Hardware Development Lead

Job Description
The Controls and Avionics Solutions (CAS) Hardware Engineering organization is seeking a Hardware Development Lead with Electrical Engineering and/or Firmware design experience to manage the development of our next generation of Electronic Systems at our Endicott, NY location.
Here at BAE Systems we are experiencing unprecedented growth. Our Engineers develop flight and mission-critical products for more than 170 commercial and military customers. You will have the opportunity to help design and develop the next generation: Fly-By-Wire Flight Controls, Aircraft Engine Controls, Ground Vehicle Power Management Systems, Aircraft Electrification Systems, Advanced Air Mobility Systems, Autonomous Flight Systems, Flight Deck Systems, Cabin Management Systems, Weapon Control Systems, and Mission Systems for the world's most prominent commercial and military aircraft and vehicle manufacturers.
Candidates for this position can expect to work in mid-size teams that are cooperative, dependable, supportive, and geographically distributed across multiple site locations. When you become a member of our team, you will collaborate with multiple engineering disciplines such as Systems, Hardware, Software, Test, and Operations during all phases of the Product Development Lifecycle. At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie, and a shared mission on delivering world class products to our commercial and military customers. Our company is part of the community and driven to improve our future and protect our freedom.
This role involves a combination of team leadership responsibilities and independent design work. It will take the form of a hybrid 9/80 work schedule with the requirement to be in-plant more than 50% of the time.
We are looking for strong technical leaders with passion, integrity, and ability to solve complex problems. This leadership role gives you the critical ownership of engineering technical solutions, cost, schedule, and execution. This is your opportunity to lead, to shape, and to provide your enthusiasm and expertise to a multi-disciplined team focused on delivering best-in-class capabilities and performance. You will be working collaboratively with Project Technical Leads and Program Management to ensure overall program success. In this important leadership role you will effectively communicate program status to internal customers, senior leadership, and the external customer.
In this role, your Responsibilities include:

• Leading multi-discipline, state-of-the-art hardware teams of 10 to 15+ individuals through the hardware engineering design and development
• Employing your expertise, decision skills, and independent judgment in technical areas
• Leading critical design review activities for program success
• Communicating essential information and coordinating with other engineering disciplines, Procurement, Operations, and Program Management
• Developing program schedules, earned value criteria, and productivity metrics for efficient performance
• Ensuring the established Hardware Development Process is implemented successfully
• Supporting important program capture and proposal teams with hardware baselines that include development and cost/scheduling estimating
• Working with Project Technical Leads to determine program staffing needs and "right person/right job"
• Providing inputs on personnel performance

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Candidates must have a BSEE or BS in related field with at least 8+ years of experience within hardware engineering.
• Experienced in hardware engineering leadership of multidiscipline teams, combined with an electrical engineering background focused on analog circuit design, digital circuit design, power electronics, circuit card assembly design, or FPGA design.
• History of leading the development of mixed signal circuit card designs, which incorporate embedded processors, FPGA's, DDR memory, and high-speed serial interfaces, from requirements through design verification.
• Experience with requirement development processes and ability to decompose high level customer requirements into lower-level hardware requirements
• Motivated self-starter with leadership skills, ability to effectively work in a team environment and drive positive change
• Excellent problem-solving skills, judgment, and analytical capability
• Experience presenting technical information to program teams and/or peers

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Preferred candidates will have a MSEE or MS in related field with at least 12+ years of hardware development experience and 5+ years of hardware engineering leadership experience.
• Technical knowledge of typical aircraft interfaces such as power supplies, transducers, motor drives, digital communication busses and hydraulic actuator control.
• Familiarity with DO-254, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-704 standards.
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) and their role in a programs budget and schedule.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $118504 - $201457
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.