Principal RF Systems Engineer; Onsite
Listed on 2026-09-06
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineer
Principal RF Systems Engineer
Our employees work on the world's most advanced electronics - from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we're innovating for the future. And you can, too. 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 mission: "We Protect Those Who Protect Us®." Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.
The Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4
ISR) Systems Business area provides actionable intelligence for our warfighters and decision makers through innovative technical solutions from the seas to the stars. The Space Systems Product Line is a premier provider of advanced high-reliability space electronics and mission systems. Our products have enabled a wide variety of civil, commercial, and national security space missions for over 25 years. We're leading the way with the development of advanced processing solutions, RF and optical payloads, and cross-domain solutions that enable our customers to deliver mission capability that was previously not achievable.
As a Principal RF Systems Engineer in the Space System Product line, your responsibilities will include working as an individual contributor as part of a multi-disciplinary team to create engineering solutions for a space payload. You will have the opportunity to support the entire systems engineering lifecycle and support key customer milestones, working with other talented engineers to solve challenging problems to grow within this product area.
Motivated and positive minded engineers must hold a United States security clearance and skilled in areas needed for cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams. This position is based out of our Hudson NH and Merrimack NH facilities and may require collaboration with staff across our business areas and facilities in the Northeast.
BAE Systems offers competitive pay, benefits, and important work-life balance initiatives including every other Friday Off, Flextime, and Telecommuting. BAE also believes in a culture of recognition for the extraordinary contributions of our skilled employees. Our engineers are the lifeblood of our company and we're more than 5,000 strong. With our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless.
Required Education, Experience, &
Skills:
- Must currently possess an active Secret clearance (with ability to possess TS).
- Bachelor's Degree of Science (or equivalent experience in a relevant field) with a minimum work experience of 6 to 8+ years with BS, 4 to 6+ years with MS, 2 to 4+ years with PHD
- Experience performing system engineering activities across the development cycle (analysis/decomposition/derivation/allocation of requirements, system modeling & simulation, system design & development, IV&V, Environmental Testing)
- Test equipment and Hardware integration experience
- Experience being part of a multidisciplinary project team
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task
Preferred Education, Experience, &
Skills:
- Active US Government Top-Secret/SCI clearance
- Working experience with SDRs and Radar applications
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related engineering discipline and 11 years of experience
- RF Domain Knowledge
- Prior experience working on space qualified hardware
- Familiarity or experience with Agile Methodologies and Tools
- Model based systems engineering experience with tools such as Magic Draw
Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $118095 - $200762
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