Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. BAE Systems is a defense, aerospace, and security company developing advanced electronics through its Electronic Combat Solutions business. The Principal Hardware Engineer - Hardware Development Lead will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams developing rugged custom electronics, including high-speed digital and mixed-signal circuit cards, while driving technical reviews, mentoring engineers, coordinating cross-functional execution, and supporting proposals.
Responsibilities
- Lead a multi-disciplinary team of 5-10+ engineers (Electrical, Mechanical, and Design Drafting) to push the boundaries of what is possible in rugged custom electronics
- Lead critical design reviews and architect hardware strategies that ensure program success and system reliability
- Grow the technical maturity of your team by providing guidance, fostering innovation, and ensuring the "right person is in the right job."
- Act as the primary technical conduit between engineering, procurement, operations, and program management to move a design from concept to deployment
- Support program capture and proposal teams by defining hardware baselines and estimating the technical effort required for next-gen capabilities
- Balance the rigors of the Hardware Development Process with the agility needed to solve complex, real-world engineering problems
Skills
- * **Proven Technical Pedigree:** A BSEE (or related field) and 6+ years of experience
- You have a strong technical background related to complex digital/mixed-signal designs with embedded processors, FPGAs, and high-speed serial interfaces—from initial requirements through to successful verification
- * **Multidisciplinary Leadership:** Experience leading integrated teams of Electrical, Mechanical, and Drafting engineers
- * **Lifecycle Expertise:** Knowledge of the hardware product lifecycle, from schematic capture and PCB layout to environmental qualification
- * **Strategic Mindset:** An understanding for managing cost and schedule to ensure technical goals align with program constraints
- Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 6 years work experience or equivalent experience
- Prior Earned Value Management (EVM) or Cost Account Management (CAM) experience is desirable
- Active Secret preferred
Benefits
- Hybrid work format balancing collaborative, in-person lab work with remote focus time
- Every Other Friday Off (9/80 schedule)
- Flextime & Telecommuting
- A Culture of Recognition for extraordinary technical contributions
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