Job Description

In Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions (CEMA), we provide next-generation threat detection and countermeasure solutions to provide unparalleled electronic warfare capabilities to enhance mission survivability.

Position Summary

We are seeking a Pointing & Tracking Systems Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and test precision pointing and tracking systems. The engineer will work across controls, estimation, sensing, software, electro-optical and electromechanical systems to achieve accurate and stable pointing and tracking of dynamic targets.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience developing closed-loop tracking systems and is comfortable taking systems from requirements and modeling through integration, test, and operational deployment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement pointing, tracking, and stabilization algorithms.
• Design closed-loop control systems for precision pointing mechanisms and platforms.
• Develop target acquisition, tracking, and pointing solutions using sensor measurements.
• Perform system modeling, simulation, analysis, and performance prediction.
• Develop and tune control loops, filters, estimators, and tracking algorithms.
• Integrate sensors, actuators, motion-control hardware, and embedded software systems.
• Analyze pointing accuracy, tracking error, stability, latency, jitter and system dynamics.
• Develop test plans and procedures and support hardware-in-the-loop, laboratory, and field testing.

Required Skills and Education

• B.S. degree in a STEM field in addition to 15+ years of experience with pointing, tracking, guidance, navigation, controls, gimbals, stabilized platforms or related systems.
• Strong understanding of control-systems fundamentals, including feedback control, stability, frequency response and dynamic modeling.
• Experience leading a team of systems or EO/IR engineers.
• Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, Python, or comparable tools.
• Experience analyzing real-world sensors and actuator data.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex multidisciplinary systems.
• Possess an active Secret security clearance (with ability to possess a Top-Secret clearance in the future)

Preferred Skills and Education

• Experience with gimbaled or stabilized electro-optical systems.
• Experience with Kalman filtering, inertial navigation, target tracking or multi-sensor fusion.
• Familiarity with coordinate transformations, attitude representations, and kinematics.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop or real-time simulation.
• Experience taking a pointing/tracking system through integration and environmental or field testing.
• CAM/EV integrated product team lead experience.
• Strong leadership skills and experience directing and mentoring engineers on complex programs.
• Expert in effectively documenting, communicating, leading and working with a team on designs, results, reports, and presentations.
• Experience performing systems engineering activities across the development cycle (analysis/decomposition/derivation/allocation of requirements, system modeling & simulation, system design & development, system integration & test)
• Experience developing viable concept solutions, identifying and tracking technical risks, and leading technical teams
• Model based systems engineering experience with tools such as Magic Draw.
• Familiarity or experience with Agile Systems Engineering
• Active Top Secret (TS) or TS/SCI security clearance

Success in This Role:
Within a short period of time, the successful candidate will be expected to:

• Understand the system architecture, pointing/tracking requirements, and key performance drivers.
• Own significant portions of the pointing and tracking design.
• Develop and validate models and algorithms against test data.
• Improve pointing and tracking performance through analysis and closed-loop tuning.
• Lead integration and troubleshooting of assigned subsystems.
• Establish repeatable test and verification methods for system performance.

Benefits Information

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.

Intern Benefits: Temporary employees generally are not eligible for BAE Systems benefits, but can elect to participate in the 401(k) savings plan. Temporary employees working 20+ hours per week are eligible for medical benefits, the employee assistance program, and business travel accident insurance.

Please note: Some benefits may be different for union employees that are governed by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) or for positions covered by a wage law called the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).