Mechanical Engineering Section Manager

Job Description
The Mechanical Engineering Section Manager is part of Lethality Engineering and has responsibility for the capabilities, processes, and people management of a cross-site team focused on the design, development, and integration of various weapon systems. The Mechanical Engineering Section Manager will be the supervisor of record for individual contributors and will report directly to the Lethality Engineering Functional Manager.

The Mechanical Engineering Section Manager collaborates with program leads for staffing needs, performs comprehensive planning relative to functional capacity and capability, and maintains the technical vitality of people, processes, and infrastructure for the functional discipline. The Mechanical Engineering Section Manager collaborates with other Combat Mission Systems (CMS) Engineering functional and section managers to ensure that design work is performed consistently with product design procedures. We work a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off, and our hybrid approach provides plenty of on-site collaboration and support for new staff onboarding as well as the flexibility for working remotely some days.

As a section manager, you will:

• Supervise a team of 10-20 engineers and contractors of various experience levels in the design, development, production support, and integration of various weapon systems.
• Develop engineering staff through work assignments and training to ensure technical competence and a competitive skill mix.
• Ensure efficient utilization of staff, manage budgets, and make strategic decisions about workforce balance and development.
• Hold monthly reviews with staff, provide performance feedback, and solicit input from stakeholders to foster collaborative career development.
• Provide annual performance assessments including providing positive and constructive feedback.
• Be responsible for ensuring the effectiveness and relevance of functional processes, as well as compliance with applicable standards.
• Integrate and standardize functional processes across Combat Mision Systems engineering, capture historical performance records, and maintain Engineering Estimating Tables and Cost Estimating Relationships.
• Ensure the availability and efficiency of functional engineering design and analysis tools and services.
• Provide technical expertise to programs and projects through participation in design reviews, Life Cycle Management (LCM) reviews, and bid and proposal support.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar degree with 10 years of applicable experience.
• Experience in design, integration, test and product support of complex mechanical systems.
• Demonstrated team leadership and coaching skills.
• Mature interpersonal skills involving interfacing, influencing, coordinating and negotiating with company personnel, customers and suppliers.
• Ability to have difficult conversations.
• Ability to address and remove roadblocks and drive to completion.
• Ability to define and resolve engineering problems involving conflicting design, contractual, policy, or technical requirements across functional areas.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• 20 years of mechanical engineering and related field experience.
• 5 or more years of supervisory engineering experience.
• Experience in design of mechanical systems, from concept through development, build, test, production and support.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with an ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
• Program leadership experience in developing and managing SOWs, budgets, schedules, planning and execution.
• Significant proposal and BOE development experience.
• EVMS experience within E2S, PM Compass, or similar tool.
• Experience conducting Life Cycle Management (LCM) reviews as an Assessor or Chairperson.
• Strategic and creative design application demonstrated through project research and development roles and associated accomplishments.
• Experience handling US Classified information at the Secret level. #LI-Hybrid #LI-JR1

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $149603 - $254317

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 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.

Salary : $149,603 - $254,317