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Hardware Engineering Manager - RTL Design Verification (Hybrid)

BAE Systems

Nashua, NH · HybridFull-time$131–223K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$131–223K/yr
Location
Nashua, NHHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance

Job overview

BAE Systems is seeking a Design Verification Manager to lead its Design Verification group within the Electronic Systems business area. The manager will oversee engineers and program execution across ASIC or FPGA development lifecycles, advance verification practices, and support staffing, proposals, and employee development. The role uses a hybrid work format and requires U.S. citizenship under a government contract.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

LeadershipProject ManagementDesign VerificationASIC DevelopmentFPGA DevelopmentVerification LifecycleTestbench DevelopmentSystemVerilogOVMUVMEDA ToolsMultidiscipline TeamworkElectronic Systems VerificationProblem SolvingJudgmentAnalytical SkillsTechnical PresentationsTechnical WritingVerbal CommunicationAttention to DetailOrganizationProduct Lifecycle ManagementRequirements DefinitionDesign IntegrationTest Coverage ClosureElectronic Warfare SystemsEarned Value ManagementCost Performance IndexSchedule Performance IndexMS OfficeMS ProjectDigital Signal ProcessingMATLAB/SimulinkPerlPythonVHDL Design

Qualifications

Secret Clearance or EligibleElectrical Engineering DegreeBSE+10 or MSE+8 YearsDV Lead Project ExperienceUS CitizenshipActive DOD Security Clearance

Benefits

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

Full job description

Job Description

BAE Systems is seeking a Design Verification Manager to work within our Electronic Systems business area leading a Design Verification (DV) group. We are interested in candidates with leadership, project management, and design verification experience, who have had a role in new development and/or established programs. Candidates must demonstrate strong technical aptitude and leadership skills. Experience leading DV engineers within multi-disciplined engineering teams through all phases of an ASIC or FPGA development lifecycle is important, as the individual will be in a position to influence program execution and mentor engineers.

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. We offer a flexible work environment, competitive benefits, and a strong sense of pride in working at BAE Systems. We put our customers first exemplified by our mission: We Protect Those Who Protect Us.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Leading and managing a team of Design Verification engineers

  • Hiring and staffing DV engineers in support of program needs

  • Advancing the state of DV at BAE Systems by assessing and evaluating modern tools, design techniques, and hardware resources

  • Managing personnel performance and development

  • Influencing program execution, and scope management

  • Communicating information to engineering team, up through leadership, and across the organization for sharing of best practice and lessons learned

  • Assisting in the development, review, and approval of proposals, and negotiating scope with programs

  • Enhancing engineering processes used on programs, and ensuring consistent application of those processes

  • Supporting key initiatives to improve the business execution or discipline

Primary tasks will include:

  • Collaborate with engineering talent leads to develop staffing strategies to meet the business needs

  • Grow capabilities in critical skill areas identified for the business

  • Work closely with project engineering managers and hardware managers to ensure successful execution on programs

  • Monitor execution and health of DV programs through performance metrics

  • Oversee and ensure adherence to verification process through lifecycle phases including: design development, verification, and integration

  • Drive scope management through understanding of technical baselines, proposal positions, and execution plans

  • Develop strategies for efficient reuse and leverage of verification IP

  • Serve as design review chair or assessor for development programs to ensure reviews meet hardware guidelines, and to ensure appropriate subject matter experts are engaged

  • Support proposal efforts for hardware engineering to capture new business

  • Review and approve bids and proposals, ensuring estimates meet acceptable schedule / budget risk targets

  • Provide employees with performance assessments for mid-year and end-of-year reviews

  • Support the development of employees through coaching, training, mentorship, and career planning

  • Support key initiatives in business area or in discipline to meet yearly objectives and continuous improvement goals

  • Provide communication of hardware engineering performance to business and discipline senior leadership

Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship.

BAE Systems offers competitive pay, benefits, and important work-life balance initiatives including every other Friday Off, Flextime, and Telecommuting. BAE Systems 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 are more than 5,000 strong. With our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless.

Because this role involves a combination of collaborative/in-person and independent work, it will take the form of a hybrid work format, with time split between working onsite and remotely.

Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship status

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Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Current Security Clearance (Secret), or eligible to obtain one

  • Electrical engineering degree

  • BSE with 10 years experience or MSE and 8 years experience

  • Experience as a DV Lead on one or more successful projects

  • Hands-on experience in all phases of DV, from planning and architecture, to implementation and testing, through coverage closure

  • Hands-on experience developing testbenches using SystemVerilog, with the OVM and/or UVM

  • Experience with EDA tools used for design verification

  • Ability to drive activities to closure

  • Experience working with multidiscipline engineering teams

  • Experience with the verification of complex electronic systems

  • Motivated self-starter with leadership skills and ability to effectively work in a team environment

  • Excellent problem solving skills, judgment, and analytical capability

  • Experience presenting technical information to program teams and/or customers

  • Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills

  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Active DOD Security Clearance.

  • Strong understanding of Product Lifecycle management processes

  • Demonstrated success managing all design verification aspects of requirements definition, planning, design, integration, test and coverage closure for complex Electronic Warfare systems

  • Prior Project Engineer / Control Account Manager (CAM) experience, including managing earned value metrics, such as Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI).

  • Proficiency using MS Office and MS Project

  • Experience in FPGA and/or ASIC development

  • Digital Signal Processing experience

  • Matlab/Simulink experience

  • Perl/Python experience

  • VHDL Design experience

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $131331 - $223309

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.

Hardware Engineering Manager - RTL Design Verification (Hybrid)

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How this job compares

Set against the 5,592 open Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$131–223K/yr
  • New Hampshire median$146–254K/yr33 salary ranges
  • US median$148–257K/yr4,498 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $177K, is 12% below the New Hampshire median midpoint ($202K) — in the lowest quarter of Engineering Manager salary ranges in New Hampshire.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 38 open Engineering Manager jobs in New Hampshire and 5,592 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Engineering Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (4,949 postings).
Education
2,483 of the 5,592 open Engineering Manager jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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