Senior Engineering Project Manager, Mission Threads

Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking an exceptional professional with experience in program management and technical leadership for an exciting opportunity to support the Air Force's acquisition of the next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) and its system of systems.
This individual will work with a highly skilled team of systems engineering specialists and provide support to the U.S. Government customer related to workload planning, scheduling, and integration of program execution activities. This individual will operate in an organizational culture that develops employees and challenges them to reach and sustain great performance in a fast-paced workplace while consistent with management policies and procedures. They will also support the branch lead in providing invested leadership, mentorship, and guidance to a team of high-level performers whose expertise are critical to the Government's long-term success. This is a rewarding position with multiple opportunities for growth in which contributions will shape the development and deployment of the U.S. Air Force's next generation, national security-critical weapon systems.
Day-to-day activities will include leadership and oversight of configuration and data management processes and execution, the development and evaluation of system performance requirements and lower-level specifications, the integration of test, verification, and validation methodologies into system design, the application of use cases and certification constraints to system design, and representing the U.S. Government in various engagements with the prime contractor, their supporting contractors, and numerous external agency stakeholders.
Why come work at BAE Systems, Inc.? We are the third largest defense contractor in the world with an exceptional mission-focused culture. Our 800+ employees and sub-contractors located at Hill Air Force Base, Utah are closely aligned to the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) and support the Center's missions in sustaining the existing LGM-30G (Minuteman III) and WS-133A (ICBM weapon system) and acquiring their replacements. We are a uniquely-valued mission partner delivering daily technical excellence and innovative solutions to our customers. BAE Systems, Inc. has earned accolades as a "Top Workplace" in Utah based on employee feedback for five consecutive years, earning special distinction for providing a healthy work-life balance for our valued employees. We work very hard to ensure this is a great place to work!
Why come to Utah? Utah is an amazing state with diverse geography, an eclectic culture, and fantastic quality of life. We are located north of Salt Lake City at the foot of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. The area offers an incredible range of outdoors pursuits across the seasons including hiking, climbing, hunting, fishing, camping, boating, and world-class skiing at resorts that hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics and will host the Games again in 2034. The state is home to five amazing national parks and is an easy drive from two more: Grand Teton and, famously, the first national park, Yellowstone. The Salt Lake City metropolitan area affords residents a vast array of cultural activities and businesses, in addition to multiple professional sports teams. We are a hub for cutting-edge medical care with people traveling from across the western half of the U.S. for a range of nationally renowned specialty care centers and providers. Salt Lake International Airport is expanding and offers easy, direct access to virtually anywhere in the world.
Why come work on SENTINEL? The Sentinel Program is an enormous and complex "mega-project" aimed at modernizing the entire ICBM system of systems deployed across more than thirty thousand square miles in five states. Without a doubt, Sentinel is one of the country's most important acquisitions and will have lasting impact for the rest of this century. The program includes refurbishment of select Minuteman III facilities to secure and support a newly designed, technologically advanced ballistic missile and state-of-the-art electronics. It will also provide a new command and control system and an array of support and training equipment engineered to operate and sustain the new system for decades. Sentinel receives broad support at the national level and is a long-term project with fielding work beginning in the next five years and operations extending until at least 2075. This is a career-defining program that will present unique and challenging opportunities that simply are not available elsewhere.
This is a rare opportunity to join a high-performing team within a large defense company with an extraordinary positive culture and mission focus. In this position, you will provide direct support to a national security-critical weapon system throughout engineering development, deployment, and sustainment. You will help shape the quality and performance of technical products from several hundred personnel supporting the government, and you will help educate and equip the government to acquire, operate, and maintain all of the system-of-systems. You will become a trusted mission partner to the innovative, digital engineering-driven Air Force organization responsible to design, build, test, transition, and sustain the world's safest, most secure, and effective land-based nuclear weapon system.
Pursuant to Government contract, please note that this position requires U.S. Citizenship.
Join an extraordinary company and winning team to help drive success this year and for years to come.
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Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Ten (10) years relevant experience; or eight (8) years with a master's degree.
• Comprehensive knowledge regarding performance against a statement of work (SOW), performance work statement (PWS), and work breakdown structure (WBS).
• Experience complying with, if not leading, systems engineering programs, processes, and compliance, and evaluating various types of documentation to ensure consistent application of requirements and higher-level guidance in a system's design and qualification.
• Working knowledge of Jira, Confluence, and MSOffice application.
• Must have current Secret security clearance (adjudicated within the past 6 years) or higher and be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance, all required Special Program accesses, and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Executive leadership briefing, advising, and consulting experience.
• Experience managing technical documentation using product lifecycle management software (e.g., Teamcenter).
• Experience in DoD acquisitions, including the construction and/or evaluation of contractor performance against a PWS/SOW.
• Experience as a supervisor of multiple direct reports and/or of other first-line supervisors.
• Coursework/degree in mathematics, natural sciences, engineering, or other applicable technical discipline.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $120874 - $205486
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.