Strategy Test and Manufacturing Manager

BAE Systems is seeking a visionary Strategy Test and Manufacturing Manager to serve as the primary architect of our production and test capabilities. In this critical leadership role, you will define and execute the long-term technical and operational roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives and future product requirements.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Financial Stewardship
  • Integrated Business Planning (IBP): Develop and manage a 5-year outlook for manufacturing and test capabilities to ensure scalability with projected growth.
  • Capital Planning: Lead the strategic identification and justification of capital investments to modernize the production environment.
  • Execution Accountability: Serve as the accountable lead for current-year capital execution, overseeing project managers to ensure timely delivery and performance targets.
• Technology & Automation Roadmap
  • Technology Vision: Maintain the Manufacturing and Test Technology Roadmap, proactively identifying emerging trends to prevent operational obsolescence.
  • Production Automation: Drive the overarching strategy for automation to increase throughput, minimize manual error, and optimize labor costs.
  • Test Software Strategy: Establish a standardized roadmap for test software to ensure consistency, maintainability, and scalability across diverse product lines.
  • Equipment Standardization: Drive the standardization of test equipment to reduce complexity and streamline personnel training.
• Infrastructure, Compliance & Safety
  • Secure Infrastructure: Analyze and plan for the impacts of classified programs on network infrastructure, ensuring strict adherence to security and compliance protocols.
  • Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate with Product Development, Finance, and IT to integrate manufacturing scalability and test efficiency into the product lifecycle from inception.
  • SHE Stewardship: Support factory safety, ergonomics, and environmental compliance through regular assessments and safety-driven process initiatives.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial) or a related technical field.
• Strategic Leadership: Proven experience in strategic planning, capacity planning, or operational roadmapping within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Financial Acumen: Strong experience in capital budgeting, financial justification, and managing multi-year investment portfolios.
• Technical Breadth: Deep understanding of test engineering, automated test equipment (ATE), and production automation technologies.
• Security Clearance: Ability to obtain or maintain the required security clearance for managing classified program infrastructure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Degree: MBA or Master's in Engineering Management is highly preferred.

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $153,377 – $260,743. Individual salaries are determined by factors including business considerations, local market conditions, internal equity, and candidate qualifications such as skills, education, and experience.

Schedule

This position is on first shift with a 9/80 work schedule, including every other Friday off.

Benefits

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.
• Employee assistance program and a legal plan.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, and other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and applicable federal and state sick leave.
• Company recognition program with monetary or non-monetary awards.
• Other incentives based on position level and job specifics.

About the Company

BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace, and security company delivering products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions, and customer support services. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems’ game-changing defense and commercial electronics, pushing the limits of what is possible to give customers a competitive edge. With over 14,000 highly talented employees, ES drives impact through breakthrough technology and innovation.