Sr. Principal Engineer - Mobility

Job Overview

What's it like to work on a team driven to make a big impact? Empowering. As part of our Mechanical Engineering team, you'll join a diverse group of driven engineers who design the products and systems that support enhanced military capabilities, protect national security, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure. With us, you'll be able to make an impact while you grow in your career.

We are currently looking for a Sr. Principal Engineer – Mobility able to support our Combat Vehicle Product Lines. We value our workforce and their well-being. We prioritize safety, work life balance, and offer generous benefits. This position is currently working 3 days / week on-site and up to 2 days / week remotely on a 9 / 80 schedule with every other Friday off from our Sterling Heights, MI office.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and ensure mobility engineering architectures and solutions are effectively implemented and tested onto platforms within minimal defects.
• Lead a Mobility Integrated Project Team (IPT) to derive requirements, develop concepts, and mature a concept to final design following established Life-Cycle Management processes while reporting progress via Earned Value Management System (EVMS). Lead design reviews both internally and with U.S. Government customers. Have ability to create concise and coherent technical summaries in MS PowerPoint or MS Word.
• Provide Baseline of Estimates (BOEs). Create cost, schedule and technical proposals relating to powertrain and mobility solutions in response to U.S. Government Request for Information / Proposals (RFI / RFP).
• Support long-term mobility product planning (roadmap).
• Tutor junior mobility engineers in mobility best practices and provide "how-to-do" guidance in challenging problems. Document lessons learned and best practices for mobility system designs, and when appropriate, publish these on BAE Systems shared engineering site for others to learn.
• Coordinate with Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Team to perform mobility analysis that supports design activities across multiple vehicle platforms. These may include Vehicle Dynamic Analysis of Automotive Performance, NATO Reference Mobility Model (NRMM) analysis, Obstacle Crossing analysis, Go / No Go analysis, FEA, Suspension Static and Dynamic Analysis. Coordinate collection and transfer of vendor and test data to M&S team to ensure models have most current and accurate input values and control logic.
• Lead Components Source Selection activities to include : creating component specifications, leading RFP solicitations from suppliers, evaluating responses and making recommendations via trade studies and lead test activities to validate performance.
• Oversee and sign off on documentation of design and or component selection by the Mobility design team via CAD drawings, virtual models or via component specification documents inclusive of engineering change proposals when required.
• Supervise a design team of up to 10 engineers while tracking individual performance and providing regular input to their performance reviews and making recommendations for their training or advancement.

Required Education, Experience & Skills

Preferred Education, Experience & Skills

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range : $130,355 – $221,603. This range is based on our market pay structures. Individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications.

Employee Benefits

At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. 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. Additional benefits include an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and perks such as discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, and additional types of leave including paid parental, military, bereavement, and applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program and may receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and / or job specifics.

About BAE Systems

BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company that 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, and we defend national security with breakthrough technology, superior products and intelligence solutions. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts.

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