Aviation Weapons Portfolio Requirements Manager

Job Description
See what you are missing. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from providing the latest technologies in Smart Munitions sensor solutions 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 are innovating for the future. In addition, you can, too. Our flexible work environment provides you with 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 enhance your career with us.
BAE Systems, Precision Guidance and Sensing Solutions (PGSS) Product Line, within the Precision Strike (PS) Business Area, has an immediate opening for a Senior Principal Systems Engineer that is well versed in the overall Systems Engineering process and associated phases of the program life cycle. In this position, the candidate is expected to support our Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) portfolio of development projects. This may also include being able to provide ongoing support to supplier activities as needed to meet delivery schedules and design review requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish requirements baseline for programs along with understanding how and why requirements decomposition and traceability
• Specification development, organization and overall requirements development understanding –necessary, sufficient, and verifiable
• Develop requirements in response to customer operational needs and mature operational concepts, and derive technical baselines necessary to meet the requirements
• Assist in the flow down of requirements to testable modular hardware and software

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, preferably Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineering
• Minimum of 8 years of applicable experience
• Active Secret Clearance
• Experience working across the entire Systems Engineering Lifecycle with emphasis on the ‘Left Side of the VEE Diagram’
• Experience using Model Based Systems Engineering tools such as Magic Draw and CAMEO
• Experience communicating effectively with senior leadership and other engineering disciplines

• Experience aiding in the ability to understand and generate CONOPS   

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience with Semi-Active Laser Systems
• Experience in DASAL Technology and Laser Guided Munitions
• Familiarity with Aeronautical properties and Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Ability to Coordinate vendors and teams in development of passive/active sensor systems for test/evaluation

• Support trade studies, presentations, proposals and related activities
• Experience leading technical teams
• Ability to understand and generate CONOPS   

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035

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.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

Salary : $132,962 - $226,035