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Hardware Test Sr Principal Engineer II

BAE Systems

Nashua, NHFull-time$150–254K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$150–254K/yr
Location
Nashua, NH
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

As Lead Test Engineer, the role leads programs designing, developing, and implementing test stations for electrical and microwave circuits. It also serves as Cost Account Manager, managing schedules, budgets, and staffing, and leads a multidisciplinary test team through transition to production, production support, and sustainment for ECS product lines.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Test Station DevelopmentTest Strategy DevelopmentHardware TestingTroubleshootingRF/Microwave SystemsDigital ProductsElectrical CircuitsMicrowave CircuitsProduction SupportLeadershipCollaborationProblem SolvingJudgmentAnalytical SkillsTask ManagementTechnical WritingVerbal CommunicationManufacturingRF/Microwave DesignTest Data AnalysisYield Improvement

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering10 Years RF/Microwave and Digital ExperienceSecret Clearance

Benefits

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

Full job description

Job Description

Company Overview

Our engineers design and deliver the world s most advanced electronics from threatdetection systems for pilots to nightvision solutions for soldiers. Operating across air, land, sea, and space, we develop tomorrow s technology today.We champion diversity, flexible work environments, and a missiondriven culture: We Protect Those Who Protect Us.

Role Summary

As the Lead Test Engineer you will head programs that design, develop, and implement test stations for both electrical and microwave circuits. You will also act as the Cost Account Manager (CAM), creating schedules, budgets, and staffing plans, while leading a multidisciplinary test team through the transitiontoproduction, productionsupport, and sustainment phases of our ECS product lines.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of test stations and test approaches for complex electrical and microwave designs.

  • Serve as Cost Account Manager (CAM): own schedule creation, budget management, and staffing requirements.

  • Develop, execute, and maintain comprehensive test plans and strategies to validate hardware performance and reliability.

  • Direct a team of test engineers and technicians, delegating tasks, providing technical guidance, and ensuring timely task closure.

  • Collaborate with crossfunctional groups (hardware suppliers, subcontractors, manufacturing, quality) to resolve technical issues, improve product yield, and control costs.

  • Manage technical relationships with subcontractors and hardware suppliers, overseeing deliverables and quality.

  • Support production issues in assembly, test/debug, and quality; ensure the test environment meets ontime delivery commitments for the War Fighter.

  • Assess design updates to existing electrical and microwave circuits and recommend improvements.

DaytoDay Activities

  • Leading design and development of test stations and test approaches.

  • Assessing design updates to existing electrical and microwave designs.

  • Delegating tasks to lessexperienced engineers and technicians.

  • Technical management of subcontractors and hardware suppliers.

  • Driving productyield and affordability improvements.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Bachelor s degree in Electrical Engineering with10 years of experience on RF/microwave and digital products, preferably in the defense industry.

  • Proven experience testing and troubleshooting complex EW systems, including both electrical and microwave circuits.

  • Background supporting a production environment.

  • Motivated selfstarter with strong leadership abilities and a collaborative team mindset.

  • Excellent problemsolving, judgment, and analytical capabilities.

  • Ability to close discrete tasks promptly and lead others to closure.

  • Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills.

  • Active or previously held Secret Clearance (highly preferred).

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Active Secret Clearance (highly preferred).

  • Experience working in a manufacturing environment.

  • Handson experience in RF/microwave subsystem, module, and circuit design and development.

  • Experience gathering and analyzing test data to identify trends and develop yieldimprovement plans.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $149603 - $254317

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 Test Sr Principal Engineer II

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How this job compares

Set against the 3,016 open Test Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$150–254K/yr
  • New Hampshire median$97–165K/yr25 salary ranges
  • US median$105–163K/yr2,083 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $202K, is 54% above the New Hampshire median midpoint ($131K) — in the top quarter of Test Engineer salary ranges in New Hampshire.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 32 open Test Engineer jobs in New Hampshire and 3,016 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Hampshire
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Test Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,536 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,772 of the 3,016 open Test Engineer jobs (59%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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