F-35 Structures Prognostics and Health Management Principal Engineer (Reporting Lead)

Job Description The F-35 Structures Prognostics and Health Management (SPHM) Principal Engineer (Reporting Lead) maintains all responsibility for all reports generated by the SPHM team. This position will report to the SPHM Team Manager. This role is critical in ensuring that the BAE Systems F-35 Lightning II SPHM contractual requirements are fulfilled to the highest quality and schedule working side by side with the UK BAE systems SPHM team and the Prime Contractor (Lockheed Martin). This role requires significant communication and organizational skills. The applicant must be highly self-sufficient and independent, with only top level direction from the F-35 SPHM Team Manager.

This SPHM Reporting Lead responsibilities include:

• The ability to generate unique solutions and understand complex data management concepts and techniques in order to advance the SPHM process and methods
• Working with the F-35 SPHM Team Manager and SPHM teams to drive efficiency and lean improvements
• The ability to independently manage a very fast changing complex environment and to overcome customer/data/toolset challenges and establish the precedent for future tasks
• Clearly communicating the SPHM team and program technical status to the F-35 SPHM Team Manager
• Developing and maintaining SPHM Project Management tasks & documents
• Leading and contributing to the SPHM team generating high quality supplier deliverable (SDRL) Individual Aircraft Tracking (IAT) and Loads & Environment Spectrum Summary (LESS) report to the Lockheed Martin customer on or ahead of schedule
• Checking and approving all content with the IAT and LESS report deliverables
• Ensuring all Lockheed Martin data investigation actions are completed to a high quality standard and communicated in a professional and timely manner
• Championing the Agile mindset with the SPHM team and conducting tailoring of the Agile process to fit the teams overall goal
• Championing and managing the creation of the Atlassian toolset (Confluence and JIRA) for the SPHM team
• Maintaining a constant healthy communication link between the BAE Systems US SPHM team and the UK SPHM team to ensure that best practice is maintained and knowledge shared
• Ensuring that technical communication between the Prime Contractor (Lockheed Martin) and the BAE Systems SPHM team is clear and continuous
• Providing overall technical and leadership guidance to the SPHM team
• Providing a clear understanding of the F-35 fleet data to internal and external customers as required
• Ensuring export ITAR data requests to the UK are conducted following the company policy

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree and 6 years work experience or equivalent experience
• Comprehensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools including Access and experience in database/SQL query methods
• Ability to handle large volumes of data and write engineering analysis reports

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience with the application of the Agile workflow methodologies
• Experience with the Atlassian toolset (Confluence and JIRA)
• Aircraft structures domain knowledge, Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP)

Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $107359 - $182510

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.

Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do - from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.

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.