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Principal Electrical Engineer (Sign on Bonus)

BAE Systems

Hudson, NHFull-time$118–201K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$118–201K/yr
Location
Hudson, NH
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

BAE Systems seeks a mid-career Electrical Engineer to support EO/IR seeker and precision munitions products within its Hardware Team. The role contributes to development programs in the Precision Guidance and Sensing Solutions product line, translating system requirements into architectures and complex board designs, testing circuits, documenting verification, and mentoring colleagues.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

System ArchitecturePrinted Board Assembly DesignCadence Allegro System CaptureTrade StudiesPrototypingDigital ElectronicsAnalog ElectronicsPower ElectronicsMixed-Signal ElectronicsUARTSPIQSPII2CUSBEthernetARINC 429MIL-STD-1553PCIePCB/CCA DesignDFA OptimizationDFM OptimizationRigid-Flex HDI PCBsCircuit TestingCircuit TroubleshootingOscilloscopesBench SuppliesVector Network AnalyzersSpectrum AnalyzersFrequency CountersArbitrary Waveform GeneratorsFunction GeneratorsLogic AnalyzersFPGA DesignSystem-on-Chip DesignCPLD DesignVHDLVerilogEmbedded SoftwareMicrocontroller SystemsEMI Mitigation

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering4+ Years Relevant Experience or Master's With 2 YearsMaster's in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, or EquivalentActive DoD Secret Security Clearance

Benefits

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

Full job description

Job Description

We are seeking a mid-career Electrical Engineer to support our EO/IR seeker and precision munitions products and related technologies. If selected, you will be part of the Hardware Team supporting development programs in the Franchise Program Portfolio a major piece of our Precision Guidance and Sensing Solutions product line.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Translate system requirements into successful system architectures and complex printed board assembly designs.

  • Create board schematic and layouts using Cadence Allegro System Capture

  • Perform trade studies and prototyping to down select critical components, develop optimized electronic architectural solutions (SWAP), verify complex custom circuit blocks of an overarching system

  • Document design verification tests and design review documentation

  • Actively participate in knowledge-sharing culture via mentoring

  • Work within schedule and budget constraints and elevate concerns if challenges arise.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Bachelor s degree in Electrical Engineering

  • Minimum of four years of relevant experience in related industry (i.e. defense, electronics) or two years with a Master s Degree

  • Solid understanding of fundamentals of digital, analog, power, and mixed-signal electronics and interface/communication standards such as UART, SPI, QSPI, I2C, USB, Ethernet, ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, PCIe

  • PCB/CCA design experience, with an emphasis on DFA and DFM optimization, for complex rigid and rigid-flex mixed-signal HDI PCBs.

  • Proficient at testing and troubleshooting analog, digital, and power supply-based circuits in a lab setting using oscilloscopes, bench supplies, vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, frequency counters, arbitrary waveform generators, function generators, logic analyzers

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Master s degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, or equivalent

  • Familiarity designing with FPGAs, System-On-Chips (SoC), and/or CPLDs using VHDL and/or Verilog

  • Familiarity designing and writing embedded SW for microcontroller-based systems and modules

  • Knowledge of system level EMI mitigation techniques along with proper grounding/shielding architecture

  • Experience with high-speed mixed signal HDI PCB design, constraints management, and proper routing for interfaces with lane rates exceeding 1Gbps

  • Hands-on experience with high voltage testing with an emphasis on measurement safety

  • Experience with low noise, wide bandwidth, low power, Analog Front-End systems

  • Understanding of SPICE simulators and simulation methods, preferably using LTSpice, TINA, PSpice Experience with the following PCB and CCA design features: micro-via and blind/buried vias, stacked micro-vias, via-in-pad and via fill/cap processes, controlled impedances, backdrilling, high pin count / fine-pitch BGAs, Chip-on-Board (COB), QFNs/DFNs, LGAs, and other advanced IC package types

  • Familiarity with phase/gain margin stability analysis and other small signal analysis techniques, as it applies to analog circuit design and switch-mode power supply design

  • Familiarity with Signal Integrity and Power Integrity, as it applies to proper layout techniques

  • Active DoD Security Clearance Secret

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Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $118095 - $200762

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 3,269 open Electrical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$118–201K/yr
  • New Hampshire median$129–232K/yr33 salary ranges
  • US median$125–208K/yr2,083 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $159K, is 9% below the New Hampshire median midpoint ($175K) — in the lowest quarter of Electrical Engineering salary ranges in New Hampshire.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 38 open Electrical Engineering jobs in New Hampshire and 3,269 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 2 years of experience — less than three in four Electrical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 2,243 postings).
Education
1,587 of the 3,269 open Electrical Engineering jobs (49%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 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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