Hardware Engineering Manager - Hybrid

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Nashua
Posted on: October 19, 2024

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.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.Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) has technology, engineering and program teams that educate and mentor colleagues to deliver leading Electronic Warfare capabilities. We welcome all those who have big ideas, crave innovation, want to drive fielding velocity, and have the passion to bring the warfighter home safe.BAE Systems is seeking a Hardware Engineering Manager who is interested in technical leadership roles on established programs.The right candidate will be the senior leader in charge of hardware solutions for design for test and factory test stations designs across ECS business area. The highly motivated individual will support design products for DFx, ariteching test and measurement solutions across First Unit Test (FUT), Design Verification Testing (DVT), Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) and Acceptance Testing (ATP).Candidate will transition solutions to production, evaluate current sustainment activities for high complexity electronic products. This role will be the primary interface to program engineering teams and manufacturing teams in identifying opportunities during all phases of development and sustainment as it pertains to test hardware solutions.Must demonstrate strong technical aptitude, communication skills and leadership skills and be able to work cross-functionally within the hardware engineering organization and with other discipline/functions.This position may include the following activities:

• Manage and lead small to mid-sized multidisciplinary hardware engineering teams through one or more phases of the hardware product lifecycle, including proposals, design, development, integration, test, transition to production and/or sustainment.
• Support the test and troubleshooting of complex electronic systems, modules and sub-assemblies, working directly with production and program engineering personnel as required. May include high-speed digital products and RF products.
• Interface with Engineering, Operations, Quality and other supporting functions to drive defect resolution to root cause
• Generate and implement improvements in product and test design and methodologies to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput.
• Generate and review technical content of test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Engineering Change Orders, and other documentation.
• Support Root Cause and Corrective Action activities
• Provide daily work direction to other employees on a regular basis. Mentor peers and more junior engineers in areas of expertise
• Regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment in technical areas. Exercise considerable judgment in determining objectives.
• Act as a player-coach, lead from a platform of technical expertise, reviewing work packages from your engineers, provide constructive criticism, assure Program requirements are met, schedules are maintained, and engineers are advancing in their craft.
• Staffing: Fill engineer needs through rigorous technical interviewing for positions in highly matrixed, highly dynamic environment. Responsible for technically assessing and screening talent, training talent, to the quantities and quality necessary to staff programs throughout the business area through department business area points-of-contact.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.Please note that pursuant to a government contract, the specific positions requires US citizenship status.#IJSRequired Education, Experience, & Skills
  • BSEE or MSEE with 8+ years, experience leading engineering teams
  • Experience with designing and manufacturing complex electronics products in a high-mix / low-volume environment.
  • Capable of proposing a collection of architectures, creating plan of attack, working alongside other engineers as an individual design contributor for RF and digital products.
  • Practical experience designing products to fit a factory capabilities, including but not limited to Design for Test (DFT), Desing for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for System (DFS), etc
  • Understand fundamentals of product test as a discipline including: test coverage analysis, FMEA, MSA, etc. Experience industrial standard rack-and-stack test equipment such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers.
  • Run, build, and maintain hardware groups including:
    • Test / fixture stations design
    • Communications protocols
    • Signal integrity / grounding
    • Boundary scan
    • Diagnostics / Built-in-Self-Test
    • FPGA / Firmware download
    • RF characterization
    • Hands-On Troubleshooting Skills-quickly dissect problems in design or production to get to root- cause
    • Lead as a trusted advisor across the business area, changing the course of execution through persuasive communication and influence.
    • Experience with modern hardware, firmware, and software development techniques and tools
    • Current DoD Security ClearancePreferred Education, Experience, & Skills
      • Active Secret Clearance HIGHLY PREFERRED
      • 12+ years experience working with complex electrical products in a transition to production and/or sustainment role
      • Design experience working with mixed technology and/or RF products in a test and troubleshooting capacity
      • Experience with high-speed digital, processor and analog designsPay InformationFull-Time Salary Range: $140690 - $239140Please 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 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.

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