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Production Systems Engineering Lead / Section Manager (Onsite)

**Job Description**

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 Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions, we provide next-generation threat detection and countermeasure solutions to provide unparalleled electronic warfare capabilities to enhance mission survivability.

We are seeking a highly motivated and versatile Systems engineer to lead a small group of engineers and drive a successful transition from development to production.

In this role, you will:

+ Provide supervision, mentoring, career development, and performance management for a small team of systems engineers

+ Conduct one-on-one and section level meetings

+ Provide a safe, inclusive culture

+ Support recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of new team members to meet business needs

+ Lead and coordinate all systems engineering activities supporting the transition to production plans

+ Identify and mitigation technical, schedule, production and integration risks throughout the life cycle.

+ Manage all system engineering content and work products

+ Serve as an Earned Value Cost Account Manager for systems engineering work packages and control accounts

+ Develop and maintain budgets, schedules, staffing forecasts and performance metrics

+ Establish a baseline to monitor cost and schedule

+ Drive a strategic transition towards low-rate initial production

+ Support production root cause investigations

+ Will have outside contact with customers, other contractors and government officials.

+ Manage and participate in trade studies, peer reviews, and customer meetings

+ Preparing and delivering technical presentations internally and with customers.

+ Generate Basis of Estimate (BOE) packages for proposed work

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

**Required Education, Experience, & Skills**

+ Bachelor's Degree of Science (or equivalent experience in a relevant field) with a minimum work experience of:

+ 8 Years with BS

+ 6 Years with MS

+ 4 Year with PHD

+ Engineering experience with leadership responsibilities in either a functional and/or technical role

+ Must currently hold an active Secret clearance

+ Experience with systems engineering processes, methodologies, and tools

**Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills**

+ Prior functional management experience

+ Cost Account Management/Earned Value Management in a DoD environment

+ Demonstrated ability to guide individuals through complicated or difficult situations effectively and professionally

**Pay Information**

Full-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035

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.

**Production Systems Engineering Lead / Section Manager (Onsite)**

**126773BR**

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