Senior Principle Hardware Lead

About the role

Join BAE Systems' Electronic Systems Hardware Engineering organization in Huntsville, AL, as a senior-level engineering lead. You'll drive multi-discipline project teams to develop first-of-its-kind technologies and equipment for warfighters, spanning air, land, sea, and space. This role offers a flexible 9/80 work schedule, competitive benefits, and opportunities to work on advanced electronics, from threat detection for F-35 pilots to RF solutions protecting airborne platforms.

As a Hardware Lead, you'll own the technical, cost, and schedule aspects of projects, leading teams of electrical, mechanical, optical, RF, firmware engineers, and designers. You'll collaborate with program engineers and business leads to deliver hardware solutions designed for harsh environmental conditions, emphasizing affordability, manufacturing, quality, and reliability. This hybrid role combines in-person and remote work.

This position requires U.S. citizenship due to government contract requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape multi-disciplinary teams (electrical, mechanical, optical, RF, firmware engineers, and designers).
• Own the engineering technical, cost, and schedule aspects of projects.
• Develop and deliver hardware solutions designed to survive harsh environmental conditions.
• Focus on affordability, manufacturing, quality, and reliability to exceed customer expectations.
• Partner with program engineers and business leads to drive project success.
• Implement a "design it right the first time" philosophy.
• Support new business capture and proposal teams with hardware engineering cost/schedule estimates.
• Develop and implement design solutions, processes, and systems within budget and schedule requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or higher, with 10+ years of relevant experience leading engineering teams.
• Proven experience developing, implementing, and monitoring project schedules, budgets, and productivity metrics.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams (electrical, mechanical, technicians, designers, PCB layout).
• Experience with design and development of products and services.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current DoD Security Clearance.
• Experience implementing established Hardware Engineering design processes for product quality and consistency.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills for interfacing with company personnel, customers, and suppliers.
• Experience supporting new business capture and proposal teams.
• Knowledge/experience with complex electrical and printed circuit board designs.
• Knowledge/experience with opto-mechanical designs and developments.
• Experience with missile seeker development, lasers, optics, and/or related IR technologies.
• Experience with RF technologies design.
• Experience designing for manufacturability.
• Experience with Model Based Engineering (MBE) and Agile development processes.
• Certification for Earned Value Management System (EVMS) project management technique.

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $136,000 - $231,200. Individual salaries are determined by factors including business considerations, local market conditions, internal equity, and candidate qualifications such as skills, education, and experience.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings accounts.
• 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability, life, and accident insurance.
• Employee assistance program and legal plan.
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Paid time off, holidays, and other leave programs (parental, military, bereavement, federal/state sick leave).
• Company recognition program with monetary or non-monetary awards.
• Other incentives based on position level and job specifics.

Schedule

Hybrid work format with time split between onsite and remote work. Flexible 9/80 work schedule (e.g., every other Friday off).

About the company

BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace, and security company delivering products and services for air, land, naval forces, advanced electronics, security, and IT solutions. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind game-changing defense and commercial electronics, with over 14,000 employees pushing the limits of technology. Our work spans from ocean depths to space, focusing on innovation, diversity, and long-term employee satisfaction (average tenure of 12+ years).