Engineering Manager III – Space Communications Engineering Manager- $15K Sign On Bonus

About the role

This position is part of the Space Vehicle Engineering team at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems. It is a challenging, fast-paced role reporting to the Director of Space Vehicle Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the team of Space Communications Engineers.
• Provide functional management for the Space Communications team, including employee recognition, performance appraisals, hiring, and staffing.
• Provide career growth and development opportunities for employees.
• Mentor less experienced engineers on the team and help foster mentor/mentee relationships amongst the team.
• Collaborate with the other subsystem leads within the Space Vehicle Engineering department and with other engineering disciplines.
• Grow the Space Communications Engineering capabilities and capacity to achieve the goals of the business.
• Craft the strategy on how to meet future mission opportunities including technology roadmap development.
• Prepare and manage hardware definition and interfaces.
• Extensively write technical documents such as proposal development, contractual elements, procedural definitions, specifications, interfaces, analysis support, and description documents.
• Prepare and give presentations to peers, management, and customers.
• Take ownership and responsibility for the success of our RF and Optical Communication subsystems.
• Establish and maintain strong vendor relationships.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company.
• Interact appropriately with others to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Requirements

• A BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 12 or more years related experience.
• Experience with program execution across a variety of customer sets.
• Experience in subcontract management.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Ability to be self-motivated and detail oriented.
• Possess strong critical thinking skills.
• Ability to influence without authority.
• Comfortable interacting with colleagues at all levels of the organization.
• Comfortable operating at a fast pace.
• Budgeting/cost estimating experience.
• Excellent customer service, accountability, professionalism, and interpersonal skill set.

Qualifications

• A current, active TS/SCI security clearance is required with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI Polygraph.

Skills

• Technical writing skills.
• Project management skills.
• Subcontract management skills.
• Customer service skills.
• Communication skills.
• Leadership skills.

Benefits

Full-time salary range: $153,377 - $260,743. Employee benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. An employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks are also available. Monetary or non-monetary recognition awards are given through the company recognition program. Additional incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.