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Senior Systems Engineer-Air Transport Engineering

BAE Systems

Endicott, NYFull-time$79–135K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$79–135K/yr
Location
Endicott, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

BAE Systems is hiring a Product Focal Lead to manage production and field issues for commercial avionics products. The role oversees component obsolescence, FPGA changes, failure analyses, reliability investigations, and factory yield for a product area. The lead coordinates with customers, operations, and program teams, leads engineering investigations, and performs direct engineering analysis.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Factory Test MethodsFailure AnalysisEngineering 7-Step MethodFault Tree AnalysisDesign of ExperimentsBOM StructureProduct Design and ReleaseChange ManagementWindchillProduct TestingTest Equipment OperationsPTC CreoSpiceComponent SelectionTechnical CommunicationsDO-160 QualificationDO-254 CertificationCommercial Avionics DevelopmentCustomer CommunicationsCross-Functional Team Leadership

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience4 Years Work Experience

Benefits

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

Full job description

Job Description

BAE Systems is hiring for a Product Focal Lead. At BAE Systems, we deliver 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. If you are an individual that enjoys a cohesive team environment and is interested in a variety of challenges across a variety of products, then we are interested in hearing from you! The Product Focal Lead (PFL) is responsible for managing production and field issues related to commercial avionics products. The PFL reports to the Integrated Product Team Leader (IPTL) and manages component obsolescence, FPGA changes, failure analyses, reliability investigations and factory yield related to a specific product area within the Controls and Avionics Solution business. In this capacity, the PFL is responsible for communicating and managing issues with the customer (aircraft OEM) (10% of effort), BAE Systems operations team (10% of effort), and internally within the program team (10% of effort); lead the engineering team to investigate and resolve product issues, including leading the Engineering 7-Step investigation process (40% of effort), and perform direct engineering analysis of product issues (30% of effort).

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Bachelor's Degree and 4 years work experience or equivalent experience.

  • Knowledge of factory test methods, including ATP and ESS.

  • Familiarity with product and component failure analysis methods, including use of engineering 7-Step method, fault tree analysis, design of experiment, etc.

  • Familiar with internal parts list and BOM structure, product design and release processes, including change management (Windchill, etc.).

  • Experience with product test and test equipment operations.

  • Familiarity with design tools (PTC Creo, Spice, etc.).

  • Ability to review component data sheets and perform component selection, selection of alternate parts, component date codes, etc.

  • Experience writing technical communications (coordination memos, briefs, etc.).

  • Familiarity with product qualification per DO-160.

  • Familiarity with hardware design and certification per DO-254.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Experience with development and operation of commercial aircraft avionics products for aircraft preferred.

  • Experience in customer communications and messaging.

  • Experience working in and/or leading a cross-functional team.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $79370 - $134929

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.

Senior Systems Engineer-Air Transport Engineering

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How this job compares

Set against the 10,995 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$79–135K/yr
  • New York median$116–182K/yr213 salary ranges
  • US median$116–186K/yr8,078 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $107K, is 29% below the New York median midpoint ($151K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 287 open Systems Engineer jobs in New York and 10,995 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,191 postings).
Education
4,697 of the 10,995 open Systems Engineer jobs (43%) 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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