Senior Principal RF Engineer

BAE Systems • Wayne, NJ

81d • $150,370 - $255,630

About The Position

BAE Systems is hiring for a Senior Principal RF Engineer. At BAE Systems, we deliver a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. If you are an individual that enjoys a cohesive team environment and is interested in a variety of challenges across a variety of products, then we are interested in hearing from you! This role will be supporting multiple engineering development, integration, test and transition to production efforts on complex electronic modules. Candidate will provide electrical engineering support to a dynamic engineering development team, working first unit test, design verification test, integration and transition to production tasks on complex RF circuit cards and modules. The successful candidate must possess strong technical aptitude, communication skills and the ability to independently work cross-functionally within the hardware organization and with other engineering disciplines/functions.

Requirements

• 25 years of work experience or experience in RF and analog engineering is required
• Working knowledge of the full life cycle of a product from Proposal to Design to Production is required
• Communicates clearly and works well in teams is a must

Nice To Haves

• Chip and wire, SMT, and module level design and integration experience
• L-Band through V-Band design and integration experience
• A bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Responsibilities

• Design of complex RF circuit card assemblies
• Lead/Mentor a team of junior engineers
• Support test and troubleshooting of systems, modules and sub-assemblies of RF modules, working directly with program engineering personnel as required
• Interface with Engineering, Operations, Quality and other supporting functions to drive defect resolution to root cause
• Generate and implement improvements in product and test design and methodologies to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput
• Generate and review the technical content of test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Engineering Change Orders, and other documentation
• Interface with governmental customers and suppliers as required
• Onsite visits to vendors to provide technical support to subcontracts
• Provide training and support to technicians and manufacturing personnel as required
• Support RootCause and Corrective Action activities
• Mentor peers and more junior engineers in areas of expertise

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 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
• Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Military leave
• Bereavement leave
• Federal and state sick leave
• Company recognition program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees