Software Engineering Manager - US Controls - Sign on bonus

$115,100 - $195,700/Yr

BAE Systems - Endicott, NY

Part-time - Mid Level

Endicott, NY

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Software Engineering Manager for US Controls at BAE Systems is a leadership role focused on supervising a team of Software Engineers in the development of avionics systems. This position emphasizes functional leadership, project execution, and process improvement, ensuring that the team is effectively staffed and trained to meet project goals. The manager will also play a key role in supporting new business initiatives and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the team.

Responsibilities

• Develop mentor/training plans for team members
• Improve, provide, and maintain functional processes, policies, procedures, and best practices
• Provide functional expertise and consultation as needed, including budget and schedule management
• Meet department budgets related to training and overhead
• Provide resources and tools required by the team
• Support new business capture through technical solution development and quoting
• Ensure appropriate expectations and goals are in place for employees
• Facilitate communication flow down through unit meetings
• Manage performance and compensation for team members
• Coordinate functional expertise across projects
• Ensure a culture of continuous improvement and lessons learned is in place
• Promote knowledge development and sharing of best practices

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent
• 8 years of related work experience
• Previous experience in a project leadership role or functional management
• Demonstrated ability to achieve cost, cycle time, customer and engineering process objectives
• Demonstrated ability to develop, lead and motivate technical teams
• Demonstrated ability to integrate and coordinate with other functions and customers
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience in full lifecycle software development including requirements, design, implementation, integration and verification
• Working knowledge of commercial and military software development processes and procedures
• Desire to continuously improve engineering processes and standards

Nice-to-haves

• Experience leading safety critical projects (e.g., flight controls, engine controls, propulsion controls)
• Experience with Requirements Development/Management (e.g., DOORS) and Configuration Management (e.g., Atlassian) tools
• Experience with low-level embedded software development (e.g., device drivers, BSP development)
• Experience with Control Law and/or Built In Test development
• Familiarity with industry standards such as DO-178B/C and ARP4754
• Experience with HW/SW integration
• Experience with Requirements Based Verification
• 2 years of engineering management or project leadership experience
• Previous experience leading software engineering teams of 10 or more

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings accounts
• 401(k) savings plan
• Disability coverage
• Life and accident insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Legal plan
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Military leave
• Bereavement leave
• Federal and state sick leave
• Company recognition program for monetary or non-monetary awards