BAE Systems

Job Description

Thank you for your interest in BAE Systems! This opening is for candidates who are interested in interviewing virtually May 15th & 16th of 2025 hiring event. If your background and skill set match our hiring needs, we will reach out with next steps. If selected for an interview, specific opportunities based on your interests and skill set will be discussed with the hiring team.

It’s about the journey! Whether it’s a bus ride or flight, our electronic systems help transport millions of passengers every day. Every second a plane takes off somewhere in the world, enabled by our flight-critical products. On the ground, our electric and hybrid solutions save more than 22 million gallons of fuel per year. Be part of our journey at BAE Systems where you’ll be among the brightest minds, working on the industry’s most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too.

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 mission on delivering world class products to our commercial and military customers. We offer a flexible hybrid 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 Test Equipment engineer with 6+ years of experience looking for the next step to grow your career? Do you want to design and test hardware that really matters and be a part of a cause greater than yourself? Then, help us protect those that protect us by developing Next Generation Electronic Systems Products and Solutions. We need your talent, motivation and vision to join our growing teams. BAE Systems has recently been awarded new programs and is currently undergoing an exciting period of growth.

As a Senior Test Equipment Design Engineer, you will develop systems for testing products that support military and commercial aircraft and ground vehicles. You will join a cross-functional group of professionals that are responsible for all aspects of test systems development including mechanical, electrical, software and fabrication. With our team, you will have the opportunity to utilize and develop your skills in a fast paced and exiting environment for a broad range of test systems from simple circuit card testers to very large and complex systems integration labs.

We are looking for an Engineer with Test Equipment design experience to add to our team. This is an exciting opportunity to develop test systems to support products for some of the world’s most advanced military and commercial aircraft and ground vehicles.

In this Sr Test Equipment Design Engineer position, you will make impacts in the following ways:

• Perform technical work that requires the application of engineering principles, theories, concepts, and techniques for the development of Test Equipment used to support the verification and acceptance testing of electronic assemblies and systems of varying technologies.
• Consult with engineering specialists to devise new techniques and approaches and provide solutions to a wide range of technical problems dealing with the selection, design and implementation of test strategies in support of acceptance and performance test methodologies. Make independent decisions based on available data, selection of materials and required parameters.
• Work from technical objectives, overall schedules and expected results as specified by supervisor or senior engineering personnel. May lead project segments including responsibility for achievement of schedule, fiscal and technical performance objectives.
• Support assignments that are broad and may include:
• design and development of new test techniques
• design and development of test plans, procedures, test strategies, and test requirements of company products
• design and development of manual and automated test equipment
• testing and integration of procedures, initial prototype equipment and systems integration support
• contributions to proposal efforts
• Coordinate and direct the work efforts of lower-level engineers and support personnel.
• Coordinate the preparation of charts, diagrams and reports expressing recommendations, technical accomplishments and project progress measured against specific plans.
• Attend conferences and meetings to represent assigned activity.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Test Equipment requirements development, documentation, and verification
• Proficient with Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools used for schematic capture of printed circuit board designs
• All aspects of Test System hardware design and documentation from top assembly to subassemblies, including assembly drawings, schematics, wire lists, parts lists, printed circuit boards, interconnect diagrams, configuration drawings, etc.
• Experience and working knowledge of electronic circuits (analog, digital and power) and experience working with a large array of electronic instruments
• Electronics troubleshooting and instrument familiarity (analog, digital, power, communications).
• Excellent integration, troubleshooting, and debug skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in problem solving and critical thinking.
• Experience working with avionic interfaces.
• Effective communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Ability to interpret and implement electronic hardware test requirements
• Ability to read, edit and integrate software

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• Experience with serial communication busses (1553, ARINC-429, CAN, RS-232/422/485, TTP, Ethernet, 1394)
• Experience with Mentor Graphics PWB design tools
• Experience with the development of test equipment for engine controls, flight controls, and weapon controls computers.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $105254 - $178931

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.