Job DescriptionThis career opportunity is available for a System Engineer that is a highly motivated problem solver willing to work across multi-disciplinary teams to design, integrate, and test complex systems. The position requires a breadth of knowledge across multiple subject areas with the inclination toward continual learning.
Some tasks for this position include:
- Ability to derive requirements from customer level specifications
- Design and create system, network or testing block diagrams
- Write software for integration and/or automated testing, validation and verification of system components
- Benchmark computer / network / wireless communication performance(s)
- Solve integration issues between different system components
- Support external Over-The-Air testing capabilities
The candidate should have the appropriate educational experience as well past development and integration experience. The ability to derive a workflow from technical requirements is a necessity. Knowledge and exposure to computer architectures, networking, and wireless technology will ensure a candidate will be successful. An outside the box thinker is desirable to break from the status-quo, thinking of efficient process improvements reducing time to market. Motivated and open minded engineers should have the ability to obtain a United States security clearance and be skilled in areas needed for cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams.
This position will require you to be onsite in Wayne NJ. 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 on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.
We welcome all those who have big ideas, crave innovation, want to drive fielding velocity and have the passion to bring the warfighter home safe. With a 9/80 schedule, and every other Friday off, our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first - exemplified by our mission: "We Protect Those Who Protect Us®." Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.
BAE Systems offers competitive pay, benefits, and important work-life balance initiatives including every other Friday Off, Flextime, and Telecommuting. BAE also believes in a culture of recognition for the extraordinary contributions of our skilled employees. Our engineers are the lifeblood of our company and we're more than 5,000 strong. With our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Required Skills and Education- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering / Computer Science with 4-6 years experience
- Experience with Linux, navigating the terminal and bash scripting
- Experience with Programming Languages such as Python and/or C++
- Experience with Computer Networking and various Internet Protocols (TCP, UDP)
- Experience with various Test Equipment such as Spectrum Analyzer, Signal Generators, and Oscilloscopes
- Experience in developing test plans and procedures that include verification and validation of system requirements
- Experience creating automated test tools for validation and verification
- Exposure to wireless communication and protocol stacks
Preferred Skills and Education- Hold a Secret clearance or higher
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering, Systems, Aerospace Engineering or Computer Science with 4-6 years experience
- Master's Degree in Engineering with 4 years experience
- Exposure to requirements derivation and management (DOORS, JAMA, etc)
- Experience with testing and integration of wireless systems
- Experience with field testing of systems
- Experience with system analysis techniques such as link budget, latency, calibration, timing, and synchronization
- Exposure to various computer architectures, hardware and parallel computing techniques such as x86, ARM, SIMD, GPUs, CUDA, FPGAs
- Experience with wireless communication and protocol stacks including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Cellular
- Exposure to various navigation, geolocation and identification techniques
