Chief Engineer

Job Description See what you’re missing. 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 differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too. As part of our Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions (CEMA) Engineering team, you’ll join a diverse group of driven professionals who architect, design, develop, build, integrate, test, and support products and systems that enable our service men and women to execute their missions and return home safely. CEMA provides next-generation threat detection and countermeasure solutions to provide unparalleled electronic warfare capabilities to enhance mission survivability.

We are looking for a self-motivated engineering leader to join our Systems Engineering Management team in the CEMA business area as a Chief Engineer. As a Chief Engineer on a project or product family, you will be the technical conscience of the program, ensuring the system(s), product(s), and service(s) being developed and delivered are viable, fit for purpose, and will satisfy customer needs, product/system requirements, and the mission and/or application. The CE is the system architect, the primary owner of the technical solution, and the technical interface to Program, Engineering, Functional and Executive leadership.

Key responsibilities include:

• Technical Solution Definition, Viability and Adequacy:
  • Leads (system) architecture to drive architectures for next‑gen RF platforms
  • Ensures system design and implementation meet technical requirements and customer/mission needs within allocated engineering cost & schedule​
  • Ensures system design is realizable, maintainable, supportable and testable
  • Drives technical risk and opportunity definition, identification, and mitigation/realization
• Technical interface to Customer, PMO and executive leadership:
  • Understand requirements, missions, use cases, and constraints
  • Technical risks and issues including impact assessment, mitigation, and closure plans

This position will require you to be onsite in New Hampshire. Because of the need for consistent in-person collaboration and/or the nature of this particular role, this position will be performed full-time on site.Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field or combination of education and professional experience
• 10+ years of progressive experience in the design, development, and integration of complex hardware‑/software‑based systems (e.g., RF, embedded, communications, or control systems).
• Demonstrated success leading technical teams and overseeing full‑life‑cycle development and test activities.
• Ability to develop system architectures from concept through implementation.
• Proven experience capturing, documenting, and translating requirements for RF‑or related systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting technical information to varied audiences, including senior leadership and external customers.
• Ability to obtain a US Government security clearance

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience in a senior engineering leadership role (e.g., Chief Engineer, Program Lead) responsible for complex electronic or RF‑centric programs.
• Experience with one or more of the following technology areas: RF transceivers, electronic warfare, radar, communications, missile/defense systems, or any high‑performance RF‑based platform
• Hands‑on experience with MBSE tools (e.g., DOORS, MagicDraw, or similar) for requirements management and architecture modeling.
• Experience coordinating multi‑discipline software/firmware regression testing and hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HIL) validation.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $149603 - $254317

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.