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Senior Test Solutions Engineer

BAE Systems

Austin, TXFull-time$97–165K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$97–165K/yr
Location
Austin, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Senior Test Solutions Engineer develops automated test software solutions for next-generation electronic warfare systems in an Austin-based team. The role collaborates across systems, hardware, software, and test engineering throughout product development, and may lead engineers or serve as a subject matter expert. The candidate supports production engineering activities and communicates technical status to program management and direction to individual contributors.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Hardware and Software IntegrationCommunicationNI Test Software ToolsTestStandLabWindows/CVIInstrument CommunicationNetwork AnalyzersSpectrum AnalyzersProduct Lifecycle DevelopmentTest Plan CreationTest Software IntegrationRF Test DevelopmentRF Test InstrumentationRF Measurement TechniquesMeasurement Anomaly DiagnosisSW Version ControlBug TrackingProduction Test SupportNational Instruments FlexRIOLabVIEW FPGAVHDLVerilogJTAG/Boundary Scan DevelopmentAtlassian ToolsJiraBitbucketConfluenceGitTortoiseGitLeadershipHardware DebuggingTroubleshooting

Qualifications

BS in STEM2 Years Test Development and Integration Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Job Description

See what you re missing. Our employees work on the world s most advanced electronics, from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we re innovating for the future. And you can, too. 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.

When you become a member of our team, you will work across multiple disciplines and collaborate with Systems, Hardware, Software, and Test Engineers to impact all phases of the Product Development Lifecycle. At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. We offer a flexible work environment and 9/80 work schedule. Our company is part of the community and driven to improve our future and protect our freedom.

Are you an experienced Electrical, Software or Test Design Engineer looking for the next step to grow your career? Do you want to design and develop test solutions and write test software that is mission critical and be a part of a greater cause? Then, help us protect those that protect us by developing the Next Generation Electronic Warfare Systems Products and Solutions. We need your talent, motivation, and vision to join our Austin-based team. BAE Systems has recently been awarded new programs and is currently undergoing an exciting period of growth.

BAE Systems is searching for a Test Engineer with experience in developing automated test software solutions. The ideal candidate must be a motivated self-starter, able to complete assignments with little oversight while being available as a subject matter expert and technical lead to their team. They must be able to assume a full or partial lead role as circumstances dictate and be able to quickly and dynamically switch focus to accommodate the daily activities of an engineering team supporting a production environment. This individual should be comfortable providing accurate technical status to program management or direction to individual contributors as part of their job function, as well as interfacing with other engineering disciplines as necessary.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • BS degree in a STEM field in addition to 2 years of professional test development and integration experience.

  • Hardware and Software Integration experience.

  • Possess good communication skills including interpersonal communication and team communication

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • The ideal candidate would be familiar or experienced in:

  • NI Test Software Tools

  • TestStand

  • LabWindows/CVI Software

  • Instrument Communication

  • Network analyzers

  • Spectrum analyzers

  • Experience with the entire product life cycle development or parts of it: Requirements review, test plan creation, coding, integration of test SW with test stands, and sell-off to customers.

  • Experience with RF test development for production, employing RF Test instrumentation (Network Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer, Signal Generators, PNA-X etc.)

  • Experience with RF Measurement techniques and ability to diagnose and resolve to root cause measurement anomalies.

  • Takes initiative and has a closure-oriented nature

  • Experience with SW version control and bug tracking tools

  • Experience in supporting factory production test stands, debug, problem isolation, and resolution.

  • Experience with National Instruments FlexRIO (LabVIEW FPGA/VHDL/Verilog a plus)

  • JTAG/Boundary project development in an ATE solution

  • Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence)

  • Git and Tortoise Git

  • Strong leadership skills

  • Experience in leading engineers on multiple projects/tasks

  • Experience with HW debug & troubleshooting

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $97008 - $164914

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.

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How this job compares

Set against the 545 open Test Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$97–165K/yr
  • US median$125–184K/yr324 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $131K, is 16% below the US median midpoint ($156K) — in the middle half of Test Engineering salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 37 open Test Engineering jobs in Texas and 545 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Test Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 408 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 241 of the 545 open Test Engineering jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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