Senior Test Equipment Design Engineer

About the Role

This role will provide electrical engineering support to a dynamic engineering development team, decomposing test requirements, designing, integrating, and selling-off test stands. You will work with prime mission equipment designers to support first unit test, design verification test, integration, transition to full rate production, and sustainment of complex digital, analog, RF, and optical circuit cards and modules.

The successful candidate must possess strong technical aptitude, communication skills, and the ability to work cross-functionally within the hardware organization and with other engineering disciplines/functions. Must be able to exercise discretion and independent judgment in technical areas.

Responsibilities

• Design of analog, power, digital, and RF circuits
• Design of complex interconnects and cables
• Design of environmental controls for Environmental Stress Screening
• Procurement, assembly, and verification of test stands
• Extensive experience working with production engineering to design reliable, efficient, and timely test stands
• Agile hardware development, risk-reduction prototyping, and requirements-driven design and verification
• Knowledge of engineering development processes for aero/defense industry, including designing and testing to MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-461
• State-of-the-art electrical engineering design/analysis/simulation tools
• Strong “hands-on” laboratory experience with instrumentation, equipment, and processes
• Working experience with interface standards including military/avionics communication buses (i.e. RS-485, Mil-Std-1553B, Ethernet)
• Lead/mentor a team of junior engineers
• Support test and troubleshooting of test stands 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 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

• Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of work experience or equivalent
• Electronic test station/test stand experience
• Power Supply/Systems Design, Analog Circuit Design, Digital Circuit Design experience
• PSPICE or equivalent analog circuit simulation tool experience
• Cadence Allegro for schematic capture and PCB design
• Basic microwave technology knowledge
• Proficient in circuit active and passive devices
• Procurement, tracking, assembly, and integration experience
• Active Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Industrial temperature or better (automotive) experience
• Complex electronics test stand design
• CAD-based schematic capture and simulation
• Able to direct layout and routing rules
• Basic test software design and integration
• Basic test firmware design and integration
• Demonstrated design success in meeting difficult design requirements

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $105,827 – $179,906. 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.

Benefits

Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered:

• 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, paid holidays, and other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and applicable federal and state sick leave
• Employee recognition program with monetary or non-monetary awards
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance
• Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics

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, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions, and customer support services.

Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems’ game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Our products and capabilities span from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. With over 14,000 highly talented employees, we push the limits of what is possible to give our customers the edge and provide opportunities to change the world.