Principal Engineer

Job Description
In Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Systems, you’ll help develop systems that sense, control, exploit and disseminate actionable information to warfighters supporting a variety of missions. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics. At Electronic Systems, you’ll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry’s most difficult problems. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®”

We are looking for a Principal Engineer to support our comms and sensing business. The PE is at the front end of the business understanding and translating customer needs and requirements to technical approaches and solutions. The PE will use their understanding of US Goverment R&D organizations developmental process, our technical capabilities and our roadmaps to future products to develop high level technical appoaches and solutions. These technical approaches and solutions as well as the benfit to our future programs are handed off to the Chief Engineers and Technical Directors on a weekly basis.



Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field or combination of education and professional experience
• 10 years of progressive experience in the design and integration of complex hardware‑/software‑based systems for communications and sensing.
• Understanding of Contract Research and Development USG organizations and opportunties
• Understanding of University R&D capablities and collaboration opportunties.
• Proven experience capturing, documenting, and translating requirements for advanced next gen comms and sensing systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting technical information to varied audiences, including senior leadership and external customers.
• Ability to obtain and or maintain a US Government security clearance

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience in a senior engineering leadership role (e.g., Chief Engineer, Program Lead) responsible for complex communication and sensing programs.
• Experience with working with universities on technology development and transition
• Experience with working with R&D organizations such as DARPA, IARPA, AFRL and DEVCOM Army Research Lab.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $153377 - $260743

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.

Employee 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.


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 : $153,377 - $260,743