Job Description

BAE Systems is seeking an exceptional Program Manager for an exciting opportunity supporting the Air Force\'s next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), the Sentinel (Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent) Program.

Tell me about this job. This Program Manager will work with a highly skilled team providing critical program management and research analysis expertise to formulate official responses to requests from Congress, their staff, and congressional oversight committees on matters of congressional interest, inquiry or investigation. The team serves as the Sentinel [formerly known as Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD)] Systems Directorate\'s liaison focal point for providing targeted messaging to internal and external stakeholders to include the United States Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC), the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), Department of Defense (DoD), and Congress among several others. The team is instrumental in documenting and illustrating Program successes and challenges via Congressional Reporting Requirements, Requests for Information, Articles, Bullet Background Papers, Talking Papers, Fact Sheets and news releases.

This position will operate in an organizational culture that develops and challenges employees to achieve high performance in a fast-paced, high-morale workplace using streamlined management policies and procedures. It is a challenging and rewarding opportunity to shape the development and deployment of the next generation ICBM, the national security-critical backbone of our nuclear deterrent capability.

This is a rare opportunity to join a leading team within a large defense company with an extraordinary, positive culture and mission focus. In this position, you will provide direct support to the development of a national security-critical weapon system. You will help support several hundred personnel providing the Government with ICBM expertise. You will become a trusted mission partner to the innovative, digital engineering-driven Air Force organization that is responsible to design, build, test, transition, and sustain the world\'s safest, most secure, and effective land-based nuclear deterrent. Do not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

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 closely aligned to the United States Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. We support the Center in sustaining the existing LGM-30 Minuteman III (MM III) weapon system and acquiring its replacement, the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD). We are a uniquely-valued mission partner delivering daily technical excellence and innovative solutions to our government customers. BAE Systems has earned accolades as a \xe2\x80\x9cTop Workplace\xe2\x80\x9d in Utah based on employee feedback for three 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\xe2\x80\x99ve got to see it to believe it! Utah is an amazing state with diverse geography, an eclectic culture, and an exceptional quality of life. 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, 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, famously, the 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 GBSD (Sentinel ICBM) Program is an enormous and complex \xe2\x80\x9cMega-Project\xe2\x80\x9d modernizing the entire ICBM weapon system deployed across tens of thousands of square miles in five states. Without any doubt, Sentinel is one of the DoD\xe2\x80\x99s 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. GBSD is the Department of Defense\xe2\x80\x99s newest official \xe2\x80\x9cprogram of record,\xe2\x80\x9d having just achieved Milestone B. It enjoys broad, strong support at the national level. It is a long-term project - the weapon system will deploy over a nine-year period beginning in approximately 2026, and remain operational until at least 2075. GBSD is a career-defining program that will present unique and challenging opportunities that simply are not available with smaller projects.

Join an extraordinary company culture and the winning team to success this year and for years to come.

Pursuant to Government contract, this position requires US Citizenship status.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• B.S. with 10 years of Program Management experience or Masters with 8 years of Program Management experience
• Proactive person with a positive attitude and a \xe2\x80\x9cteam player\xe2\x80\x9d mentality and strong communication skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to comprehensively plan, take prompt action and coordinate among many different stakeholders
• USAF MAJCOM-level (or other Service equivalent), or higher staff experience (e.g., legislative liaison, stakeholder engagement, executive communications, and/or CAG/DAG/PEG experience)
• Must have current DoD Secret security clearance or higher (adjudicated within the past 6 years), and be eligible to obtain and maintain a minimum Secret security clearance

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Staff experience within a Department of the Air Force (or other Service/DoD) acquisition or strategic deterrent-related organization (e.g., System Program Office, HQ AFMC, HQ AFGSC, SAF/AQ, OUSD(A&S), etc.,) or equivalent Service
• Experience using Quorum or other equivalent CRM tools
• Experience working on/with diverse, cross-functional teams
• Prior experience with DoD Acquisitions Programs and/or weapons systems
• Experience working with marketing, public affairs/relations, or strategic communications

About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
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\xe2\x80\x99s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts \xe2\x80\x93 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\xe2\x80\x94making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you\xe2\x80\x99ll 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\xe2\x80\x94from 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.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.