Platform Portfolio Manager/Project Engineering Manager – PEM II

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. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first exemplified by our mission: "We Protect Those Who Protect Us." Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.

Embark on a journey of innovation with BAE Systems' Platform Engineering (PE) group that manages an on-premises Virtual Cloud Computing Center (VC3). PE is seeking a Platform Portfolio Manager to lead engineering efforts for PE projects ensuring solutions meet internal tenant technical, schedule and budget requirements. This role will provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams and serve as the primary point of contact for internal tenants and senior leadership. You will translate business needs into actionable engineering plans, maintain transparency through dashboards and metrics, and ensure the platform meets defined service levels, DoD/BAE compliance standards, and customer expectations. As a candidate, you will have experience in the successful execution of large projects or full-scale programs, demonstrated risk assessment skills, outstanding leadership, and strong decision making and analysis skills.

Specific job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Partner with the Platform Engineering Director, Deputy Director, Platform Engineering Managers, and Chief Engineer and functional staff to execute projects, deploy capabilities and sustain the platform engineering environments that meet our tenant needs
• Identify and communicate technical risks and opportunities between the design team, Chief Engineer and platform engineering management team
• Collaborate with disciplines, functions and business areas across the ES sector and BAE systems to effectively support engineering across the enterprise
• Meet cost, schedule and technical performance for projects through their life cycle
• Serve as overall customer (internal tenant) engineering point of contact for the project
• Identify and support the development of critical skills and resources
• Develop and maintain measures related to engineering performance
• Ensure proper application of process based on the size and complexity of the project
• Establish goals, performance standards, budgets and staffing plans
• Improve processes and skills that accelerate program execution and improve quality.
• Lead and develop others
• Manage a group of DevOps engineers, providing technical mentoring, career guidance, and performance feedback
• Support recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of new team members to meet business needs
• Cultivate and maintain a safe, inclusive, and collaborative team culture

Join us. Be part of a team that's not just building technology but defining the future. At BAE Systems, your work is more than a job, it's a journey in innovation. Apply now and propel your career into the future.

Because this role involves a combination of collaborative/in-person and independent work, it will take the form of a hybrid work format, with time split between working onsite and remotely.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Hold a current/active Secret security clearance
• Bachelor's Degree and 10 years work experience, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated ability to develop, lead, and motivate technical teams
• Experience leading or collaborating with cross-site, cross-functional teams
• Experience leading diverse multi-disciplinary teams in the solution of complex technical problems
• Strong team building skills that enable collaboration and coordination within and across teams, functions, and other business units
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate with team members, stakeholders and leaders
• Experience leading technical presentations and troubleshooting sessions
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple complex projects and timelines
• Ability to brief complex information to senior leaders and stakeholders
• Background in project engineering management including organizational design, planning, estimating, design management, and product verification

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience developing and delivering within a digital engineering ecosystem.
• Experience with DevOps, DevSecOps, Software Management, Site Reliability Engineering Kubernetes or similar domain
• Strong background in systems engineering and requirements management

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $149603 - $254317

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 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 its 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 teammaking a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, youll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. 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.

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.