Sr Principal Systems Engineer II

Job Description

In Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Systems, you’ll help develop systems that sense, control, exploit and disseminate actionable information to warfighters supporting a variety of missions. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics. At Electronic Systems, you’ll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry’s most difficult problems. 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 missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®”,

As a Systems Engineering Lead you would be seeking new opportunities and applications for our state-of-the-art SIGINT Receivers. Primary duties and responsibilities include:

• Provide support to the product line in the development of State of the Art SDRs and SIGINT products.

• Creation and review of systems requirements to include: software, firmware, component, subsystem, and operational concepts of RF Technology.

• Supporting product design and development and leading the integration, and verification

• Manage and participate in trade studies, peer reviews, and customer meetings

• Support the preparation and delivery of technical presentations internally and for customer meetings.

• Allocation of requirements to engineering disciplines

• Creating system test plans, procedures and reports

• Duties performed on-site at the Dallas, Tx facility

• Travel at 10%

BAE Systems offers competitive pay, benefits, and important work-life balance initiatives including every other Friday Off and Flextime. BAE also believes in a culture of recognition for the extraordinary contributions of our skilled employees.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Active DoD Secret Clearance and eligible to acquire Top Secret Clearance

• Bachelor's Degree in technical discipline and 10+ years of experience in related field, 8+ years with Master’s Degree

• Experience in the generation of requirements for the development of SDRs and SIGINT systems.

• Experience performing systems engineering activities across the development cycle (analysis/decomposition/derivation/allocation of requirements, system design and development, system integration and test).

• Experience in the development of test plans, procedures, schedules and reports in accordance with program and system requirements

• Experience with SRR, PDR, CDR and TRR development and presentation

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance, SCI Eligible

• Bid and proposal experience on RF systems

• RF, Radar, Electronic Warfare, SIGINT or Software Defined Radio experience

• Model based systems engineering principles with tools such as MagicDraw

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $136000 - $231200

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.