Principal Hardware Test Engineer

Job Description Looking for an exciting career that utilizes your boundless creativity, technical innovation, and design skills? “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” is our mission, and we’re looking for engineers who share our passion in developing first-of-its-kind technologies and equipment to protect our warfighters on all fronts. Are you willing to learn and collaborate with an expansive team of world class professionals? Fantastic! With a flexible work environment including a 9/80 work schedule and competitive benefits, come join us today and see the opportunities in store for you! From our southern NH campus of facilities, Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions is seeking a talented, motivated Principal Hardware Test Electrical Engineer who wants to join an organization where diversity, equity and inclusion are highly valued. You will be joining an inclusive Agile engineering team at a dynamic company that values technical excellence. At BAE Systems, we value our cultural principles by providing a heathy work environment in order to design, develop and produce world’s most advanced electronics – Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow.
The selected candidate will apply their skills in design in order to develop and support our “Design it Right” initiative for a variety of complex defense products and technologies. The selected candidate will have the opportunity, to acquire product knowledge, use and advance their technical skills on innovative technology while performing their assigned responsibilities in the product development on advanced projects in a Hybrid work format.
The duties assigned to this senior engineering position, will include the following:

• The Principal Hardware Test Engineer will participate on a team of Hardware Design engineers to design, develop, and deploy Test Solutions, to include Test Stations and Integrated Test Adapters (ITAs). The Test Solution designs cover wide ranges of technologies, equipment, and approaches and will offer an interesting, challenging, and rewarding career opportunities.
• Hardware Test Engineering positions provide development in a broad range of technical domains. The individual will participate in up-front program engagement activities, including strategy and planning, Design For Testability (DFT), test hardware design, integration, debug, verification, validation, sell-off, and support.
• The position also includes collaboration on continuous improvement initiatives with peers, as well as Operations counterparts, to establish and refine test development practices and approaches for the department. Examples include common architectures, design for reuse, DFT, standard tools, & standard approaches.

It will be expected that the candidate be proficient in state-of-the-art design and analysis tools, laboratory equipment and techniques, and executing in a small team environment.
On top of numerous diverse and challenging career opportunities, BAE offers flexible schedules (including every other Friday off), competitive compensation, and an excellent benefit package that includes tuition reimbursement for advanced degrees.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills Bachelor's Degree and 6 years work experience or equivalent experience
Experience with product development and support of electronics equipment
Solid fundamentals of digital/analog/power/mixed signal electronics and interface/communication standards
Understanding of electronics manufacturing and test methodologies
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience developing compact embedded systems for harsh environments
Exhibits an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness.
Familiar with electrical engineering design, schematic capture and analysis tools
Eligible to obtain a DOD Security Clearance Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills Experienced in using RF test instrumentation (Network Analyzer, Signal Analyzers, Signal Generators, etc.)
Experience in systems analysis of test requirements and solution implementations
Experience with Test Software development and /or integration
Experienced writing test code to support digital, RF or optical testing
Experience with printed board assembly (PBA, PCB) design using Cadence tools
Experience using NI LabWindows and TestStand
Experience in factory production test stands, problem isolation and resolution
Familiarity with AS9145 compliant processes
Experience with FPGA designs
Experience with Electronic Warfare systems or high power RF software defined radio (SDR) hardware
Knowledge of memory interfaces such as DDR, QSPI
Knowledge of data transfer protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, JESD 204, I2C, JTAG
Active DOD security clearance
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $112420 - $191070
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.