SDBC System Engineering Functional Manager

BAE Systems; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 250,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a System Engineering Functional Manager to lead a team of engineers in San Diego. This role combines leadership with hands-on engineering tasks, focusing on talent development and performance management. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, along with a solid engineering background. Join a dynamic team that is at the forefront of technology development, addressing critical defense and intelligence challenges. This position offers a unique opportunity to impact the future of advanced electronics while enjoying a hybrid work environment that balances in-office collaboration with remote flexibility.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Savings Plan

Disability Coverage

Life and Accident Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Legal Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in engineering post-Bachelor's degree.
• Experience leading small to mid-sized engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and support to system engineering staff.
• Assist with hiring, onboarding, and performance management.
• Drive performance and ensure adherence to company processes.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Performance Management

Mentoring and Coaching

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or STEM

Master's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Description

See what you re missing. Our employees work on the world s most advanced electronics from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we re innovating for the future. And you can, too.

In Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Systems, you ll help develop systems that sense, control, exploit and disseminate actionable information to warfighters supporting a variety of missions. C4ISR Systems is developing innovative capabilities across the C4ISR mission domain for Advanced Analytics, Adaptive Electronic Warfare / Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) /Cyber, Combat identification, Imagery Sensing and Exploitation, Space Security, and Undersea Warfare. We are a pathfinder in our defense and intelligence markets, focused on delivering disruptive technology to give our customers the edge they need.

The San Diego Business Center (SDBC) is seeking a System Engineering Functional Manager to provide functional management / supervisory leadership and engagement to a diverse group of system engineers. We are looking for individuals with strong leadership skills who can attract, engage, and retain talent. As a functional supervisor, you will support and advocate for your system engineering staff through career planning, training, timely performance feedback, formal performance appraisals, program staffing, and application of System Engineering process and best practices. This is a part-time position where your functional management/supervisory duties will account for approximately 10-15% of your time and your existing system engineering direct program tasks will account for the remaining 85-90%.

In this role:

1. You are a functional supervisor for 10-15 system engineers
2. You will provide guidance, support, and coaching to your functional group through regular employee one-on-ones
3. You will attract, engage, and retain high potential employees to support the program area
4. You will support staffing for your group including interviewing candidates, assisting with hiring and staffing decisions, onboarding new team members, and facilitating employee program assignments
5. You will develop employee goals, monitor employee performance, provide performance feedback and support group compensation management
6. You will assist with employee coaching, training, and counseling
7. You will provide effective communication flow down / flow up within your group and across the SDBC system engineering organization
8. You will help drive performance for your group by supporting Program Managers, Project Engineering Managers (PEMs) / Chief Engineers, staffing and monitoring execution on projects, and helping to resolve technical and personnel issues
9. You will help ensure that programs follow company and program processes
10. You will contribute to continuous improvement activities to improve the system engineering organization and the company at large and ensure adoption within the organization

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

1. Active/current Secret clearance with ability to acquire a Top Secret/SCI clearance
2. Strong communication skills and interpersonal skills which facilitate working with others in a team environment
3. Bachelor s Degree in Engineering or STEM discipline with 10 years of experience after the date for the completion of your Bachelor s degree.
4. System engineering background and leadership experience that includes leading small (< 6 people) to mid-sized (6 12 people) engineering teams
5. People management experience with proven performance management, mentoring, coaching, and communication skills
6. Strong leadership skills and the ability to interface with senior internal personnel on significant business matters, often requiring coordination between organizations

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills:

1. Master s Degree in Engineering
2. Current and active Top Secret/SCI clearance
3. Existing system engineering direct program experience in the Data Analytics Solutions, Mission Management and Autonomy, or Precision Engagement program areas

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.

Because of the need for intermittent in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform a portion of work onsite, this position will be considered hybrid. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 50% or more of the time, as well as remotely, when applicable.

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