FAST Labs - Mission Assessments Mission Area Study 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' Mission Assessments (MA) organization is revolutionizing how mission-level operational analysis is planned, executed, and delivered. The Mission Assessments organization was created to address the rapidly increasing demand for mission-level operational analysis. Our mission is to achieve excellence in multidomain (MDO), systems-of-systems (SoS) Mission Assessments and effectively communicate the value of BAE Systems products to customers, DoD leadership and the warfighter. To do this we must bring together models of advanced technologies, weapons, platforms, and threats in relevant mission simulations - and then apply our deep subject matter expertise and experience to deliver assessments that can change the world.
BAE Systems is seeking a highly motivated, experienced Mission Area Study Lead to join the Mission Assessments team to provide technical direction to teams performing operational analysis. A Mission Area Study Lead is responsible for working directly with internal and external customers to understand the requirements, design the approach for an analysis study, lead technical reviews, and be responsible for the technical output. Study Leads are also responsible for leading Internal Research and Development (IR&D) efforts and leading internal working groups working to close M&S capability gaps.
The Mission Area Study Lead reports to the MA Technical Director. They work with the MA Tech Director, other Study Leads, and Study Managers to direct operational analysis studies executed by MA Analysts using a wide variety of DoD and BAE-developed modeling, and simulation tools. Each Study Lead will be responsible for a portfolio of work aligned with a particular Mission Area and BAE Systems product lines, and the portfolio can be tailored to a Study Lead's expertise and mission area affinity. The Study Lead should have a deep understanding of BAE Systems technology areas such as integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) systems including 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 ideal Mission Area Study Lead candidate has experience with DoD missions, operational analysis or threat analysis, modeling and simulation, and/or EW technologies. Study Lead candidates should have experience providing leadership and mentoring of teams of junior engineers or analysts, experience presenting technical results to senior leaders, and have experience being responsible for a team's technical output.
Responsibilities include:

• Interface with customers, especially product line or business area technical directors and other technical staff, as the primary POC to scope and provide technical leadership for MA studies and tasks
• Identify validation approaches for MA study results
• Responsible for the technical execution and subject matter expertise of a portfolio of MA studies and tasks
• Take direction from the MA Tech Director and MA Engineering Lead regarding tradecraft, prioritization, and execution of studies and tasks within their portfolio
• Work with Study Managers to execute MA studies and tasks by providing direction and feedback to Analysts
• Brief study and task outputs, providing recommendations and expertise to product line and business area tech directors, other BA technical staff, and external customers to help drive technology development and adoption
• Work with MA leadership team to identify needed capabilities and set technical roadmaps to fill capability gaps
• Build and contribute to IR&D plans, identify IR&D needs and priorities, and lead IR&D technical execution
• Lead working groups made up of Analysts to solve MA hard problems and fill capability needs
• Responsible for growing MA across BAE Systems by inserting MA into external programs, and capturing MA studies from internal product lines

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 fulltime on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% 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.
• Experience using mission simulation tools such as AFSIM, DIADS, JSE, BRAWLER, STK, TMAP, ESAMS, etc.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Active Top Secret / SCI Clearance
• Expertise in Electronic Warfare, Weapons, Optics, or Communications
• Experience with DoD warfighting operations in any domain
• 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.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $147300 - $250400
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.