Software Manager / Section Lead

Job Description
Are you an experienced Software Engineer looking for the next step to grow your career? Do you want to design and write software that really matters and be a part of a cause greater than yourself? At BAE Systems, our products provide critical mission capabilities to address the ever-evolving threats to our nation’s security and the war fighter. We need your talent, motivation, and vision as a Software Engineer to join our Austin Texas team, developing Next Generation Electronic Systems Products and Solutions. Help us protect those that protect us.

BAE Systems in Austin, TX is currently undergoing an exciting period of growth. We are looking for talented Software professionals to help us create the world’s most advanced solutions in areas including Aircraft Protection, Radar Warning and Electronic Attack for our defense related customers.

BAE Systems’ Countermeasures & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions business is a product-driven group dedicated to the mission. 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.

As a player/coach, you will leverage your estensive technical experience by supporting the full lifecycle of a development program while also managing a group of software engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Provide supervision, mentoring, career development, and performance management for a team of 4-10 software engineers.
• Conduct one-on-one and section level meetings.
• Provide a safe, inclusive culture.
• Support recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of new team members to meet business needs.
• Use your technical skills and experience to ensure the design, implementation, and sustainment of our software solutions meet and exceed customer expectations.
• Support program execution through cost and schedule management, and metrics tracking.
• Collaborate with other functional managers and discipline leads to ensure program success.
• Be a major technical contributor to development programs

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field
• 8 years of software engineering experience with leadership responsibilities in either a functional and/or technical role
• Must be able to obtain an active Secret clearance
• Ability to lead a medium to large groups
• Demonstrated ability to guide individuals through complicated or difficult situations effectively and professionally
• Experience with software and systems engineering processes, methodologies, and tools
• Deep knowledge in C or another High Level Programming Language

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Prior functional management experience (i.e. general supervision, performance management, staffing)
• Embedded software design and implementation
• Experience with electronic warfare
• Working knowledge of Atlassian Suite
• Experience with FACE or OMS Architectures
• Experience with MBSE
• Cost Account Management/Earned Value Management in a DoD environment

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 a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.

Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.

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