Job Description
BAE Systems is offering a challenging and rewarding opportunity to join our C5ISR Solutions team as we design, develop, build, integrate, test, and support the world's most advanced maritime systems. "We Protect Those Who Protect Us" is our mission, innovating for the future and delivering capabilities that enable our service men and women to execute their missions and return home safely. We are seeking a self-motivated, experienced Senior Systems Engineer to lead our Maritime Engineering team to modernize our workforce through the application of the latest Digital Engineering tools and embrace the power of Automation, Artificial Intelligence, and Autonomy to drive efficiency. As the lead engineer for a portfolio of contracts delivering C5ISR capabilities to our warriors aboard Navy and US Coast Guard platforms, you will ensure the systems, products, and services being developed and delivered are viable, fit for purpose, and will satisfy customer and mission needs. This candidate will operate in an organizational culture that develops and challenges employees to achieve high performance using streamlined engineering and management policies and procedures.
Key responsibilities include:

- Lead system design and optimization activities, trades and analyses
- Ensure system designs and implementation meet technical requirements and customer/mission needs within allocated engineering cost & schedule
- Ensure system designs are produceable, maintainable, supportable and testable
- Collaborate with engineers from different disciplines and maintain a good relationship with our government customer
- Oversee and approve technical documentation, drawings, data, presentations, and technical report submissions to customers
- Drive technical risk and opportunity definition, identification, and mitigation/realization

This position is located in scenic and historic Southern Maryland in the St. Mary's County Technology Corridor adjacent to the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.

Some limited relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidate. Applicants must be currently residing in or willing to relocate to St. Mary's County, Maryland or surrounding areas.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Master's degree in aerospace, computer, electrical, mechanical, software, or systems engineering
At least 10 years of progressive technical experience, including 5 years of experience as technical leader for a significant size team
Experience leading the development of Command and Control, Communications, Computing, Combat, or ISR systems/equipment for DoD applications
Working knowledge of project planning and management
Excellent cognitive, communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills, briefing and providing reports to executive-level leaders

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Familiarity with systems engineering disciplines across the full product/program lifecycle
Knowledge and experience working in the DoD technical services industry
Experience with leading edge Digital Engineering tools, including Cameo, PLM, Jira, Confluence, CAD/CAE
Familiarity with Military Standards and Specifications as well as DoD, Navy, NAVSEA, and NAVWAR Instructions and Guidance pertaining to C5ISR systems integration and installation on maritime platforms
Experience supporting proposal development activities, including technical and management approach development, cost estimating, and sample task development

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $146670 - $249330

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 Intelligence & Security
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.

Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do-from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.

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.