Entry Level Engineer, VERGE Mentoring Program
About The Position
The VERGE Mentoring Program is a multi-year development program for highly motivated entry-level engineers who want to build technical expertise and leadership potential. Participants receive challenging assignments across product lines and disciplines, targeted technical and leadership training, advanced education support, formal mentorship from senior technical leaders, and opportunities for networking and strategic project work. Participants may work in cross-functional or cross-site teams and gain experience in several operational functions, business areas, and product groups. Graduate study on a part-time basis is encouraged or required for certain programs; BAE Systems provides tuition assistance for the degree. The position is based in Endicott, New York. Engineers collaborate with software, systems, hardware, and test engineers during project planning, design, development, and testing. The teams develop technical solutions to meet customer requirements, primarily for safety-critical embedded systems such as flight and engine control computers, cabin systems, and flight desk panels, as well as hybrid-drive systems for ground vehicles and airborne power systems. VERGE critical skill areas include Battery Systems, Control System Design, Digital Design, Flight Safety Critical Systems, Multicore & Low Level Embedded Software, Power Supply Design, Power Systems, Product Security & Embedded Software, Rapid Prototyping, Microelectronics & Packaging, Requirements Maturation, and Safety Statistics.
Requirements
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in Engineering.
- Capacity and motivation for hard work.
- Desire to gain a strong technical foundation.
- Demonstrated teamwork and leadership abilities in academic and non-academic pursuits.
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
Nice To Haves
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Power Electronics, or another related field.
- Participation in a variety of extracurricular activities.
- Internship, co-op, or project experience in a related field.
- Significant interest or experience in one of the program's critical skill areas.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with software, systems, hardware, and test engineers in one or more phases of project planning, design, development, and testing.
- Contribute to solving complex problems and developing technical solutions that meet customer requirements.
- Complete specialized technical assignments across product lines, disciplines, operational functions, business areas, and product groups.
- Participate in technical and leadership training, mentorship, and assignments intended to support professional and leadership growth.
Benefits
- Tuition assistance for graduate study.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance for eligible regular employees scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week.
- Health savings accounts.
- 401(k) savings plan.
- Disability coverage.
- Life and accident insurance.
- Employee assistance program.
- Legal plan.
- Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
- Paid time off and paid holidays.
- Paid parental, military, and bereavement leave, as well as applicable federal and state sick leave.
- Employee recognition program with monetary or non-monetary awards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
