FAST Labs - Senior Principal Systems Engineer II

BAE Systems • Merrimack, NH

12d • $146,670 - $249,330 • Onsite

About The Position

Ready to make a difference? BAE Systems is looking for a Senior Principal Systems Engineer II to help lead and work as part of cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams to architect, design, integrate, debug, and test novel RF/EW/cyber systems. The successful candidate will focus on delivering innovative, technical contributions through activities such as system architecting, design, and documentation. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to apply their leadership, technical, and operational domain knowledge for test planning activities, system integration & test, qualification testing, and test execution in deployment representative environments.
Please note, we reserve the option to bump up or down the level of the role based on our chosen candidates experience and skillsets

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 full-time on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM field (or equivalent experience in a relevant field) with a minimum work experience in engineering roles of: 10+ Years with BS 8+ Years with MS 6+ Year with PHD
• Hold an Active TOP SECRET collateral clearance
• Considerable experience with applying DE, including Model Based Systems Engineering tools, to enable system development
• Extensive experience with RF/Cyber/and EW capability development
• Extensive experience with system and system of systems architecture development processes
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities and requirements
• Ability to contribute to the development of tailored system engineer processes and approaches for fast-paced capability development and demonstration to guide programs in their systems engineering activities

Nice To Haves

• Have an active U.S. TS/SCI security clearance
• Hands-on experience or knowledge in the following areas use of MATLAB or other programming languages/tools
• Digital Communication waveforms of Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
• test equipment including RF sources, pulse generators, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers, power meters, power supplies, and digital multi-meters
• test and experimentation efforts in relevant environments
• Demonstrated success in System Engineering, Integration, and Test leadership roles
• Experience with modern, agile software development methods
• Understanding of military operations and application of RF, cyber, and EW capabilities in these environments to enable mission success
• Extensive experience with laboratory integration and test activities for RF/Cyber/and EW capabilities
• Extensive experience participating and leading documentation and communication efforts with multi-disciplinary teams on to develop data-driven designs, results, reports, and presentations
• Ability to travel and work at remote sites in support of test events, meetings, and training activities

Responsibilities

• Defining tailored system engineering processes and approaches that meet system cost, schedule, and performance constraints
• Leads the architecting, designing, and documenting early lifecycle, RF/EW/cyber systems and associated capabilities
• Leads multi-disciplinary, cross-functional teams to ensure successful system integration
• Collaborating and consulting with customer and internal program leadership to develop, coordinate, and schedule system development plans that deliver required operational capabilities
• Active, hands-on participation in product integration and verification to include methods and strategies across the entire system design

Benefits

• At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being.
• Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance.
• We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level