The candidate must have strong leadership skills: leads by example, highly ethical and trustworthy, high standards for self and others; provides training, mentoring and development opportunities for subordinates, has a philosophy of continuous improvement, uses all encounters with team as opportunities to evaluate, coach & build self confidence, and makes sure people see, understand, live & breath the vision. Must be able to operate in a complex contractual teaming business environment.



Responsibilities



1.	Responsible for the continuous monitoring and improvement of program execution performance, in collaboration with the Program Area Director and functional staff. Requires knowledge of best practice in developing complex systems in a complex contractual environment.

2.	Identify systemic issues, best practices, corrective actions and lessons learned.

3.	Share lessons learned across the applicable program areas and functions.

4.	Responsible for the quality assurance function in engineering and operations, ISO audit lead and/or support, and LCM and OAS compliance within the Program Area in engineering and operations.

5.	Lead the adoption and implementation of all developmental and operational processes and practices with emphasis on performance improvement goals, defect detection, root cause analysis, corrective action, and quantitative measurement practices for the Program Area.

6.	Lead independent reviews and quantitative analysis of performance data.

7.	Coordinate Program Area Lifecycle Management reviews (phase, design, etc.). Serve as a Phase and/or Design Review chairperson for other Program Areas.

8.	Provide support to the PE Director of Business Improvement via identication of and leading or participating in LOB process improvement activities.

9.	Monitor and report on the Mission Success Events (MSEs) for the Program Area

10.	Provide support to the PE Director of Program Management Authority support function.

Bachelors degree in a technical discipline or business or equivalent experience required. MBA or advanced technical degree preferred. Should demonstrate the capability to collaborate with, coordinate, and lead a multifunctional team. Supervisory skills, financial acumen, and dvelopmental expertise concerning programmatic improvement decisions, and independent initiative are required with the ability to provide strong coordination within the Business Area and functional staff with a focus on overall LOB performance improvement.

BAE Systems is the premier global defense and aerospace company, delivering a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions, and customer support services. With 105,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems had 2008 sales of $34.4 billion.

Electronic Solutions, based in Nashua, New Hampshire, provides systems and products that maximize the effectiveness and safety of fighting forces and first responders. Its offerings include infrared countermeasures and electronic protection systems for military and civilian aircraft; information management systems; signal acquisition, analysis, and exploitation systems that optimize use of the electromagnetic spectrum by friendly forces while denying its use by adversaries; interoperable communications systems for firefighters and other first responders; thermal weapon sights; precision targeting systems; situational awareness systems for ground vehicles; night-vision systems; identification friend or foe systems; and radiation-hardened electronics. Electronic Solutions also includes the group’s Advanced Systems & Technology unit, which joins EI&S with government research organizations and industry to develop and demonstrate innovative system concepts in such areas as situational awareness, communications and networking, and precision targeting.

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