Sr Principle Electrical Engineer

Job Description
Looking for an exciting career that utilizes your boundless creativity, technical innovation, and leadership skills? "We Protect Those Who Protect Us®" is our mission, and we're looking for engineers who share our passion in developing first-of-its-kind technologies and equipment to protect our warfighters on all fronts. From our state-of-the-art facility in Huntsville, AL, our Electronic Solutions Hardware Engineering organization welcomes an energetic and motivated Lead Senior Principal Electrical Engineer.
This role is an ideal position for a proven leader with diverse technical capabilities that has demonstrated "hands-on" electrical engineering expertise. The selected individual will contribute to the design, development, integration/test, and production of complex systems for military applications. They will work with a multi-discipline team to develop complex products based on IR, RF, and laser technologies. The individual must be a self-starter with development experience working with integrated military electronic hardware and supporting test equipment.
The selected individual will be expected to lead electrical/hardware engineering teams through all phases of the product life cycle from conceptual development and detail design through qualification, manufacturing transition and production support.
The engineer will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Developing robust hardware architectures and solutions to meet demanding customer requirements
• Leveraging their electrical engineering expertise to lead and/or perform circuit and CCA design and analysis, FPGA/CPLD designs/developments (Xilinx, Lattice), technical trade studies, analog/digital/mixed signal interface design, component selection, evaluation of technology insertion/upgrades, as well as laboratory test and troubleshooting
• Planning work products
• Managing subcontract developments to supporting product builds & integration efforts

From around the globe, 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 diversity, we're innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our engineers are the staple of our company and we're more than 5,000 strong. With our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless. Our work culture provides you with a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come be a part of the BAE Systems team.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 12+ years of experience to include 10+ years of demonstrated experience in product development and support of DoD military electronics equipment (Master's Degree and 10+ years of experience preferred)
• Eligible to obtain a DOD Security Clearance
• Experience defining digital hardware architecture for complex military equipment
• Solid fundamentals of digital/analog/mixed signal electronics and interface/communication standards
• Working experience with RF/IR/Laser, receivers, sensors/cameras, and/or related technologies
• Experience with state-of-the-art electrical engineering development tools
• Experience with python, C, or programming languages for test execution understanding
• Strong "hands on" laboratory experience with instrumentation, equipment, and processes
• Experience with debugging hardware using multimeters, oscilloscopes, digital signal analyzers

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Current experience with Cadence electrical engineering development tools
• Motivated self-starter and problem solver
• Leadership capabilities in team environments with good written and verbal communication skills
• Detail oriented person with good time management skills to be able to prioritize problems/actions in a team environment
• Experience in designing Power Supply circuits
• Familiarity with JTAG protocol
• MATLAB/Simulink tool experience
• Familiarity with image and signal processing techniques
• Understanding of complex electronics manufacturing and test methodologies
• Active DOD security clearance

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.