Sr. Principal Engineer - Mobility

Job Description
What's it like to work on a team driven to make a big impact? Empowering. As part of our Mechanical Engineering team, you'll join a diverse group of driven engineers who design the products and systems that support enhanced military capabilities, protect national security, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure. With us, you'll be able to make an impact while you grow in your career.
We are currently looking for a Sr. Principal Engineer- Mobility able to support our Combat Vehicle Product Lines. Here we value our workforce and their well-being. We prioritize safety, work life balance, and offer generous benefits. This position is currently working 3 days / week on-site and up to 2 days / week remotely on a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off out of our Sterling Heights, MI office.
As a Senior Principal Mobility Engineer, you will act as a Mobility Subject Matter Expert (SME) supporting multiple vehicle programs in an oversight role to guide sound engineering and management practices and tools are consistently applied across BAE Systems Mobility Group. You will directly lead a small Mobility Powertrain Design Team through all project phases including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closing.
As a Senior Principal Mobility Engineer, you will:

• Adopt and expand capabilities of existing Excel spreadsheet tools used to predict vehicle automotive and thermal performance across multiple vehicle platforms and lead efforts to validate analysis against test data. Identify opportunities to create new Excel (or Simulink) analysis tools and train users to assist in support of design or trade study activities. Experience with Excel VBA is desired but not a requirement.
• Coordinate with Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Team to perform mobility analysis that support design activities across multiple vehicle platforms. These may include: Vehicle Dynamic Analysis of Automotive Performance, Thermal Modeling of Powertrain Cooling Systems and Crew Environmental Cooling, CFD, FEA, Suspension Static and Dynamic Analysis. Coordinate collection and transfer of vendor and test data to M&S team to ensure models have most current and accurate input values and control logic.
• Oversee testing of powertrain systems and powertrain components to include. Coordination with test group to develop test plans, selecting instrumentation, oversight during the test and reviewing final test reports. Lead effort to interpret and disseminate test results to design team to assist in design activities or to improve performance simulation models.
• Tutor junior mobility engineers in mobility best practices and provide "how-to-do" guidance in challenging problems. Document lessons learned and best practices for mobility system designs, and when appropriate, published these on BAE Systems shared engineering site for others to learn.
• Create cost, schedule and technical proposals relating to powertrain and mobility solutions in response to U.S. Government Request for Proposals (RFP).
• Lead a Mobility Integrated Project Team (IPT) to derive requirements, develop concepts and mature a concept to final design following established Life Cycle Management processes while reporting progress via Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
• Lead design reviews both internally and with U.S. Government customer. Have ability to create concise and coherent technical summaries in MS Powerpoint or MS Word.
• Lead Components Source Selection activities to include: Creating component specifications, leading RFP solicitations from suppliers, evaluating responses and making recommendations via trade studies and lead test activities to validate performance.
• Oversee and sign off on documentation of design and or component selection by the Mobility design team via CAD drawings, virtual models or via component specification documents inclusive of engineering change proposals when required.
• Supervise a design team of up to 10 engineers while tracking individual performance and provide regular input to their performance reviews and make recommendations for their training or advancement.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or closely related field and 8 years experience.
• Broad knowledge of powertrain and suspension system with in-depth knowledge in two or more of these areas: Internal Combustion Engine Technology, Automotive Transmissions, Gearbox Design, Automotive Cooling Systems, Air Filtration and Exhaust Systems, Electric or Hybrid Electric Drive Systems, Automotive Performance Analysis, and Vehicle Dynamics.
• Program experience in developing and managing SOWs, budget and schedules. Demonstrated coaching skills.
• Working knowledge of relevant military and commercial design and drawing standards.
• Sound interpersonal skills involving interfacing, coordinating and negotiating with company personnel, customers and suppliers.
• Highly self-motivated with strong analytical and creative problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to identify, define, interpret, and resolve engineering problems involving conflicting design/contractual/policy or technical requirements across functional areas.
• Experienced in project scheduling, planning, execution, and reporting within assigned budget.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• Fluent in MS Office tools including Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint, MS Project and Sharepoint running in a MS 365 environment.
• Familiarity with capabilities and limitations of higher level tools such as CFD analysis, FEA analysis, KULI, AIMSIM when applied to mobility systems.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Familiarity with BAE Systems business processes or military vehicle experience.
• Experience in design and development of powertrain system or suspension from concept through production.
• Experience conducting Life Cycle Management (LCM) reviews as an Assessor or Chairperson.
• Experience providing powertrain solutions for heavy duty off-road or military vehicles and tracked vehicle design is desired.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $130355 - $221603
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 Platforms & Services
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.
The Platforms & Services (P&S) sector under BAE Systems, Inc does the big stuff: the armored combat vehicles, naval guns, missile launchers, and naval ship repair...just to name a few. Our employees take pride in the work they do and why they do it. They are on the front lines every day, building our products to protect the lives of those who serve. We may be biased, but we think P&S does some of the coolest work around, and we think you will too.