Lead Electrical Engineer

Job Description We are seeking a lead Electrical Engineer to support our EO/IR seeker and precision munitions products and related technologies. If selected, you will be part of the Hardware Team supporting development programs in the Franchise Program Portfolio – a major piece of our Precision Guidance and Sensing Solutions product line.
Key Responsibilities:

• Translate system requirements into successful system architectures and complex printed board assembly designs.
• Create board schematic and layouts using Cadence Allegro System Capture
• Perform trade studies and prototyping to down select critical components, develop optimized electronic architectural solutions (SWAP), verify complex custom circuit blocks of an overarching system
• Document design verification tests and design review documentation
• Lead a small team
• Mentor more junior engineers and actively contribute to knowledge-sharing culture
• Work within schedule and budget constraints and elevate concerns if challenges arise.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of eight years of relevant experience in related industry (i.e. defense, electronics) or six years with a Master’s Degree
• Significant experience designing mixed signal systems, including analog, high speed digital, and power supply circuits in harsh electromagnetic environments (e.g. MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-810)
• Significant experience with low noise, wide bandwidth, low power, Analog Front-End systems
• Very comfortable testing and troubleshooting analog, digital, and power supply-based circuits in a lab setting using oscilloscopes, bench supplies, vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, frequency counters, arbitrary waveform generators, function generators, logic analyzers
• Familiarity with phase/gain margin stability analysis and other small signal analysis techniques, as it applies to analog circuit design and switch-mode power supply design
• Experience designing high-voltage DC-DC converters for low power applications with a strong understanding of the varying topologies
• Hands-on experience with high voltage testing with an emphasis on measurement safety
• Familiarity with standard interface/communication protocols such as UART, SPI, QSPI, I2C, USB, Ethernet, ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, PCIe
• Understanding of SPICE simulators and simulation methods, preferably using LTSpice, TINA, PSpice
• Significant PCB/CCA design experience, with an emphasis on DFA and DFM optimization, for complex rigid and rigid-flex mixed-signal HDI PCBs including, but not limited to, the following PCB and CCA design features: micro-via and blind/buried vias, stacked micro-vias, via-in-pad and via fill/cap processes, controlled impedances, backdrilling, high pin count / fine-pitch BGAs, Chip-on-Board (COB), QFNs/DFNs, LGAs, and other advanced IC package types
• Expertise in high-voltage PCB layout techniques, including creepage/clearance management
• Familiarity with Signal Integrity and Power Integrity, as it applies to proper layout techniques
• Experience with high-speed PCB design, constraints management, and proper routing for interfaces with lane rates exceeding 1Gbps
• Knowledge of system level EMI mitigation techniques along with proper grounding/shielding architecture design
• Familiarity designing with FPGAs, System-On-Chips (SoC), and/or CPLDs using VHDL and/or Verilog
• Familiarity designing and writing embedded SW for microcontroller-based systems and modules

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, RF engineering, or equivalent
• Active DoD Security Clearance – Secret

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $130355 - $221603

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.