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Digital Hardware Engineer

BAE Systems

Totowa, NJFull-time$87–147K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$87–147K/yr
Location
Totowa, NJ
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Security clearance

Job overview

BAE Systems is hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer II to support development, integration, testing, and production transition for complex electronic modules. The engineer will lead first-unit and design-verification testing and work on digital circuit cards and modules. The role also involves cross-functional engineering support, defect resolution, design improvements, and technical coordination with customers and suppliers.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

High-Speed Digital DesignElectronic Systems DesignElectronic Systems IntegrationElectronic Systems TestingElectrical Engineering PrinciplesIndustrial Temperature DesignFPGA DesignEmbedded ProcessorsPCIeEthernet1553SERDESFiber OpticsSchematic CaptureSimulationLayout and RoutingPost-Routing SimulationTechnical WritingVerbal CommunicationLeadershipTeamworkProblem SolvingJudgmentAnalytical SkillsTechnical Presentations

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience2 Years Work ExperienceEligible for DoD Security ClearanceActive Secret ClearanceActive 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 hiring for a Senior Electrical Engineer II.

At BAE Systems, we deliver a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. If you are an individual that enjoys a cohesive team environment and is interested in a variety of challenges across a variety of products, then we are interested in hearing from you!

This role will be supporting engineering development, integration, test and transition to production efforts on complex electronic modules. Candidate will provide electrical engineering support to a dynamic engineering development team, leading first unit test, design verification test, integration and transition to production tasks on complex digital circuit cards and modules.

The successful candidate must possess strong technical aptitude, communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally within the hardware organization and with other engineering disciplines/functions. Must be able to exercise discretion and independent judgment in technical areas.

This position may include the following activities:

  • Design of complex high speed digital circuit card assemblies

  • Lead/Mentor a team of junior engineers

  • Support test and troubleshooting of systems, modules and sub-assemblies of digital modules, working directly with program engineering personnel as required

  • Interface with Engineering, Operations, Quality and other supporting functions to drive defect resolution to root cause

  • Generate and implement improvements in product and test design and methodologies to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput

  • Generate and review the technical content of test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Engineering Change Orders, and other documentation

  • Interface with governmental customers and suppliers as required

  • Provide training and support to technicians and manufacturing personnel as required

  • Support Root Cause and Corrective Action activities

  • Mentor peers and more junior engineers in areas of expertise

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 2 years work experience or equivalent experience

  • High speed digital design of circuit card assemblies

  • Experience with the design, build, integration and/or test of complex electronic systems.

  • Able to research and apply electrical engineering principles and theories to solve electrical engineering problems.

  • Eligible for DOD Security Clearance

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Active Secret Clearance HIGHLY PREFERRED

  • Industrial temperature or better digital circuit card design

  • FPGA based circuit card design.

  • Embedded processors, PCIe, Ethernet, 1553, SERDES, Fiber Optic

  • CAD based schematic capture and simulation

  • Able to direct layout and routing rules

  • Post routing simulation

  • Active DOD Security Clearance

  • Demonstrated design success - meet difficult design requirements

  • Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills.

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

  • Excellent problem solving skills, judgment, and analytical capability.

  • Ability to close on discrete tasking in a timely manner and lead others to closure - Own the Design

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

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $86580 - $147186

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 2,958 open Electrical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$87–147K/yr
  • New Jersey median$118–190K/yr33 salary ranges
  • US median$129–194K/yr1,789 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $117K, is 25% below the New Jersey median midpoint ($156K) — in the lowest quarter of Electrical Engineering salary ranges in New Jersey.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 47 open Electrical Engineering jobs in New Jersey and 2,958 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
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 1,970 postings).
Education
1,383 of the 2,958 open Electrical Engineering jobs (47%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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