FAST Labs - R3 Product Line Director

Specific job responsibilities

• Lead the R3 organization to accomplish the mission and strategy.
• Lead R3 by modeling behavior aligned with our BAE Systems corporate culture and principles.
• Drive energetic pursuit of new business opportunities aligned with the R3 Product Line.
• Lead R3 in management of key customer relationships, building and maintaining trust.
• Maintain and grow the R3 mission-centric culture, leveraging in-the-field test and integration opportunities on existing programs and working with FAST Labs mission campaign teams to develop rapid technology transition and scaling opportunities.
• Provide leadership oversight and active engagement in the preparation of technical, management, and cost proposals.
• Make bid decisions in accordance with the FAST Labs delegated authorities and prioritize new business resources across R3 technical areas.
• Maintain cognizance of corporate capabilities and stimulate new business opportunities through R3 technology for other BAE Systems Product Lines.
• Ensure execution excellence of all R3 programs.
• Cook up efforts across multiple projects, within and outside of the product line.
• Pursue follow-on business opportunities.
• Support cross Product Line and Business Area programs to optimize market opportunities.
• Proactively engage with BAE Systems Business Areas to facilitate transition of R3 technology to BAE Systems products.
• Work with the R3 leadership team to actively manage the most valuable resource we have within the organization: our human capital, to include activities related to recruiting top talent, employee development, employee sponsorship/mentorship, employee engagement and succession planning within the group.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Demonstrated or obtained the following education, experience and skills:
  • Bachelor's Degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science, operations research, mathematics, physics, or related discipline with 15 + years of technical and management experience in Research and Development for the Defense and/or Intelligence markets.
  • Active DoW Top Secret clearance.
  • Proven ability to lead a diverse organization across multiple geographic business sites.
  • Proven capability to lead a large organization through complex culture change.
  • Strong business acumen and presence at the leadership level.
  • Business and technical leadership, management, and decision making in technology development efforts.
  • Proven capability to lead a large organization through complex culture change.
  • Strong problem solving: Requires employment of conceptual and innovative thinking.
  • Strong customer focus and demonstrated ability to build and manage relationships with highly technical, complex customers.
  • Highly tuned interpersonal skills: Skilled communicator who influences and shapes the behavior and performance of a complex Business Unit/Sector.
  • Strong Negotiation Skills: Negotiates internally and externally at high levels or with persons of influence frequently.
  • Proven ability to share and transfer technology and know-how across organizational boundaries.
  • Domain expertise in one or more of the following areas: RF Electronic Warfare, Optical Electronic Warfare, advanced RF hardware, advanced software, cyber.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Ph.D. degree with 11+ years of experience or Master's degree with 13+ years of experience in technical and management experience in Research and Development for the Defense and/or Intelligence markets.
• Passion to deliver Electronic Systems Defense and Commercial Missions: 'We Protect Those Who Protect Us' and 'We Innovate For Those Who Move the World'.
• Active Top Secret and SCI clearance.
• Deep knowledge of key customer organizations and missions.
• Experience with, and understanding of, functional matrix organizations.
• Experience operating within ES (or similar) business areas, involved in technology transition planning and technology insertion into BA product roadmaps.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $200222 - $340378

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.

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.

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.