Electronic Attack EW Systems Engineer

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Nashua, NH, USA
Hybrid
118K-201K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Hardware • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Defense
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The Role
Develops and integrates electronic attack capabilities for sophisticated electronic warfare systems. Responsibilities include managing system-level requirements, creating operational concepts, conducting architecture trade studies, developing design concepts, and performing system integration and testing. The role requires expertise in EA/ESM architectures, radar and missile engagement detection and countermeasures, and systems engineering throughout the development lifecycle. Work is performed fully onsite with cross-functional aerospace and defense teams.
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Ready to make a difference? Our employees design, integrate, and test the world's next generation communication and electronic warfare systems for the United States DoD and international customers. You will be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry's most difficult problems.
Our Systems Engineering group is a high-performance technical organization comprised of Electronic Attack (EA) Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with backgrounds spanning the Engineering Disciplines. The focus of our group is to provide customers a wide range of services and products acting as the Center of Excellence for EA solutions.
Software / Firmware engineers encouraged! Thinking about transitioning to a Systems Role? We support this and will guide your success. Some of our best SE's have SW/FW backgrounds in EW. Most important is a success driven mentality. RADAR engineers also encouraged! Understanding RADAR is paramount to our Electronic Attack Capability.
We welcome all those who have big ideas, crave innovation, and want to develop, build and work on the world's most advanced electromagnetic spectrum operations systems - detecting, locating and countering threats for joint and international aircrew. We develop highly sophisticated digital Electronic Warfare (EW) systems and we are looking for motivated and positive minded engineers highly skilled in Electronic Attack to join cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams. We put our customers first - exemplified by our mission: "We Protect Those Who Protect Us®." Come build your career with us.
Roles and Responsibilities (Technical):
Key EW program objectives are to improve/enhance air vehicle survivability, through the abilities to detect, deny, deceive, degrade and/or disrupt adversaries Integrated Air Defenses. This position will involve developing new EA capabilities for application in EW systems and performing systems engineering functions such as developing and managing systems level requirements, developing operational systems concepts, performing system architecture trade studies, originating design concepts or performing systems level integration and test for highly complex systems, and preparing and/or delivering basic customer and technical presentations. Bring your enthusiasm and talent with EW Systems and Software and we will ensure you have great opportunities.
Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed full-time on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Active DoD Secret security clearance.
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Engineering, Mathematics or Computer Science and 6 years of work experience.
  • Experience with offensive (stand-off/escort) and/or defensive (self-protection) EA systems.
  • EW system design knowledge as it relates to the detection and countering of radar and missile system engagements.
  • Experience with EA/ESM system architectures.
  • Experience with systems engineering activities across the development cycle (analysis/decomposition/derivation/allocation of requirements, system modeling & simulation, system design & development, system integration & test).

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
  • M.S. in either Systems, Software, or Electrical Engineering.
  • Functional Management experience (e.g.., performance management, staffing).
  • Active DoD Top Secret security clearance.
  • Additional skills within the Electronic Attack (EA)/Electronic Warfare Support (ES) portions of Electronic Warfare (EW) to include:
    • Understand radar signal processing techniques.
    • Understand radar operation and employment.
    • Understand digital signal processing concepts including FFT and DRFM.
  • Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience.
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Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $118095 - $200762
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.

Skills Required

  • Active DoD Secret security clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or another technical field
  • 6 years of work experience
  • Experience with offensive and/or defensive Electronic Attack systems
  • Electronic Warfare system design knowledge related to detecting and countering radar and missile system engagements
  • Experience with Electronic Attack and Electronic Support Measures system architectures
  • Systems engineering experience across requirements analysis, system modeling and simulation, system design and development, and system integration and test
  • Master's degree in Systems, Software, or Electrical Engineering
  • Functional management experience, including performance management or staffing
  • Active DoD Top Secret security clearance
  • Understanding of radar signal processing techniques
  • Understanding of radar operation and employment
  • Understanding of digital signal processing concepts, including FFT and DRFM
  • Model-Based Systems Engineering experience

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Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do. As a leading aerospace, defense, and security company, we work together to deliver a full range of products and services for air, land, space, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. How we work is rooted in purpose – a purpose to protect those who protect us, to unite our community of colleagues and customers, and to drive forward the growth and development of our exceptional team members. It's where purpose connects.

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We believe your career should be filled with innovation and discovery. And that's exactly what you'll find at BAE Systems. As you work to develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills and expand knowledge. On a sharp and collaborative team, you will be challenged – and supported – at every turn.

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