Job Description
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.

BAE System’s Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) business area has an exciting opportunity for a Program Director II to lead a fast-paced, complex, and strategic product area responsible for developing and delivering critical upgrade capability to the Joint Strike Fighter and future platforms leveraging Electronic Systems (ES) sector-wide business area capability or IRAD solutions. The Director, Future Capabilities product area, for the F-35 Solutions Product Line will report directly to the VP/GM for the F-35 Solutions Product Line and will be based at our location in Manchester, NH.

Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics, developing tomorrow’s technology to defeat today’s threats. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.” Sounds like a team you want to be part of? Come build your career with us.

Responsibilities:

• Foster a culture of innovation, problem solving, performance excellence, and continuous improvement that delivers affordable, effective, and dependable solutions.
• Create a high performing work environment that delivers on commitments (schedule, cost and technical) while ensuring team compliance to ethics, security, and safety objectives and policies.
• Cultivate customer relationships to drive high levels of customer satisfaction and confidence.
• Develop and execute integrated program and business plans to achieve company goals and objectives.
• Provide proactive project management, including initiating and planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing on critical activities.
• Ensure integrated Systems development plans are in place and execute to meet program objectives.
• Measure and regularly reports on program results to company and customer leadership.
• Actively manage risks and opportunities within assigned work scope.
• Attract, develop, and retain high-performing, diverse talent; build future leaders through development, mentoring, and modeling excellence. Lead through inspiration and encouragement to enhance employee performance, engagement, and overall team optimization.
• Demonstrate a leading role in promoting adherence to the company’s ethical standards and business practices; ensure compliance with the BAE Systems Operational Assurance Framework and all other policies and requirements; provide for good stewardship of the assets of the business.
• Maintain a safe work environment and ensure compliance with safety objectives and policies.

Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship status

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Typically a Bachelor’s Degree in a technical or business-related discipline and a minimum of 12 years of experience leading technical and program teams through all phases of the lifecycle along with proven performance delivering on customer commitments in complex environments. PMP certification desired.
• Ability to think strategically, collaborates within and across organizational boundaries, breaking down barriers and finding common ground.
• Experience establishing and building customer relationships.
• Strong leadership, coaching, mentoring and overall team development skills with the ability to achieve results through others in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication skills with experience providing executive level briefings on project status and recommendations.
• Experience operating, allocating resources, and prioritizing effectively in limited timeframes.
• Solid understanding and experience with risk and opportunity management, defense contract types, and with collaborating with Finance to apply Earned Value Management techniques.
• Knowledge of Government contracting, current acquisition trends and customer / competitor behaviors is a positive.
• Ability to acquire and maintain DoD Secret clearance.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Successful, proven record leading and managing test development programs.
• Transition to production experience.

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 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. 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.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.