Tactical Data Link Program Engineering Manager

Job Description
Thank you for your interest in BAE Systems! This opening is included as part of our September 2026 Defense Electronics Engineering Hiring Event. While we encourage all interested professionals to apply, please note that this is a selection-based interview event for candidates whose skills and experience match our hiring needs. If your background and skill set match these needs, we will reach out with next steps. If selected for an interview, specific opportunities based on your interests, experience, and skill set will be discussed with the hiring team. For candidates not local to the northern New Jersey area, virtual interviews will be accommodated.

Our C4ISR team plays a key role in the military defense and operational stability of governments, businesses, and societies worldwide today, and indications are that it will only become more important moving forward, given its growing role in how decisions are made, threats are addressed, and agreements are enforced. The world’s nations are in a race for C4ISR superiority – a significant national advantage – and the ability to lead through innovation could determine who wins. C4ISR is an abbreviation created and used by the U.S. Department of Defense (US DoD), U.S. intelligence agencies, and U.S. allies which stands for “Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance.
We are looking for a Program Engineering Manager (PEM) to support various programs in our Wayne NJ facility in our Adaptive Communications & Sensing (AC&S) Tactical Data Link (TDL) product line. The candidate demonstrates proven execution of a full-scale program through excellent risk assessment, outstanding leadership, and strong decision making with solid analysis skills. The PEM provides technical responsibility and leadership to cross-functional teams through the design, development, fielding, and support of the system. The PEM represents the technical team to project managers, functions, and executive leadership, and provides responsibilities for developing the overall technical solution for a product or system. The PEM is the decision authority between the Chief Engineer and engineering team and is responsible for developing the overall technical solution for the system. The PEM is expected to influence the design, development, test and verification. In addition, the PEM is responsible for identifying and communicating technical risks and opportunities between the design team, Chief Engineer and program management team.

The PEM will lead the engineering effort for the entire program ensuring the solution meets customer programmatic and technical requirements within the allocated engineering cost and schedule.

Specific job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Partner with the Program Manager, Chief Engineer and functional staff to develop and deliver products and systems that meet our customers’ needs.
• Partner and collaborate across all the disciplines, functions, and business areas to effectively support engineering across the enterprise.