Senior Principal Hardware Design Engineer
About the role
Candidate will provide electrical engineering support to a dynamic engineering development team, leading first unit test, design verification test, integration and transition to production tasks on complex digital circuit cards and modules.
Responsibilities
- Design of complex high speed digital circuit card assemblies including PCIe
- Mentor a team of junior engineers
- Support test and troubleshooting of systems, modules and sub-assemblies of digital modules, working directly with program engineering personnel as required
- Interface with Engineering, Operations, Quality and other supporting functions to drive defect resolution to root cause
- Generate and implement improvements in product and test design and methodologies to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput
- Generate and review the technical content of test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Engineering Change Orders, and other documentation
- Interface with governmental customers and suppliers as required
- Provide training and support to technicians and manufacturing personnel as required
- Support Root Cause and Corrective Action activities
- Mentor peers and more junior engineers in areas of expertise
Requirements
- Strong technical aptitude, communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally within the hardware organization and with other engineering disciplines/functions
- Able to exercise discretion and independent judgment in technical areas
Preferred Skills
- Industrial temperature or better digital circuit card design
- FPGA based circuit card design
- Embedded processors, PCIe, Ethernet, 1553, SERDES, Fiber Optic, DDR3/DDR4
- CAD based schematic capture and simulation (Mentor/Siemens Xpedition)
- Able to direct layout and routing rules
- Pre & Post routing simulation using HyperLynx
- Demonstrated design success - meet difficult design requirements
- Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills
- Motivated self-starter with leadership skills and ability to effectively work in a team environment - Team Leader
- Excellent problem-solving skills, judgment, and analytical capability
- Ability to close on discrete tasking in a timely manner and lead others to closure - Own the Design
- Experience presenting technical information to program teams and/or customers
Pay
Full-Time Salary Range: $118504 - $201457
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Health savings account
- 401(k) savings plan
- Disability coverage
- Life and accident insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Legal plan
- Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance
- Paid time off, paid holidays, and other types of leave
- Recognition program
- Other incentives
About BAE 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.