About this role
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.