
Technical Director (ON-SITE)
Hudson, NHFull-time$150–256K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed today
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The Product Area Technical Director supports technical product development, business capture, and technology maturation for BAE Systems’ Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions business. The role contributes to technical strategy, complex system solutions, program oversight, and customer engagements. The successful candidate is technically adept in RF system design and/or electronic warfare and can lead technical teams; digital engineering experience is preferred.
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Job Description
Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this role, this is a full-time, on-site position. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.
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 with 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.
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. We are a product driven business that leverages Electronic Systems (ES) technology know-how to be an agile leader in game-changing electronic mission and control solutions that enable our customers to create a safer and cleaner world.
Product Area Technical Director staff. The candidate will support all aspects of technical product development, business capture, and technology maturation. Specific assignments will change over time as the needs of the business evolve. The successful candidate should be technically adept in one or more relevant areas: RF system design and/or electronic warfare. They should be flexible and agile with an ability to lead and guide technical teams. Experience in digital engineering is preferred.
The ideal candidate demonstrates proven execution of an engineering project through excellent risk assessment, outstanding leadership, and strong decision making with solid analytical skills. The Product Area TD supports the Product Area Director and is a key member of the technical leadership team.
Specific job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
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Preparing technical roadmaps that identify technology maturation paths and align with customer future capability requirements
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Providing input for and driving internal research and development efforts to mature key technologies
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Providing input to and preparing artifacts for new business capture efforts
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Recommending efforts that support customer-focused engagements, e.g., supporting operational analysis, digital systems engineering modeling, etc.
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Providing input and technical insight to ensure success of complex system solutions.
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Providing technical oversight of program or group of programs within the portfolio.
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Provides technical support to portfolio strategy and growth.
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Supports proposal development activities, including proposal text development, cost estimating and presentation activities.
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Preparing and delivering technical presentations.
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Will have outside contact with customers, other contractors and government officials.
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Performs systems engineering functions such as developing and managing systems level requirements, developing operational systems concepts, performing system architecture trade studies, originating design concepts or performing systems level integration and testing highly complex systems.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
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Requires qualified candidates to hold an active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
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Bachelor s degree and Minimum 12 years of technical leadership experience and capabilities relevant to the business
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Ability to form a vision and implement action plans to achieve that vision
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Proven ability to share and transfer technology across organizational boundaries to the benefit of our customers and business
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Leadership skills and experience directing and mentoring engineers on complex programs
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Expertise in System Architectures
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Expertise in effectively documenting, communicating, leading and working with a team on designs, results, reports, and presentations.
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Experience developing viable concept solutions, identifying and tracking technical risks, and leading technical teams
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
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Active United States security clearance, Top Secret, SCI Eligible
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Experience with technical performance measurements and cost account management
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $150370 - $255630
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 2,867 open Systems Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$150–256K/yr
- New Hampshire median$150–254K/yr32 salary ranges
- US median$134–208K/yr2,068 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $203K, is close to the New Hampshire median midpoint ($202K) — in the top quarter of Systems Engineering salary ranges in New Hampshire.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 34 open Systems Engineering jobs in New Hampshire and 2,867 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Hampshire
- BAE Systems (this employer)25 open
- Oracle3 open
- RTX Corporation2 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Systems Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 2,210 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 965 of the 2,867 open Systems Engineering jobs (34%) 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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