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Software Engineer II – Test Automation

BAE Systems
BAE Systems Salary
Merrimack, NH Full Time
POSTED ON 8/12/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/12/2026

Job Description
Join BAE Systems’ Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions (CEMA) business area where we provide next-generation threat detection and countermeasure solutions to provide unparalleled electronic warfare capabilities to enhance mission survivability. Our team leverages industry leading EO/IR and RF technologies to advance multi-platform detection, tracking, and defeat of incoming threats to support aircraft, ground vehicle, and maritime survivability. We continue to build on more than 40 years of experience fielding EO/IR survivability solutions in complex rotary and fixed-wing aircraft and ground vehicle environments. Our team uses advanced machine learning-based algorithms to enable fast adaption for new and emerging threats for airborne, land, and maritime products.

Our engineers are the lifeblood of our company and we’re more than 5,000 strong. We offer a flexible "9/80" schedule with every other Friday off. Additionally, with our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless. We pair new employees like you with a mentor – someone who’s eager to welcome you to BAE Systems and help you get connected to and settled into the BAE Systems community.

We are looking for a talented early career software engineer to support analyzing, developing, and coding complex software for test automation development. You will be an integrated team member, collaborating with Systems, Hardware, and Test engineers in one or more of the phases of Design, Development, Integration and Testing. You will prepare design and project documentation intended to be used within complex programs or across sets of programs in accordance with established processes.

We will pair you with a mentor and provide you with opportunities to learn, leverage our current technologies, incorporate new technologies, and make an impact within the larger engineering team. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.”

Job Responsibilities

  • Developing test automation software, software tests, test automation frameworks, and testing tools/ graphical user interfaces for classified programs.
  • Duties include analyzing, designing, coding and code modification (typically in C and Python) of complex software designs for simple systems, subsystems, or subsystems of larger systems.
  • Evaluate complex software designs to identify design flaws.
  • Prepare design documentation, in accordance with established processes.
  • Utilize a Linux based software development environment.
  • You may participate in external project interactions with other companies.
  • Desire to become a subject matter expert in test automation software and related frameworks


Required Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field, and 2 years related work experience or equivalent experience
  • Experience with Object Oriented design, development practices, and implementation
  • Experience using scripting languages, such as Python
  • Experience with Linux software development
  • Willingness to perform a wide variety of related tasks
  • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance


Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Secret Clearance (active within the last two years)
  • Experience using Python and Modern C
  • Experience developing or maintaining test automation frameworks for comon use across programs
  • Experience developing or maintaining Graphical User Interfaces used for software testing
  • Agile Development experience
  • Experience using software collaboration and version control tools such as Jenkins, Jira, Confluence, BitBucket, and GitLab
  • Experience with Containers including Docker, Podman or Kubernetes


Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $79365 - $134921

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 : $79,365 - $134,921

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