Senior Systems Engineer – Aftermarket & Production Support

Job Description

We want your talent to provide leadership and engineering assistance for our Military flight control system products. This effort starts on the product after the initial conceptual design, development and qualification of a given product has completed. You will perform engineering technical guidance for product related technical issues that are electrical or system related. This role provides engineering oversight to assure that updates to the product meet the original product specifications and defined system-level requirements.
The engineering and leadership activities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Support Manufacturing troubleshoot of yield concerns or other test fallout
• Support test requirement and test hardware updates
• Addressing technical concerns from the customer
• Minor redesign and other mitigation efforts caused by obsolete parts and/or customer requested updates
• Field performance monitoring

• Support process and documentation updates.
• Prepare and/or review documentation for system design updates in accordance with established systems development processes and procedures.
• Produce and/or review technical documents, specifications and standards.
• Support various specialty-engineering tasks; such as Reliability, Maintainability & Availability analysis, Integrated Logistics Support, Failure Analysis and Safety Engineering tasks.
• Provide on-site production support and sustainment activities at customer locations.
• Perform/assist in root cause/corrective action investigations
• Verify and validate aspects of systems designs to ensure conformance with functional specifications and customer requirements
• Engineering point of contact with the customer and responsible to status and close action items in a timely manner

Candidates should possess strong organizational and communication skills both written and oral. Candidates should also demonstrate sound interpersonal skills involving interfacing, coordinating and negotiating with company personnel, program management, customers and suppliers.

Your experience at BAE Systems will give you the ability to collaborate with industry experts in the fields of Safety, Digital and Analog Circuits, Complex Printed Wiring Boards, Software, Programmable Logic Devices and Qualification to the top Commercial and Military standards.

Controls and Avionics Solutions provides flight and mission-critical products to more than 170 commercial and military customers around the world. CAS products include fly-by-wire flight controls, pilot controls (inceptor systems), full authority digital engine controls (FADEC), power management systems, flight deck systems, cabin management systems, weapon controls, autonomous flight systems, and mission systems for the world's most prominent commercial and military aircraft manufacturers.
Our growing business is located in the Greater Binghamton area which is home to several sports teams, shopping centers, a growing downtown, the State University of New York at Binghamton, several large healthcare employers and some of New Yorks top-ranked school districts. From the area to an hour out there is access to hiking, skiing, lakes, waterparks, golfing, camping and vineyards. A 9/80 work schedule gives employees a great opportunity to experience all that the region has to offer and provides a balanced work and family lifestyle.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelors Degree (may substitute equivalent experience, training and/or certifications for the degree)
• 4+ years experience in avionics or electronic control related development including familiarity with avionic interfaces and data buses or experience with high reliability/safety critical applications (medical, nuclear etc.)
• A strong desire to solve technical and/or process problems
• Technical writing skills: capable of creating required engineering documentation.
• Experience in integration and verification testing of electronic equipment including hardware/software.
• Ability to read schematics
• Team player and resourceful in achieving goals

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Test and troubleshooting of high criticality or high reliability parts products
• Proficient in circuit active and passive devices
• Power Supply/Systems Design
• Analog Circuit Design
• Digital Circuit Design
• Exposure to manufacturing processes for high reliability, safety critical products
• Exposure to FPGA development or VHDL Programing language experience
• Exposure to PSPICE or equivalent analog circuit simulation tool experience
• Knowledge of Board Design
• Demonstrated ability to follow safety critical processes and procedures
• Demonstrated ability to integrate and coordinate a cross functional team

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $88189 - $149922

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 its 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 teammaking a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, youll 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.