Senior Principal Test Engineer

BAE Systems•Totowa, NJ

12d•$145,049 - $246,584•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is for candidates interested in interviewing at the September 2026 Electronic Warfare Engineering Hiring Event, located in Totowa, New Jersey. BAE Systems is seeking experienced Electrical, Software, or Test Design Engineers to design and develop test solutions and write mission-critical test software for Next Generation Electronic Warfare Systems Products and Solutions. The company is experiencing growth and requires rapid development and delivery of critical capabilities. The ideal candidate will be a motivated self-starter, able to work independently as a subject matter expert and technical lead, and capable of leading full or partial teams. They must be able to dynamically switch focus to support a production environment and provide technical status to management or direction to individual contributors, interfacing with other engineering disciplines as needed. This role requires US citizenship due to a government contract and will be a hybrid work format, splitting time between onsite and remote work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or related field, and 8+ years related work experience or equivalent experience.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
Proficient in developing and integrating automation test measurement software for a production environment.
US citizenship status required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience or Master’s Degree with 6+ year of experience
Proficient in National Instruments Test Stand
Familiarity with RF test measurement methodology and development with experience automating at least one of the following: S-Parameter measurements, Spectral Measurements, Power Measurements, RF Stimulus
Familiarity implementing digital communication protocols with experience automating at least one of the following: MLVDS, RS232/485/422, PCI/PCIe, JTAG, SPI, I2C
Familiarity with C, C++, C#, VB, Python
Keysight Network Analyzers (PNA-X) and Signal/Spectrum Analyzers (MXA, PSA, CXA)
PXI based instrumentation
Experience with National Instruments FlexRIO (LabVIEW FPGA/VHDL/Verilog a plus)
JTAG/Boundary project development in an ATE solution
Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence)
Git and Tortoise Git
Earned Value and Project Management
UNIX, Linux, VxWorks, BASH, VMWare
CREO, Cadence, AutoCAD
Technical or team leadership
Possess good communication skills including interpersonal communication and team communication
Takes initiative and has a closure-oriented nature
Experience with SW version control and bug tracking tools

Responsibilities

Design and develop test solutions.
Write test software.
Develop automated test software solutions.
Assume a full or partial lead role.
Provide accurate technical status to program management.
Provide direction to individual contributors.
Interface with other engineering disciplines.
Develop test software according to best coding standards using proprietary NI Test Stand libraries and executives.
Develop test hardware according to BAE and industry standards.
Manage the test solution development life cycle, including requirements review, test plan creation, design reviews, coding, integration of test SW with test stands, and sell-off to customers.
Perform test solution software and hardware integration, debug & troubleshooting.
Develop automated test solutions for electronic assemblies in a production factory environment.