Eng Sr - Elec

BAE Systems•Cedar Rapids, IA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

BAE Systems is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer with a passion for engineering and the desire to be part of an innovative, dedicated team responsible for designing, developing, and testing of industry-leading navigation products. In our Navigation & Sensor Systems, Test Engineering team located at our state-of-the-art facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that opened in 2022. Here you’ll have the opportunity to design, develop, and implement innovative test solutions for critical GPS receivers and sensor systems. Our Navigation & Sensor Systems team delivers flexible, efficient, and highly reliable navigation and guidance solutions for a diverse range of applications – from airborne systems and precision guided munitions to handheld receivers and embedded. This Test Engineering team is responsible for developing automated electronic test solutions for functional and environmental tests. This team resolves complex challenges through high communication and innovative thinking with design engineering and production customers.

Requirements

Proven experience in electronic hardware design, including creating schematics and circuit cards.
Experience with automated test solution development.
Experience with schematic design software.
Experience with Cameo/MagicDraw, Asset ScanWorks, Microsoft Visual Studio, NI TestStand, ASIC/FPGA development tools and microprocessor development environments.
A desire to grow and develop skills in C# for test software code development.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey technical information to diverse audiences through written and verbal means.
A proactive and improvement-focused ability to leverage experience and analyze existing test solutions to optimize future test solutions.
Must have a Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline
Be capable of hands-on troubleshooting using engineering lab equipment
Ability to effectively communicate in a professional manner and produce detailed, clear and concise technical documentation
US Citizenship is required
Must be capable of obtaining a U.S. DoW Secret security clearance
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering
5+ Years experience working as a Test Engineer
10+ years experience working in electronics/electrical design and/or test
Design experience with schematic capture tools
Working knowledge of EM/circuit simulation tools

Responsibilities

Develop innovative test systems, encompassing both hardware and software solutions, to validate operation of GPS receivers, anti-jam systems, and various other navigation products.
Develop test solutions for Design Engineering and Operations for functional and environmental testing (thermal, vibration) to ensure product performance and resilience.
Design detailed schematics, Printed Wiring Boards (PWBs), Interface Test Adapters (ITAs), custom cables, and comprehensive test solutions using digital engineering modeling principles.
Integrate and troubleshoot test solutions that may contain digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, power supplies, electronic loads, and PXI Hardware.
Support software integration communications for JTAG, ethernet, serial, USB, GPIB and CAN interfaces.
Provide technical guidance and support to Operations and Design Engineering teams, resolving complex test-related issues.
Contribute to the development of engineering program proposals and estimates, playing a key role in shaping the future of our test engineering architecture.

Benefits

health, dental, and vision insurance
health savings accounts
a 401(k) savings plan
disability coverage
life and accident insurance
employee assistance program
legal plan
discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
paid time off
paid holidays
paid parental leave
military leave
bereavement leave
any applicable federal and state sick leave
company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards