Senior Principal Test Engineer

BAE Systems•Nashua, NH

6d•$132,962 - $226,035•Hybrid

About The Position

BAE Systems is seeking a Senior 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. This role involves working across multiple disciplines and collaborating with Systems, Hardware, Software, and Test Engineers to impact all phases of the Product Development Lifecycle. The company promotes a strong, collaborative culture and provides employees with the tools, skills, and training they need to succeed, emphasizing trust, camaraderie, and a shared ambition to lead in defense technologies and national security services. The position is part of the Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) group, which focuses on developing leading Electronic Warfare capabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
4+ years of professional test development and integration experience.
Hardware and Software Integration experience.
Good communication skills including interpersonal communication and team communication.
Proficiency in Object-oriented programming (C/C++/C# etc.).

Nice To Haves

Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.
Familiarity or experience in NI Test Software Tools.
Familiarity or experience in TestStand.
Familiarity or experience in LabWindows/CVI Software.
Familiarity or experience in Instrument Communication.
Familiarity or experience in Network analyzers.
Familiarity or experience in Spectrum analyzers.
Familiarity or experience in Microwave/RF measurements.
Familiarity or experience in VSWR.
Familiarity or experience in Gain.
Familiarity or experience in Compression.
Familiarity or experience in Phase noise.
Familiarity or experience in S-Parameters.
Experience with the entire product life cycle development or parts of it: Requirements review, test plan creation, coding, integration of test SW with test stands, and sell-off to customers.
Experience with RF test development for production, employing RF Test instrumentation (Network Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer, Signal Generators, PNA-X etc.).
Experience with RF Measurement techniques and ability to diagnose and resolve to root cause measurement anomalies.
Takes initiative and has a closure-oriented nature.
Experience with SW version control and bug tracking tools.
Experience with National Instruments FlexRIO (LabVIEW FPGA/VHDL/Verilog a plus).
JTAG/Boundary project development in an ATE solution.
Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence).
Experience with Git and Tortoise Git.
Strong leadership skills.
Experience in leading engineers on multiple projects/tasks.
Experience with HW debug & troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

Design and develop test solutions and write test software that is mission critical.
Develop automated test software solutions.
Act as a subject matter expert and technical lead to the team.
Assume a full or partial lead role as circumstances dictate.
Quickly and dynamically switch focus to accommodate daily activities of an engineering team supporting a production environment.
Provide accurate technical status to program management.
Provide direction to individual contributors.
Interface with other engineering disciplines.
Support factory production test stands, debug, problem isolation, and resolution.
Lead engineers on multiple projects/tasks.
Perform HW debug & troubleshooting.