Senior Principal RF Engineer
About The Position
BAE Systems is hiring a Senior Principal RF Engineer to support engineering development, integration, test, and transition-to-production efforts involving complex electronic modules. The position provides electrical engineering support to a dynamic development team, including first-unit testing, design verification testing, integration, and production transition for complex RF circuit cards and modules. The successful candidate will work independently across the hardware organization and with other engineering disciplines and functions, and will bring strong technical aptitude and communication skills.
Requirements
- Typically 20 or more years of work experience or experience in RF and analog engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Working knowledge of the full product life cycle, from proposal through design to production.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to work well in teams.
- Ability to work independently across the hardware organization and with other engineering disciplines and functions.
Nice To Haves
- Chip-and-wire, SMT, and module-level design and integration experience.
- L-Band through V-Band design and integration experience.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
Responsibilities
- Design complex RF circuit card assemblies.
- Lead and mentor a team of junior engineers, and mentor peers and more junior engineers in areas of expertise.
- Support testing and troubleshooting of RF systems, modules, and subassemblies, working with program engineering personnel as needed.
- Work with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and other supporting functions to resolve defects to root cause.
- Develop and implement product and test design and methodology improvements to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput.
- Generate and review technical content for test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Engineering Change Orders, and other documentation.
- Interface with governmental customers and suppliers as required.
- Visit vendors to provide technical support to subcontracts.
- Train and support technicians and manufacturing personnel as required.
- Support root-cause and corrective-action activities.
- Support engineering development, integration, testing, and transition-to-production tasks for complex electronic modules, RF circuit cards, and modules.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance for 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 and bereavement leave, military leave, and applicable federal and state sick leave.
- Monetary or non-monetary recognition awards through the company recognition program.
- Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
