Job Description

FAST Labs is a world-class research organization. Our vision, We secure the future through fearless innovation, fuels our curiosity and propels our technical teams to take on never been done before challenges. FAST Labs advances science, develops technology, and delivers microelectronics products to solve the toughest challenges for our defense and commercial customers. FAST Labs defines the next generation of technology across BAE Systems Electronic Systems (ES) sector. We value internal and external partnerships and collaborate across a broad innovation ecosystem that includes DoD/IC/OGA labs and research teams, universities, small businesses and venture firms/accelerators all in service of developing advanced technologies to enable our nation s warfighting mission needs.

We are seeking a Senior Digital Microelectronics Design Engineering Manager to work within our Electronic Systems Mixed-Signal and Digital Integrated Circuit Capability Group leading teams of teams across multiple Business Areas. We are interested in candidates with leadership, project management, and custom and ASIC design experience, who have had a role in new development and/or established programs. Candidates must demonstrate strong technical aptitude and leadership skills. Experience leading high performing ASIC design teams and leads as part of a 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, mentor engineers, and set the culture and goals for the organization.

Responsibilities will include:

• Serve as a second line discipline manager where you will lead digital microelectronics design engineering organization that delivers digital microelectronics design services to Electronics Systems programs.

• Manage a team of managers and multi-discipline senior digital integrated circuit design engineers

• Managing personnel performance and development

• Hiring and staffing in support of program needs

• Communicating information to engineering team, up through leadership, and across the organizations

• Assisting in the development, review, and approval of proposals

• Influencing program execution, and scope management

• Applying the microelectronics engineering process on programs

• Advancing the state of digital microelectronics by assessing and evaluating modern tools, design techniques, and hardware resources

Primary tasks will include:

• Lead engineer managers and collaborate with peer leads to develop staffing strategies to meet the business needs

• Grow capabilities in critical skill areas identified for the business

• 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 proposal efforts for microelectronics engineering to capture new business ensuring estimates meet acceptable schedule / budget risk targets

• Work closely with engineering managers to ensure successful execution on programs

• Monitor execution and health of digital microelectronics programs through performance metrics

• Oversee and ensure adherence to digital microelectronics design process through lifecycle phases including: design development, integration, test, and product support

• Drive scope management through understanding of technical baselines, proposal positions, and execution plans

• 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 key initiatives in business area or in discipline to meet yearly objectives and continuous improvement goals

• Provide communication of microelectronics engineering performance to business and discipline senior leadership

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.

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.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Ability to obtain a Secret DOD Security Clearance

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage a group of 40 engineers across mix of logic design, verification, design for test, physical design, and product engineers.

• Electrical/Computer engineering degree: BSE with 12 years experience or MSE and 10 years experience

• Experience leading microelectronics projects from inception to fielded product

• Hands-on experience in all phases of ASIC design, from planning and architecture, to implementation and testing, through coverage closure

• Experience with EDA tools used for integrated circuit design flow

• Motivated self-starter with leadership skills and ability to effectively work in a team environment

• Experience working with multidiscipline engineering teams

• 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

• Ability to drive activities to closure

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Active Secret DOD Security Clearance.

• Strong understanding of Product Lifecycle management processes

• Demonstrated success managing all integrated circuit design aspects including requirements definition, planning, design, integration, test and coverage closure for complex microelectronics

• Prior Project Engineer / Control Account Manager (CAM) experience

• Experience in FPGA and/or ASIC development

• Digital design experience

• Digital Signal Processing experience

• Proficiency using MS Office and MS Project

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $147300 - $250400

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.

FAST Labs - Senior Digital Microelectronics Engineering Section Lead (Hybrid)

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