Principal Systems Engineer

BAE Systems•Hudson, NH

13d•$118,095 - $200,762•Onsite

About The Position

See what you’re missing. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems. The Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Systems Business Area provides actionable intelligence for our warfighters and decision makers through innovative technical solutions from the seas to the stars. Space Systems is a premier provider of advanced high-reliability space electronics and mission systems. Our products have enabled a wide variety of civil, commercial, and national security space missions for over 25 years. We’re leading the way with the development of advanced processing solutions, RF and optical payloads, and cross-domain solutions that enable our customers to deliver mission capability that was previously not achievable. As a Principal Systems Engineer in the Space System Product line, your responsibilities will include working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to create engineering solutions for airborne platforms. You will have the opportunity to support the entire systems engineering lifecycle, from requirements, architecture, design, modeling, trade studies, and Integration and test. You will support key customer milestones and work with other talented engineers to solve challenging problems to grow within this established product area. This position is based out of our Hudson NH and Merrimack NH facilities and may require collaboration with staff across our business areas and facilities in the Northeast. BAE Systems offers competitive pay, benefits, and important work-life balance initiatives including every other Friday Off, Flextime, and Telecommuting. BAE also believes in a culture of recognition for the extraordinary contributions of our skilled employees. Our engineers are the lifeblood of our company and we’re more than 5,000 strong. With our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless. Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed fulltime on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.

Requirements

Must currently possess a Top Secret clearance and eligible for SCI/SAP/SAR clearance
Bachelor's degree in a technical area (Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Math).
Experience defining, allocating, and validating and verifying system performance throughout the System lifecycle
Knowledge and experience with the Department of War project life cycle
Strong experience with mathematical model tools and languages; such as MATLAB, Python, etc.
Able to prioritize work, multi-task and adjust to time constraint
Attention to detail; possessing a drive for continuous improvement and product ownership
Analytical and critical thinking skills; a creative and proactive thinker who enjoys solving complex problems
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
Experience in being part of a multidisciplinary project team

Nice To Haves

Algorithm design, development and implementation experience
Working knowledge of Free Space and Laser Communication Techniques for Electro-Optical (EO) Infrared (IR) Systems.
Knowledge of SysML and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
Masters in Systems Engineering
Experience with Agile Methodologies and Tools
Basic appreciation of emerging technology trends such as advances in information theory, control theory, machine learning, cryptology and distributed systems

Responsibilities

working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to create engineering solutions for airborne platforms
support the entire systems engineering lifecycle, from requirements, architecture, design, modeling, trade studies, and Integration and test
support key customer milestones
work with other talented engineers to solve challenging problems to grow within this established product area

Benefits

competitive pay
benefits
important work-life balance initiatives including every other Friday Off, Flextime, and Telecommuting
culture of recognition for the extraordinary contributions of our skilled employees
robust offering of educational and career development opportunities
health, dental, and vision insurance
health savings accounts
a 401(k) savings plan
disability coverage
life and accident insurance
employee assistance program
a legal plan
discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
paid time off
paid holidays
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