FAST Labs - Director of Microelectronics Products and Services

Job Description
FAST Labs™ is a world-class research and microelectronics production organization. Our vision, ‘we secure the future through fearless innovation', fuels our curiosity, and propels our teams to take on ‘never been done before’ challenges. In the advanced electronics domain of FAST Labs™, we further the mission by developing and delivering some of the most advanced microelectronics technology and products that enable our customers to differentiate their offerings across commercial and warfare/defense markets. These technologies and products are based on a multitude of microelectronics fabrication technologies in silicon, SiGe, GaN, GaAs, and experimental processes.

The Microelectronics (µE) Product Line’s Products and Services area delivers critical microelectronic products and provides design and fabrication services that advance mission capabilities across commercial and warfare/defense applications. We are seeking an experienced leader to join our µE product line to lead our Microelectronics Products and Services business, which functions under a commercial operating model.

Reporting directly to the µE Product Line Director, the Director of Products and Services will lead a cross-functional organization to i) develop and deliver microelectronics products that provide unparalleled performance and capabilities for warfighters and commercial customers, supporting a variety of missions with RF/MMIC, mixed-signal, digital, and thermal sensor chips, chipsets, and modules; and ii) provide design, development, and fabrication services for custom microelectronics, leveraging both our advanced in-house III-V fab and the broader third-party semiconductor ecosystem.

The successful candidate will be responsible for business success via strategy development, organizational leadership, and portfolio execution. The Products and Services area is accountable to capture or identify, create, and deliver discriminating products & services, including effective customer relationships both external and internal to BAE Systems. The Director of Microelectronics Products and Services will lead this broad portfolio with P&L accountability.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensuring “how” we work is aligned with µE cultural values of Problem-Solving, Innovation, Collaboration, Ownership, and Growth
• Lead the Microelectronics Products and Services teams through all phases of the lifecycle with profit & loss accountability, under a commercial operating model
• Manage, coordinate, plan, organize, control, integrate, and execute projects, products, and collections of projects and products. Ensure achievement of financial, schedule, technical, and new business performance objectives. Participate in the support of new business and in the development of financial plans for the company. Model and demonstrate strong leadership in ethics, safety and security.
• Provide proactive cross-function leadership of a key strategic portfolio to achieve customer commitments and business growth expectations.
• Demonstrate visible leadership across the portfolio, leading by example to deliver program performance excellence and quality microelectronics products in volume.
• Key leadership role in developing the microelectronics ecosystem within the Electronic Systems Sector
• Execute using Earned Value Management techniques and commercial analytical industry best practices
• Communicate effectively and work cross functionally in a highly matrixed organization to achieve results.
• Actively develop and execute a strategy for a Microelectronics Products and Services integrated business and technology growth plan.
• Serve as a member of the µE Leadership Team, actively partnering with other team members to drive innovative and consistent strategy across the product line.

Because this role involves a combination of collaborative/in-person and independent work, it will take the form of a hybrid work format, with time split between working onsite and remotely.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• 12 years’ work experience with Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience of experience in program or capture management and/or with functional activities related to the program lifecycle, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5 years work experience in microelectronics custom IC product development and production delivery
• Demonstrated experience in building customer and supplier relationships, leading customer interactions and discussions of a technical and/or strategic nature.
• Successful experience leading and growing a cross-functional organization, including personnel leadership and management of a diverse team.
• Ability to understand and interpret BAE Systems customer missions, needs, and objectives
• Ability to lead complex teams that are distributed across geographic locations in a borderless fashion.
• Financial management expertise and experience executing to revenue and profit targets
• Ability to lead development of creative solutions to highly complex problems
• Strong written and verbal skills to effectively communicate across the Electronics Systems sector, including executives.
• Ability to obtain DOD Top Secret with SCI and SAP Security clearances

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Active US Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
• Demonstrated P&L leadership of a cross-functional organization leading to substantial business growth.
• Proven breadth of business leadership of custom IC product development lifecycle; from conception through sustainment.
• Passion to deliver Electronic Systems Defense and Commercial Missions: 'We Protect Those Who Protect Us' and 'We Innovate for Those Who Move the World'.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $169630 - $288370

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 : $169,630 - $288,370