Digital Hardware Engineer

BAE Systems•Nashua, NH

7h•$130,355 - $221,603

About The Position

BAE Systems is hiring for a Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer. At BAE Systems, we deliver 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. If you are an individual that enjoys a cohesive team environment and is interested in a variety of challenges across a variety of products, then we are interested in hearing from you! This role will be supporting engineering development, integration, test and transition to production efforts on complex electronic modules. Candidate will provide electrical engineering support to a dynamic engineering development team, leading first unit test, design verification test, integration and transition to production tasks on complex digital circuit cards and modules. The successful candidate must possess strong technical aptitude, communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally within the hardware organization and with other engineering disciplines/functions. Must be able to exercise discretion and independent judgment in technical areas. This position may include the following activities:

Requirements

Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 8 years work experience or equivalent experience
High speed digital design of circuit card assemblies
Experience with the design, build, integration and/or test of complex electronic systems.
Able to research and apply electrical engineering principles and theories to solve electrical engineering problems.
Eligible for DOD Security Clearance

Nice To Haves

Active Secret Clearance HIGHLY PREFERRED
Industrial temperature or better digital circuit card design
FPGA based circuit card design.
Embedded processors, PCIe, Ethernet, 1553, SERDES, Fiber Optic
CAD based schematic capture and simulation
Able to direct layout and routing rules
Post routing simulation
Active DOD Security Clearance
Demonstrated design success - meet difficult design requirements
Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills.
Motivated self-starter with leadership skills and ability to effectively work in a team environment - Team Leader
Excellent problem solving skills, judgment, and analytical capability.
Ability to close on discrete tasking in a timely manner and lead others to closure - Own the Design
Experience presenting technical information to program teams and/or customers.

Responsibilities

Design of complex high speed digital circuit card assemblies
Lead/Mentor a team of junior engineers
Support test and troubleshooting of systems, modules and sub-assemblies of digital modules, working directly with program engineering personnel as required
Interface with Engineering, Operations, Quality and other supporting functions to drive defect resolution to root cause
Generate and implement improvements in product and test design and methodologies to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput
Generate and review the technical content of test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Engineering Change Orders, and other documentation
Interface with governmental customers and suppliers as required
Provide training and support to technicians and manufacturing personnel as required
Support Root Cause and Corrective Action activities
Mentor peers and more junior engineers in areas of expertise

Benefits

health, dental, and vision insurance
health savings accounts
a 401(k) savings plan
disability coverage
life and accident insurance
an employee assistance program
a legal plan
discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
paid time off
paid holidays
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.