Program Area.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
- Bachelors' degree in a relevant field with at least 5 years of experience in program management and/or with functional activities related to the program lifecycle, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience in leadership of hardware development and/ or production programs.
- Strong customer focus and experience with relationship building, including ability to effectively communicate (verbally and in writing) at all levels within the customer community.
- Proficient with developing program/project plans specifying goals, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of available resources.
- History working with operations and engineering to improve production and decrease unit costs.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and develop opportunities to increase the value of the project(s) under his/her purview, and to capture new projects; preparation of proposals in response to various customer requests.
- Proficient in the application of Earned Value Management System, Master Planning Techniques (IMP/IMS) and Subcontract Management for the successful execution of program objectives and to meet financial objectives for programs.
- Strong communication skills with ability to communicate with all levels of senior management regarding program performance status (cost / schedule / resources / risk) as well as performance to annual financial objectives.
- Strong team building skills with demonstrated ability to attract, motivate and lead teams, that enable collaboration and coordination within and across teams, functions, other business units, and other BAE Systems Sectors.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
- At least 8 Years of demonstrated experience as a Program Engineering Manager (PEM), Program Manager (PM), or Technical Project Manager, leading and inspiring diverse teams in a high tempo environment
- Experience in proposal development activities and capturing new business
- Space hardware development and production experience
- Experience in developing product roadmaps
- Experience in all the phases of the program life cycle
- Program Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM)
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $149603 - $254317
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.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
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