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Systems Engineering Sr. Principal II

BAE Systems

Cedar Rapids, IAFull-time$136–231K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$136–231K/yr
Location
Cedar Rapids, IA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Security clearance

Job overview

BAE Systems seeks a senior systems engineering lead to guide teams developing electronic warfare systems. The role covers requirements development, system design, integration, testing, field deployment, and proposal support, with customer and government interaction. It is performed full-time onsite in Cedar Rapids. Candidates need a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, at least eight years of experience with a bachelor's degree, an active U.S. government security clearance, and RFEW experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Systems EngineeringLeadershipTechnical DocumentationCommunicationTeamworkSystems ModelingSystems DesignSystems IntegrationSystems TestingRFEWRisk ManagementElectronic WarfareRadar SystemsMissile SystemsCost Account ManagementModel-Based Systems EngineeringMagicDrawAgile Systems EngineeringData AnalysisTools DevelopmentTest ScriptingRubyPythonPerformance ModelingDOORSMATLAB

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience8 Years With Bachelor'sActive US Government ClearanceRFEW ExperienceMS+11 or PhD+9 YearsActive Top Secret Clearance

Benefits

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

Full job description

Job Description

Ready to make a difference? BAE Systems is looking Systems Engineering Leads to work as part of a cross-functional, multi-disciplinary team to design, integrate, debug, and test next generation EW systems. Focused on delivering innovative Electronic Warfare (EW) solutions, individual technical contributions on a related range of Programs will include system development, requirements development, integration & test, and test planning and execution in a field deployment environment. Responsibilities may include:

  1. Leading a medium or large team of Systems Engineers on EW related programs

  2. Managing all system engineering content and work products

  3. Understanding and implementing the product development process

  4. Schedule and cost account responsibilities for systems team

  5. Execution of systems planning and requirements development

  6. Creation and review of systems requirements to include, software, component, subsystem, and operational concepts

  7. Allocation of requirements to engineering disciplines

  8. Creating system test plans, procedures and reports

  9. Leading product design, development, integration, and verification

  10. Will have outside contact with customers, other contractors and government officials.

  11. Manage and participate in trade studies, peer reviews, and customer meetings

  12. Preparing and delivering technical presentations internally and with customers.

  13. Monitor and report metrics such as System Technical Performance Measures

  14. Supports proposal development activities, including proposal text development, cost and schedule estimating, and presentation activities.

This position will require you to be onsite. 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.

See what you re missing. Electronic Combat Solutions has technology, engineering and program teams that educate and mentor colleagues to deliver leading Electronic Warfare capabilities. 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.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Bachelor's Degree of Science (or equivalent experience in a relevant field) with a minimum work experience of:

  • 8 Years with Bachelors

  • Possess an Active US Government security clearance (with ability to possess TS)

  • 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).

  • RFEW experience required.

  • Experience developing viable concept solutions, identifying and tracking technical risks, and leading technical teams

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related engineering discipline and 11 years of experience or Ph.D. with 9 years of experience.

  • Project/Program team member responsible for workflow, which is dynamic in nature.

  • Experience with EW and/or Radar and Missile Systems

  • Experience with technical performance measurements and cost account management.

  • Model based systems engineering experience with tools such as MagicDraw.

  • Familiarity or experience with Agile Systems Engineering

  • Proposal experience for RFEW systems

  • RFEW System Design tasks

  • Data analysis (left and right side of the V)

  • Tools development

  • Generate Test Scripts (scripting languages Ruby, Python etc)

  • Performance modeling

  • DOORS

  • MBSE

  • MATLAB

  • Active United States security clearance, Top Secret, SCI Eligible

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Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $136000 - $231200

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.

Systems Engineering Sr. Principal II

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How this job compares

Set against the 3,060 open Systems Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$136–231K/yr
  • Iowa median$94–149K/yr34 salary ranges
  • US median$136–209K/yr2,208 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $184K, is 48% above the Iowa median midpoint ($124K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineering salary ranges in Iowa.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 39 open Systems Engineering jobs in Iowa and 3,060 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Iowa
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Systems Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (2,433 postings).
Education
1,032 of the 3,060 open Systems Engineering jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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