Principal RF Test Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Principal RF Test Engineer with Security Clearance
Job Description See what you're missing. 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. Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) has technology, engineering and program teams that educate and mentor colleagues to deliver leading Electronic Warfare capabilities. We welcome all those who have big ideas, crave innovation, want to drive fielding velocity, and have the passion to bring the warfighter home safe.

When you become a member of our team, you will work across multiple disciplines and collaborate with Systems, Hardware, Software, and Test Engineers to impact all phases of the Product Development Lifecycle. At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services.

We offer a flexible work environment and 9/80 work schedule. Our company is part of the community, and driven to improve our future and protect our freedom. Are you an experienced Electrical, Software or Test Design Engineer with 10+ years of experience looking for the next step to grow your career? Do you want to design and develop test solutions and write test software that is mission critical and be a part of a greater cause?

Then, help us protect those that protect us by developing the Next Generation Electronic Warfare Systems Products and Solutions. We need your talent, motivation, and vision to join our New Hampshire based team. BAE Systems has recently been awarded new programs and is currently undergoing an exciting period of growth. We have multiple positions in Southern New Hampshire (our locations include Nashua, Hudson, Merrimack and Manchester).

BAE Systems is searching for a RF Principal Test Engineer with experience in developing automated test software solutions. The ideal candidate must be a motivated self-starter, able to complete assignments with little oversight while being available as a subject matter expert and technical lead to their team. They must be able to assume a full or partial lead role as circumstances dictate, and be able to quickly and dynamically switch focus to accommodate the daily activities of an engineering team supporting a production environment.

This individual should be comfortable providing accurate technical status to program management or direction to individual contributors as part of their job function, as well as interfacing with other engineering disciplines as necessary. Required Education, Experience, & Skills
* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.

* 4+ years of professional test development and integration experience.
* Hardware and Software Integration experience.

* Possess good communication skills including interpersonal communication and team communication

* Proficiency in Object-oriented programming (C/C++/C# etc.)

* Experience with RF Measurement techniques and ability to diagnose and resolve to root cause measurement anomalies.
* Experience with RF test measurement methodology and development using a myriad of RF Test equipment (such as Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators, power meters, etc.....)
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
* Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.

* The ideal candidate would be familiar or experienced in:

* NI Test Software Tools

* Test Stand

* Lab Windows/CVI Software

* Instrument Communication

* Network analyzers

* Spectrum analyzers

* Microwave/RF measurements

* VSWR

* Gain

* Compression

* Phase noise

* S-Parameters

* etc.

* Experience implementing digital communication protocols (MLVDS, RS232/485/422, PCI/PCIe, JTAG, SPI, I2C) in an automated test solution

* Experience with the entire product life cycle development or parts of it:
Requirements review, test plan creation, coding, integration of test SW with test stands, and sell-off to customers.

* Takes initiative and has a closure-oriented nature

* Experience with SW version control and bug tracking tools

* Experience in supporting factory production test stands, debug, problem isolation, and resolution.

* Experience with National Instruments FlexRIO (LabVIEW FPGA/VHDL/Verilog a plus)

* JTAG/Boundary project development in an ATE solution

* Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence)

* Git and Tortoise Git

* Strong leadership skills

* Experience in…