FAST Labs

Job Description FAST Labs™, BAE Systems' research group, innovates science and technology breakthroughs for some of the toughest technical challenges in the defense, aerospace, power and propulsion, and security industries
This research and development (R&D) business, collaborates with business areas across the company's global enterprise to develop and implement advanced technology capabilities in the areas of advanced electronics, autonomy, cyber, electronic warfare, and sensors and processing
Sensor Technologies, a product line within Fast Labs, is searching for a Chief Scientist to help drive the technical direction in the areas of modal sensing and response through the fusion of advanced EO/IR and RF technologies via novel sensing modalities and processing architectures
Candidates are expected to bring demonstrated capabilities and technical leadership in some or all of the following:
* Advanced algorithm techniques for use in RF, EO/IR and Multi-Modal systems.
* Physics-based model and algorithm development, novel processing architectures to enable Full Spectrum and Multi-modal sensing and response applications.
* As a Chief Scientist, you will coordinate with other chiefs, researchers, and business leaders within ST and other FAST Labs product lines, as well as external customers and stakeholders, to help identify, create, capture, and execute research opportunities in areas aligned and related to your skills and background.
* Chief Scientists provide technical leadership of research and development projects, defining, capturing, and executing (typically as the project Principal Investigator), contracted 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 research and development programs that develop novel, state-of-the-art algorithms, hardware, and advanced scientific solutions to complex technical problems that span multiple technical fields.
* Chief Scientists are expected to be industry experts whose technical expertise is sought out by our customers.
* Chief Scientists are expected to be actively engaged and well-known in the technical research community outside of BAE Systems.
* Chief Scientists use their position, reputation, and technical expertise to create and lead research programs that advance technology to provide discriminating capabilities to BAE Systems' products.
* Chief Scientists have significant, quantitative new business capture objectives, both for new business pursuits and for the capture of follow-up work to the technical efforts they lead.
* Chief Scientists have significant customer interaction, initiating customer contact to create new business opportunities.
* Chief Scientists are expected to be entrepreneurial in the creation, shaping, capture, and promotion of CRAD for groundbreaking technologies for current and future BAE Systems products
Chief Scientists own a technical portion of a FAST Labs product line's strategic technical plan.
* Chief Scientists guide transition of disruptive technologies into BAE System's Business Areas' products and services.
* Chief Scientists are expected to provide technical review and strategic guidance to programs and to portfolios of programs to align technology development, internal investments, and intellectual property capture to business needs.
* Chief Scientists are expected to mentor other scientists and to support their efforts.Because this role involves a combination of collaborative/in-person and independent work, it will take the form of a hybrid work format, with time split between working onsite and remotely
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
• Doctorate with 8+ years or a Master's Degree with 10+ years of multi-disciplinary professional research experience
* Core competency in multiple relevant technical fields; physics based modeling, algorithm development, RF or EO/IR sensor architectures, digital signal processing, AI/ML and modeling and simulation.
* Principal investigator for research and development programs
* Technical team leadership as principal investigator on multi-disciplinary research and development programs
* Technical lead on capture of new business for research and development
* Capture lead on capture of new business for research and development
* Strong technical written and verbal presentation skills
* Understanding of the application of technical strategy to a research group
* Mentoring of more junior scientists
* Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS clearance with SCI and SAP accesses Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
• Development and execution of technical strategy for a research group
* Model based systems engineering experience
* Supervisory experience with small number of Scientists
* Participates in professional societies
* Active Top Secret / SCI clearance Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $148700 - $282500 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
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.

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