Market Expansion Software Section Lead

Job Description

Seeker Market Expansion Software Section Lead

Join the Seeker Market Expansion Software Team within our Precision Strike & Sensing Solutions (PGSS) business. This is a leadership opportunity to build and guide a team critical to BAE Systems' growth over the next decade. We are currently in a high-impact phase, building and testing prototypes while forming requirements and interfaces. The architectural roadmap is still open, and we need a visionary leader to help shape the critical design decisions that will define the success of this program for years to come.

The Challenge

As Section Lead, you will lead a team of software engineers responsible for all phases of software development to meet customer and internal requirements. You will be responsible for providing leadership, guidance, hiring, and support in the training of new engineers in this critical area. You will drive technical excellence within the team, ensuring the development of complex embedded systems utilizing Xilinx System-on-Chip (SoC) FPGAs and System-on-a-Module (SOM) architectures leveraging ARM processors.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers.
• Drive technical excellence, leading a team through the full software development lifecycle from initial design and coding to integration and verification on hardware.
• Foster a culture of technical growth and mentorship within the team, ensuring opportunities for skill development and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional peers and program leadership to streamline technical processes, optimize resource allocation, and ensure alignment with program objectives.
• Perform staff management including performance review preparation/delivery, coaching/mentoring, career development, salary planning, reward/recognition, and performance management as needed.
• Identify the necessary staff, facilities, and equipment needed for successful project execution within the team.
• Ensure development teams have properly planned, set up project schedules, identified, hired and trained staff for project execution, and provide oversight that the team executes to the established schedule and cost objectives.
• Support pursuit activities, including bids and proposals.

• Bachelor's Degree and 10 years work experience or equivalent experience
• Ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.
• 4+ years of experience leading an embedded software development team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to interface with Discipline Leads, Section Leads, Program Engineering Managers and Program Managers within the organization.
• Experience in leading successful project execution.
• Experience in performance review and career development planning for individual contributors.

• Experience with RTOS (VxWorks, FreeRTOS) or Bare Metal development.
• Experience with Agile workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and static code analysis tools.
• Knowledge of signal processing or guidance and control systems.
• Proficiency in C/C++ with an expert-level understanding of memory management, data structures, and algorithms
• Experience configuring and deploying embedded operating systems

Full-Time Salary Range: $136000 - $231200

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 Electronic Systems

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. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems’ game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere – from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact – for our customers and the communities we serve.

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.