CEMA Principal Software Engineer - Team Lead (Sign On Bonus Available)

About the role

Join BAE Systems’ Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions (CEMA) business area in Hudson, New Hampshire as part of the Ground Support Equipment (GSE) team supporting the Compass Call program. As a Software Engineering Team Lead, you will guide a talented group of engineers in developing and maintaining the tools, frameworks, and test environments that ensure the reliability and performance of the Compass Call prime mission equipment (PME) software. Your leadership will directly enable successful production selloff, helping deliver advanced electronic warfare capabilities that keep warfighters safe and effective.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of software engineers, ensuring best practices in design, coding, testing, and documentation.
• Coordinate software development activities, ensuring alignment with program goals, schedules, and deliverables.
• Design, develop, and maintain object-oriented software using C++, C, Rust, and MATLAB in a Linux environment.
• Oversee integration and testing of embedded software with target hardware in secure environments.
• Apply Agile and DevSecOps practices with CI/CD pipelines and automated test environments.
• Collaborate with Systems, Hardware, and Mission Software teams to resolve issues and ensure successful system-level performance.
• Review technical artifacts, evaluate complex designs, and drive continuous improvement across the team.
• Support production selloff and ensure test documentation meets established engineering processes.

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical field
• 6+ years of professional software development experience
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming (C++) and development in Linux environments
• Experience with C and GUI frameworks
• Familiarity with communication interfaces, protocols, IP networking, and message architectures
• Demonstrated experience leading small teams or mentoring junior engineers
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to coordinate across disciplines

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Clearance
• CompTIA Security+ Certification
• Experience with Rust, MATLAB, C, Python, or Bash scripting
• Exposure to hardware integration, external RF receivers, or low-level interfaces
• Knowledge of real-time embedded systems, RF communications, or Counter-Radar EW
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, Git, Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket), and CI/CD frameworks (e.g., Jenkins)
• Prior experience as a technical lead

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings accounts
• 401(k) savings plan
• Disability coverage
• Life and accident insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Legal plan
• Paid time off and holidays
• Paid parental, military, bereavement, and applicable federal and state sick leave
• Employee recognition program (monetary or non-monetary awards)
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $118,095 - $200,762. Individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications such as skills, education, and experience.

Schedule

This is a full-time, onsite role at our Hudson, NH facility offering a 9/80 schedule (every other Friday off).