Senior Built-In-Test (BIT) Engineer
About The Position
BAE Systems has a stimulating opportunity for an energetic well-qualified engineer to join our Reliability Sciences team. This position is responsible for supporting the design and development of the BIT architecture, hardware/software, strategies and methodologies for new and existing Electronic Warfare products and may be called on to perform other reliability tasks such as MIL-HDBK-217 predictions or Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis activities. This engineer will work on teams developing and producing electro-optical, communication, avionics and Electronic Counter Measures for ground, space, airborne and shipboard platforms. BAE Systems’ Reliability Engineers are involved with every stage of the equipment lifecycle from concept through development, Integration & Test, production and field support. The selected candidate will have significant interaction across the company including program office, all engineering disciplines and production functions and this will provide for a fast-paced, educational, and fulfilling experience. Your efforts will have a positive impact on front line warfighter’s effectiveness and daily quality of life.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferred Electrical, Computer, or Software, and 4 or more years of relevant engineering experience or Master’s degree in Engineering, preferred Electrical, Computer, or Software, and 2 or more years of relevant engineering experience.
- Eligibility for a Secret security clearance
- Experience in technical documentation and report generation
- Able to concisely explain complex subjects in person and email
- Ability to interpret hardware schematics and basic coding concepts
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment
- Desire for continuous learning and for skills development
Nice To Haves
- Collaboration: You love working with a team and receiving input from others
- Creativity: You love finding new and creative ways to solve problems
- Testability / Built-In Test (BIT) Analysis
- Circuit Analysis
- Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECAs)
- Part Stress Analysis
- Experience with using Military Standards
- Experience with requirement development
- Experience with System Integration
- Experience with MBSE (Magic Draw, SysML)
- Familiarity with industry standard practices such as Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, etc
Responsibilities
- Work with a cross-functional team to develop BIT and test automation strategies and methodologies.
- Apply your engineering skills and education to investigate, analyze, and evaluate system designs for proper testability.
- Ensure the BIT design is adequate to meet customer requirements for fault detection and fault isolation.
- Develop Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) artifacts including activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, etc. that represent the BIT design.
- Influence product development by supporting the design team to establish BIT functions, test interface requirements and diagnostic features.
- Supports BIT integration activities by testing or overseeing the testing of BIT features, investigating results, and implementing corrective actions to the BIT design.
- Participates in designing algorithms that predict the remaining useful life of the system (prognostics)
- Plans and conducts formal BIT Demonstration activities by defining the representative fault list from the testability study, defining the fault insertion methods, performing dry-runs to test the fault insertion methods and modifying BIT software and diagnostic rules based on results of testing.
- Presents BIT design and analysis at internal and customer design reviews.
- Provide BIT technical support to SW Engineering during SW implementation, Production during ATP, and Field Service Engineers during platform integration.
- Perform root cause investigations and implementing corrective actions.
- Initiates, justifies, and implements BIT-related enhancements needed for improved demonstrated reliability and fault detection, increased production capacity, improved test yields, reduced cycle time, and optimized depot diagnostics.
Benefits
- 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
- paid parental leave
- military leave
- bereavement leave
- any applicable federal and state sick leave
- company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
