System Engineering Lead EW / EA

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Totowa, NJ
Hybrid
147K-250K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Hardware • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Defense
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The Role
The System Engineering Lead will design and test advanced communication and electronic warfare systems, manage a technical team, and oversee the development of Electronic Attack capabilities. Responsibilities include systems integration, designing operational concepts, and improving air vehicle survivability through defense strategies.
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Job Description
Ready to make a difference? Our employees design, integrate, and test the world's next generation communication and electronic warfare systems for the United States DoD and international customers. You will be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry's most difficult problems. This role is for a combined Technical Leadership and Engineering Manager Role.
Our Systems Engineering group is a high-performance technical organization comprised of Electronic Attack (EA) Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with backgrounds spanning the Engineering Disciplines. The focus of our group is to provide customers a wide range of services and products as the Center of Excellence for EA solutions
We welcome all those who have big ideas, crave innovation, and want to develop, build and work on the world's most advanced electromagnetic spectrum operations systems - detecting, locating and countering threats for joint and international aircrew. We develop highly sophisticated digital Electronic Warfare (EW) systems and we are looking for motivated and positive minded engineers highly skilled in Electronic Attack to join cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams. We put our customers first - exemplified by our mission: "We Protect Those Who Protect Us®." Come build your career with us.
Roles and Responsibilities (Technical):
Key EW program objectives are to improve/enhance air vehicle survivability, through the abilities to detect, deny, deceive, degrade and/or disrupt adversaries Integrated Air Defenses. This position will involve developing new EA capabilities for application in EW systems and performing systems engineering functions such as developing and managing systems level requirements, developing operational systems concepts, performing system architecture trade studies, originating design concepts or performing systems level integration and test for highly complex systems, and preparing and/or delivering basic customer and technical presentations.

  • Track program execution through metrics and technical reviews
  • Provide support to program proposal cost estimates by developing or reviewing Basis of Estimates that including quantified risks and opportunities
  • Participate in independent design reviews, architecture review boards and other technical reviews
  • Develop Roadmaps

Roles and Responsibilities (Functional Manager):
You will manage a small group of staff and hold a technical advisor role on our Tech Advisory Panel. In this role you will promote and help realize the Electronic Attack Capability Group objectives as you lead and build a High-Performance Systems Engineering team.

  • Recruit, retain, train, recognize, develop and assign team members as appropriate to meet business area needs
  • Develop individual and group goals and objectives
  • Communicate flow-down
  • Collect and provide performance feedback
  • Mentor careers by development of career and training plans
  • Ensure group members adhere to BAE Systems' cultural principals, policies and vision
  • Hold position in the EA capability groups Technical Advisory Board

Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed full-time onsite. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years work experience or equivalent experience
  • Experience with offensive (stand-off/escort) and/or defensive (self-protection) EA systems.
  • EW system design knowledge as it relates to the detection and countering of radar and missile system engagements.
  • Understands EA/ESM systems architectures
  • Experience with systems engineering activities across the development cycle (analysis/decomposition/derivation/allocation of requirements, system modeling & simulation, system design & development, system integration & test).
  • Team Leadership / Functional Manager Experience a plus


Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • M.S. in either Systems, Software, or Electrical Engineering.
  • Active United States Top Secret security clearance
  • Additional skills within the Electronic Attack (EA)/Electronic Warfare Support (ES) divisions of Electronic Warfare (EW) to include:
  • In-depth understanding of radar signal processing techniques including Electronic Protection (EP).
  • Understands radar operation and employment including cooperative engagements.
  • Understands digital signal processing concepts including FFT and DRFM.
  • Understanding of advanced antenna technologies and performance. Ability to model antenna impacts on received and transmitted signals. Understanding of antenna patterns, polarization, bandwidth, beamwidth etc.
  • Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Experience


Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $147300 - $250400
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.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.

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How we work, is rooted in purpose – a purpose to protect those who protect us, to unite our community of colleagues and customers, and to drive forward the growth and development of our exceptional team members. It's where purpose connects.

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We believe your career should be filled with innovation and discovery. And that's exactly what you'll find at BAE Systems. As you work to develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills and expand knowledge. On a sharp and collaborative team, you will be challenged – and supported – at every turn.

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