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Link-16 Systems Engineer

BAE Systems
BAE Systems Salary
Wayne, NJ Part Time
POSTED ON 12/5/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/5/2026

Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking a self-motivated engineering leader to set the engineering vision for our growing Link-16 portfolio and support new business development.
See what it's like to be part of a team developing the world's most advanced systems and mission applications. At Electronic Systems, you’ll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry’s most difficult problems. Drawing strength from a diverse multi-disciplinary engineering team and a collaborative work environment, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too.

Primary Responsibilities:
Support Systems and Hardware/FW team with technical consulation, design reviews, and new business development.
Provides technical solution definition, viability and adequacy
Supports architecture design and optimization activities, trades and analyses
Understand requirements, missions, use cases, and constraints
Since most of the tasks can be performed remotely except for in-person collaboration and classified work, this position will require less than 50% on site.


Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Active DoD Secret Clearance
Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field and 20 years of relevant engineering experience
Subject Matter Expert with Link-16 Waveform
Proven ability to share and transfer technology across organizational boundaries to the benefit of our customers and the business


Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Active DoD Top Secret clearance


Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $150370 - $255630

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Temporary employees generally are not eligible for BAE Systems benefits, but can elect to participate in the 401(k) savings plan. Temporary employees working 20 hours per week are eligible for medical benefits, the employee assistance program, and business travel accident insurance.


About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers 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. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems’ game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere – from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact – for our customers and the communities we serve.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

Salary : $150,370 - $255,630

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