FAST Labs - Mission Assessments Engineering Lead

Job Description
Ready to make a difference? Our employees design, integrate, and test the world's next generation communication and electronic warfare systems for the United States DoD and international customers. You will be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry's most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our differences, we're innovating for the future. 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 us.
BAE Systems is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Engineering Lead to join the Mission Assessments (MA) leadership team. This lead guides a multi-disciplined team focused on producing multidomain (MDO), systems-of-systems (SoS) mission assessments to effectively communicate the value of BAE Systems products to customers, DoD leadership, and the warfighter. The lead has a deep understanding of integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) systems which can include Electronic Attack (EA), Electronic Protection (EP) and Electronic Support (ES) for RF sensing, detection, identification, geolocation, and jamming; infrared (IR) imaging, guidance, survivability and targeting; C4ISR for actionable intelligence including SIGINT, EO/IR, Multi-INT, and hyperspectral solutions; and information technologies including fusion and dynamic mission battle management.
The MA Engineering Lead is responsible for all Engineering activities within the Mission Assessments group. They have experience providing management and supervisory leadership and mentoring of an operations analysis group to ensure flawless execution. They work with the MA Technical Director, Study Leads and Study Managers to direct operational analysis studies using a wide variety of DoD and BAE-developed modeling and simulation tools. They guide their team to collaborate with product design teams assessing threats, to develop and quantify operational level systems requirements, to develop operational systems concepts, and to assess mission effectiveness in simulated environments.
Responsibilities include:

• Engineering Authority for MA reporting to the FAST Labs Engineering Director, accountable for on-time, on-budget, high quality execution of MA studies and tasks
• Partner and collaborate with MA Technical Director to provide visionary leadership to develop and maintain a high performing Mission Assessment engineering organization
• Provide expertise in Electronic Warfare analysis methods using both internally and government-developed tools
• Attract, develop, and retain a team of operational analysts and study managers in all aspects of mission and engagement analysis to support MA activities
• Ensure MA engineering team has the skills, tools, and infrastructure required to execute MA studies and tasks
• Responsible for creating and maintaining a resource plan and ensuring MA has adequate staff to execute portfolio of work
• Responsible for the IT/FACILITIES/SECURITY plan to ensure infrastructure is available for MA efforts
• Work with other engineering leaders to identify candidates for rotations in MA
• Responsible for model, simulation, and tool strategy for MA, in conjunction with MA Technical Director
• Provide leadership and guidance to Study Managers executing individual studies and tasks
• Manage infrastructure and transition to Model Based Engineering (MBE) to support operational analysis needs including licensing of COTS tools, government agreements, and security constructs.
• Ensure implementation of analyses at the appropriate level of fidelity to answer analytic questions and extract meaningful Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance that resonate with warfighters and provide design teams insight into translating technology into effective systems.

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 primarily on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility >50% of the time.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Active Secret Clearance and ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI and SAP clearances.
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and 12+ years technical experience (MS and 10+ years preferred).
• 10+ years technical / engineering leadership experience including performance management, coaching, mentoring and inspiring a technical staff with diverse experience, technical views, and individual differences.
• Critical thinking skills that will be exercised across multiple levels of detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communications skills ranging from technical briefings to executive level presentations.
• Experience developing and using analysis tools such as MATLAB, Python, C/C++, or similar tools.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Active Top Secret / SCI Clearance
• Expertise in Electronic Warfare
• Experience with collaborative Modeling and Simulation environments and the DoD OA community.
• Knowledge of mission simulation driven by Model Based Systems Engineering
• Knowledge of DevSecOps and DevSecOps pipeline driven by mission simulation-enabled test environments.
• Experience with tools, infrastructure, and security constraints of DoD environments.
• Experience using tools such as AFSIM, Suppressor, JIMM, BRAWLER, STK, TMAP, ESAMS, EADSIM, EWIR.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $164000 - $278800
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.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.