BAE Systems, Inc.
Hardware Engineering Manager - RTL Design Verification (Hybrid)
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Leads and manages a Design Verification engineering team supporting ASIC and FPGA development. Oversees verification planning, implementation, testing, coverage closure, process adherence, staffing, performance management, technical reviews, proposals, scope, budgets, and program execution. Mentors engineers, advances verification tools and methods, communicates performance to leadership, and supports complex electronic warfare and defense programs.
Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking a Design Verification Manager to work within our Electronic Systems business area leading a Design Verification (DV) group. We are interested in candidates with leadership, project management, and design verification experience, who have had a role in new development and/or established programs. Candidates must demonstrate strong technical aptitude and leadership skills. Experience leading DV engineers within multi-disciplined engineering teams through all phases of an ASIC or FPGA development lifecycle is important, as the individual will be in a position to influence program execution and mentor engineers.
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. We offer a flexible work environment, competitive benefits, and a strong sense of pride in working at BAE Systems. We put our customers first - exemplified by our mission: "We Protect Those Who Protect Us®."
Responsibilities will include:
Primary tasks will include:
BAE Systems offers competitive pay, benefits, and important work-life balance initiatives including every other Friday Off, Flextime, and Telecommuting. BAE Systems also believes in a culture of recognition for the extraordinary contributions of our skilled employees. Our engineers are the lifeblood of our company and we are more than 5,000 strong. With our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless.
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, this specific position requires US citizenship status**
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Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $131331 - $223309
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, Inc.
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.
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.
BAE Systems is seeking a Design Verification Manager to work within our Electronic Systems business area leading a Design Verification (DV) group. We are interested in candidates with leadership, project management, and design verification experience, who have had a role in new development and/or established programs. Candidates must demonstrate strong technical aptitude and leadership skills. Experience leading DV engineers within multi-disciplined engineering teams through all phases of an ASIC or FPGA development lifecycle is important, as the individual will be in a position to influence program execution and mentor engineers.
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. We offer a flexible work environment, competitive benefits, and a strong sense of pride in working at BAE Systems. We put our customers first - exemplified by our mission: "We Protect Those Who Protect Us®."
Responsibilities will include:
- Leading and managing a team of Design Verification engineers
- Hiring and staffing DV engineers in support of program needs
- Advancing the state of DV at BAE Systems by assessing and evaluating modern tools, design techniques, and hardware resources
- Managing personnel performance and development
- Influencing program execution, and scope management
- Communicating information to engineering team, up through leadership, and across the organization for sharing of best practice and lessons learned
- Assisting in the development, review, and approval of proposals, and negotiating scope with programs
- Enhancing engineering processes used on programs, and ensuring consistent application of those processes
- Supporting key initiatives to improve the business execution or discipline
Primary tasks will include:
- Collaborate with engineering talent leads to develop staffing strategies to meet the business needs
- Grow capabilities in critical skill areas identified for the business
- Work closely with project engineering managers and hardware managers to ensure successful execution on programs
- Monitor execution and health of DV programs through performance metrics
- Oversee and ensure adherence to verification process through lifecycle phases including: design development, verification, and integration
- Drive scope management through understanding of technical baselines, proposal positions, and execution plans
- Develop strategies for efficient reuse and leverage of verification IP
- Serve as design review chair or assessor for development programs to ensure reviews meet hardware guidelines, and to ensure appropriate subject matter experts are engaged
- Support proposal efforts for hardware engineering to capture new business
- Review and approve bids and proposals, ensuring estimates meet acceptable schedule / budget risk targets
- Provide employees with performance assessments for mid-year and end-of-year reviews
- Support the development of employees through coaching, training, mentorship, and career planning
- Support key initiatives in business area or in discipline to meet yearly objectives and continuous improvement goals
- Provide communication of hardware engineering performance to business and discipline senior leadership
BAE Systems offers competitive pay, benefits, and important work-life balance initiatives including every other Friday Off, Flextime, and Telecommuting. BAE Systems also believes in a culture of recognition for the extraordinary contributions of our skilled employees. Our engineers are the lifeblood of our company and we are more than 5,000 strong. With our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless.
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, this specific position requires US citizenship status**
#IJS
#LI-TC1
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
- Current Security Clearance (Secret), or eligible to obtain one
- Electrical engineering degree
- BSE with 10+ years experience or MSE and 8+ years experience
- Experience as a DV Lead on one or more successful projects
- Hands-on experience in all phases of DV, from planning and architecture, to implementation and testing, through coverage closure
- Hands-on experience developing testbenches using SystemVerilog, with the OVM and/or UVM
- Experience with EDA tools used for design verification
- Ability to drive activities to closure
- Experience working with multidiscipline engineering teams
- Experience with the verification of complex electronic systems
- Motivated self-starter with leadership skills and ability to effectively work in a team environment
- Excellent problem solving skills, judgment, and analytical capability
- Experience presenting technical information to program teams and/or customers
- Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
- Active DOD Security Clearance.
- Strong understanding of Product Lifecycle management processes
- Demonstrated success managing all design verification aspects of requirements definition, planning, design, integration, test and coverage closure for complex Electronic Warfare systems
- Prior Project Engineer / Control Account Manager (CAM) experience, including managing earned value metrics, such as Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI).
- Proficiency using MS Office and MS Project
- Experience in FPGA and/or ASIC development
- Digital Signal Processing experience
- Matlab/Simulink experience
- Perl/Python experience
- VHDL Design experience
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $131331 - $223309
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, Inc.
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.
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.
BAE Systems, Inc. Burlington, Massachusetts, USA Office
600 District Ave, Burlington, MA, United States, 01803
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