Electrical Engineer- All Levels

Job Description
Thank you for your interest in BAE Systems! This opening is for candidates who are interested in interviewing at our April 2025 Electronic Warfare Engineering Hiring Event. This position will be located at our Totowa, New Jersey location. If your background and skill set match our hiring needs, we will reach out with next steps. If selected for an interview, specific opportunities based on your interests and skill set will be discussed with the hiring team. For candidates not local to the Totowa, NJ area, virtual interviews will be accommodated.
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You will support the Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance System (C4ISR) business areas. ECS provides next-generation electronic warfare capabilities for both defense and attack applications while C4ISR provides actionable intelligence for our warfighters and decision makers through innovative technical solutions from the seas, to the skies, to the stars.
These positions are primarily full time onsite with some flexibility for hybrid options available.
Are you an experienced Digital Engineer, Power Supply Engineer, Backplane/Cable Harness Design Engineer, Optical Engineer, or RF Engineer with 2-6+ years of experience looking for the next step to grow your career? Do you want to design and test hardware that really matters and be a part of a cause greater than yourself? Then, help us protect those that protect us by developing Next Generation Electronic Systems Products and Solutions. We need your talent, motivation and vision to join our growing teams.
These roles will be supporting engineering development, integration, test and transition to production efforts on complex electronic modules. Candidates will provide electrical engineering support to a dynamic engineering development team, leading first unit test, design verification test, integration and transition to production tasks on complex digital, power supply & backplane circuit cards and modules.
The successful candidates must possess strong technical aptitude, communication skills and ability to work cross functionally within the hardware organization and with other engineering disciplines/functions. Must be able to exercise discretion and independent judgment in technical areas.
You must have or be able to obtain a secret clearance.
Typical duties include (for Digital Engineer position)

• Design of complex high speed digital circuit card assemblies

• Support test and troubleshooting of systems, modules and sub-assemblies of digital modules, working directly with program engineering personnel

• Interface with other Engineering disciplines, Operations, Quality and other supporting functions to drive defect resolution to root cause

• Generate and implement improvements in product and test design and methodologies to reduce cost, increase yield and improve throughput

• Generate and review the technical content of test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Engineering Change Orders and other documentation

• Interface with Government customers and suppliers as required

• Provide training and support to technicians and manufacturing personnel as required

• Support Root Cause and Corrective Action activities

• Experience with signal integrity, power integrity, and derating analysis preferred

• Power conditioning and distribution experience preferred

Typical duties include (for Power Supply Engineer position)

• Experienced in the design, analysis and testing of AC/DC and DC/DC converters for military and aerospace applications.

• Development of switching power converters from 200 to 500 kHz with 1 to 500 Watts output power and output voltages from 3.3 to 270 Volts.

• Be proficient in the areas of control circuit, EMI filter and magnetics design, parts selection, developing and executing test procedures and anomaly resolution

• Familiarity with Military Standards 461, 704, 1275 and 1399

• Support test and troubleshooting of systems, modules and sub-assemblies of power supply modules, working directly with program engineering personnel

• Interface with other Engineering disciplines, Operations, Quality and other supporting functions to drive defect resolution to root cause

• Generate and implement improvements in product and test design and methodologies to reduce cost, increase yield and improve throughput

• Generate and review the technical content of test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Engineering Change Orders and other documentation

• Interface with Government customers and suppliers as required

• Provide training and support to technicians and manufacturing personnel as required

• Support Root Cause and Corrective Action activities

• Experience with signal integrity, power integrity, and derating analysis preferred

Typical duties include (for Backplane/ Cable Harness Engineer position)

• Design of complex high speed backplane assemblies

• Strong background in cable designs supporting TEMPEST & EMI requirements

• Support test and troubleshooting of systems, modules and sub-assemblies of backplanes and cable harness assemblies, working directly with program engineering personnel

• Interface with other Engineering disciplines, Operations, Quality and other supporting functions to drive defect resolution to root cause

• Generate and implement improvements in product and test design and methodologies to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput

• Generate and review the technical content of test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Engineering Change Orders and other documentation

• Interface with Government customers and suppliers as required

• Provide training and support to technicians and manufacturing personnel as required

• Support Root Cause and Corrective Action activities

• Experience with signal integrity and power integrity analysis

Typical duties include (for Optical Engineer position)

• Design of complex optical circuit card assemblies and chip and wire assemblies

• Support test and troubleshooting of systems, modules and sub-assemblies of optical modules, working directly with program engineering personnel as require

• Interface with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and other supporting functions to drive defect resolution to root cause

• Generate and implement improvements in product and test design and methodologies to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput

• Generate and review the technical content of test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Engineering Change Orders, and other documentation

• Interface with governmental customers and suppliers as required

Typical duties include (for RF Engineer position)

• Design of complex RF circuit card assemblies and chip and wire assemblies

• Support test and troubleshooting of systems, modules and sub-assemblies of RF modules, working directly with program engineering personnel as require

• Interface with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and other supporting functions to drive defect resolution to root cause

• Generate and implement improvements in product and test design and methodologies to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput

• Generate and review the technical content of test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Engineering Change Orders, and other documentation

• Interface with governmental customers and suppliers as required
  Onsite visits to vendors to provide technical support to subcontracts

• Provide training and support to technicians and manufacturing personnel as required
  Support Root Cause and Corrective Action activities

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science is required
• 2+ years of experience

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $126305 - $214718
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.