Principal Test Engineer

BAE Systems•Nashua, NH

33d•$115,779 - $196,825•Hybrid

About The Position

BAE Systems is searching for a RF Senior Principal Test Engineer with experience in developing automated test software solutions. The ideal candidate must be a motivated self-starter, able to complete assignments with little oversight while being available as a subject matter expert and technical lead to their team. They must be able to assume a full or partial lead role as circumstances dictate and be able to quickly and dynamically switch focus to accommodate the daily activities of an engineering team supporting a production environment. This individual should be comfortable providing accurate technical status to program management or direction to individual contributors as part of their job function, as well as interfacing with other engineering disciplines as necessary. The ideal candidate would be experienced in: Automated test equipment development and integration Developing test software according to best coding standards using proprietary NI Test Stand libraries and executives as part of a development community of practice. Developing test hardware according to BAE and industry standards Test solution development life cycle which consists of requirements review, test plan creation, design reviews, coding, integration of test SW with test stands, and sell-off to customers. Test solution software and hardware integration, debug & troubleshooting. Experience developing automated test solutions for electronic assemblies in a production factory environment

Requirements

BS degree and 4+ years of experience
Proficient in National Instruments Test Stand
Familiarity with RF test measurement methodology and development with experience automating at least one of the following: S-Parameter measurements, Spectral Measurements, Power Measurements, RF Stimulus
Familiarity implementing digital communication protocols with experience automating at least one of the following: MLVDS, RS232/485/422, PCI/PCIe, JTAG, SPI, I2C

Nice To Haves

BS degree and 8 years of experience or MS degree with 4-6 years’ experience
Familiarity with C, C++, C#, VB, Python
Keysight Network Analyzers (PNA-X) and Signal/Spectrum Analyzers (MXA, PSA, CXA)
PXI based instrumentation
Experience with National Instruments FlexRIO (LabVIEW FPGA/VHDL/Verilog a plus)
JTAG/Boundary project development in an ATE solution
Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence)
Git and Tortoise Git
Earned Value and Project Management
UNIX, Linux, VxWorks, BASH, VMWare
CREO, Cadence, AutoCAD
Technical or team leadership
Good communication skills including interpersonal communication and team communication
Takes initiative and has a closure-oriented nature
Experience with SW version control and bug tracking tools

Responsibilities

Develop automated test equipment and integrate it.
Develop test software according to best coding standards using proprietary NI Test Stand libraries and executives as part of a development community of practice.
Develop test hardware according to BAE and industry standards.
Manage the test solution development life cycle, including requirements review, test plan creation, design reviews, coding, integration of test SW with test stands, and sell-off to customers.
Integrate, debug, and troubleshoot test solution software and hardware.
Develop automated test solutions for electronic assemblies in a production factory environment.
Provide accurate technical status to program management.
Provide direction to individual contributors.
Interface with other engineering disciplines as necessary.