Sentinel Mission Thread Lead

Job Description

BAE Systems is seeking an exceptional Project Manager for an exciting opportunity to support the Air Force's acquisition of the next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). The chosen applicant will be hired at a grade and corresponding salary that meets the background and qualifications.

Why BAE Systems? BAE Systems is the third largest defense contractor in the world with an exceptional, mission-focused culture. The 800 BAE Systems employees and sub-contractors located at Hill Air Force Base, Utah are aligned to the United States Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. We support the Center in sustainment of the existing LGM-30 Minuteman III (MM III) weapon system and acquisition of its replacement, the YLGM-182A Sentinel. We are a valued mission partner delivering daily excellence and innovative solutions to our government customers. BAE Systems has earned accolades as a Top Workplace in Utah based on employee feedback for seven consecutive years, earning special distinction for providing a healthy work-life balance for our valued employees. We work very hard to ensure this is a great place to work!

Why Utah? You ve got to see it to believe it! Utah is an amazing state with a diverse and eclectic culture and truly offers a new experience for anyone willing to search. We are located north of Salt Lake City at the foot of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. The area offers an incredible range of outdoors pursuits across the seasons including hiking, climbing, hunting, fishing, and camping, boating and world class skiing at resorts that hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics. The state is home to five amazing National Parks and an easy drive from two more; Grand Teton and famous first National Park in the world, Yellowstone. The Salt Lake City area offers a vast array of cultural activities and businesses including multiple professional sports teams. It is a western states hub for exceptional, cutting edge medical care with people traveling from across the region for a range of nationally renowned specialty care centers and doctors. The Salt Lake International Airport is expanding and offers easy direct access to just about anywhere you want to fly.

Why Sentinel? The Sentinel Program is an enormous and complex Mega-Project modernizing the entire ICBM weapon system deployed across tens of thousands of square miles in five states. Without a doubt Sentinel is one of the DOD s most important acquisition efforts for the next decade, if not longer. It includes a complete refurbishment of hundreds of aging Minuteman III ICBM facilities to secure and support a newly designed, technologically advanced ballistic missile. It will also provide an entirely new command and control system as well as vast array of required support equipment specifically engineered to operate and sustain the new weapon system over the decades ahead. Sentinel is the Department of Defense s newest official program of record having just achieved Milestone B and enjoys broad, strong support at the national level. It is a long-term project with the weapon system anticipated to deploy over a nine-year period beginning in 2026 and remain operational until at least 2075. Sentinel is a career defining program that will present unique and challenging opportunities that simply available with smaller projects.

Job Details: This specific opening is for an ISC Sentinel Mission Threads Lead. It is a significantly challenging, incredibly rewarding lead position supervising a multi-disciplinary cross-functional team of BAE and sub-contracted employees.

Daily tactical responsibilities of the Mission Threads Program Manager include planning, coordinating, executing, and completing tasks across the Sentinel weapon system. The program manager will be held accountable by the Customer for the technical quality, content, and results of tasks, deliverable and projects within the scope of Systems Engineering, Modeling and Simulation, Configuration and Data Management, Interface Management, Requirements management, requirements verification, and Architecture.

Operationally, this position support government customers from a consultant/mentor perspective; and prepare and present reports, proposals, and presentations on the status and content of the Section s projects and products.

Please note, pursuant to Government contract, this position requires US Citizenship.

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Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• BS or Master s Degree in Engineering or a related technical or business field.

• At least 10 years experience with Program Management within Systems Engineering, Interface Management, or DoD-specific technical systems.

• Excellent cognitive, communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills.

• Experience with MS Office applications.

• At least 3 years experience leading technical teams.

• Demonstrated strong leadership skills ref: setting expectations, managing work, and lead individuals and teams.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top secret security clearance and be eligible for all Special Program accesses.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Active US DoD Security Clearance granted within the last 5 years strongly preferred but not required.

• Graduate degree in Engineering or a related technical or business field.

• Experience managing within, or entire, DoD acquisition programs.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

• INCOSE ASEP, CSEP or ESEP certification.

• ICBM Weapon System experience.

• Experience using Cameo or Rhapsody modeling tools.

• Experience using IBM Relational DOORS requirements management tools.

• Knowledge or Modeling, Simulation and Analysis tools.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $133333 - $226667

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.

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