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Test Engineer - Prin

BAE Systems

Nashua, NHFull-time$118–201K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

BAE Systems is seeking a Principal Test Engineer for its New Hampshire team to develop automated test software and hardware solutions for electronic warfare products. The role collaborates across engineering disciplines and may provide technical leadership, subject-matter expertise, and program status updates. The work supports production environments and spans test-solution requirements review, design, coding, integration, debugging, and customer sell-off.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Automated Test Equipment DevelopmentTest Software DevelopmentTest Hardware DevelopmentTest Solution LifecycleSoftware-Hardware IntegrationDebuggingTroubleshootingProduction Test DesignNational Instruments TestStandRF Test MeasurementS-Parameter MeasurementsSpectral MeasurementsPower MeasurementsRF StimulusDigital Communication ProtocolsMLVDSRS232/485/422PCI/PCIeJTAGSPI/I2CC/C++/C#VBPythonKeysight Network AnalyzersSignal/Spectrum AnalyzersPXI InstrumentationNational Instruments FlexRIOLabVIEW FPGAVHDLVerilogJTAG/Boundary Scan DevelopmentAtlassian ToolsJiraBitbucketConfluenceGitTortoiseGitEarned Value ManagementProject ManagementUNIX

Qualifications

Active DoD Secret ClearanceBachelor's Degree6 Years of ExperienceRF Test Measurement FamiliarityDigital Communication Protocol FamiliarityTechnical or Team LeadershipSW Version Control and Bug Tracking

Benefits

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

Full job description

Job Description

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 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.

Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) has technology, engineering and program teams that educate and mentor colleagues to deliver leading Electronic Warfare capabilities. We welcome all those who have big ideas, crave innovation, want to drive fielding velocity, and have the passion to bring the warfighter home safe.

When you become a member of our team, you will work across multiple disciplines and collaborate with Systems, Hardware, Software, and Test Engineers to impact all phases of the Product Development Lifecycle. At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. We offer a flexible work environment and 9/80 work schedule. Our company is part of the community and driven to improve our future and protect our freedom.

Are you an experienced Electrical, Software or Test Design Engineer with 6 years of experience looking for the next step to grow your career? Do you want to design and develop test solutions and write test software that is mission critical and be a part of a greater cause? Then, help us protect those that protect us by developing the Next Generation Electronic Warfare Systems Products and Solutions. We need your talent, motivation, and vision to join our New Hampshire based team. BAE Systems has recently been awarded new programs and is currently undergoing an exciting period of growth. We have multiple positions in Southern New Hampshire (our locations include Nashua, Hudson, Merrimack and Manchester).

BAE Systems is searching for a Principal Test Engineer with experience in developing automated test software solutions. The ideal candidate must be a motivated self-starter, able to complete assignments with little oversight while being available as a subject matter expert and technical lead to their team. They must be able to assume a full or partial lead role as circumstances dictate and be able to quickly and dynamically switch focus to accommodate the daily activities of an engineering team supporting a production environment. This individual should be comfortable providing accurate technical status to program management or direction to individual contributors as part of their job function, as well as interfacing with other engineering disciplines as necessary.

The ideal candidate would be experienced in:

  • Automated test equipment development and integration

  • Developing test software according to best coding standards using proprietary NI Test Stand libraries and executives as part of a development community of practice.

  • Developing test hardware according to BAE and industry standards

  • Test solution development life cycle which consists of requirements review, test plan creation, design reviews, coding, integration of test SW with test stands, and sell-off to customers.

  • Test solution software and hardware integration, debug & troubleshooting.

  • Experience developing automated test solutions for electronic assemblies in a production factory environment

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Must hold an active DoD Secret level security clearance

  • BS degree and 6 years of experience

  • Proficient in National Instruments Test Stand

  • Automated test design for a production environment

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Familiarity with RF test measurement methodology and development with experience automating at least one of the following:

  • S-Parameter measurements

  • Spectral Measurements

  • Power Measurements

  • RF Stimulus

  • Familiarity implementing digital communication protocols with experience automating at least one of the following:

  • MLVDS

  • RS232/485/422

  • PCI/PCIe

  • JTAG

  • SPI, I2C

  • Familiarity with C, C , C#, VB, Python

  • Keysight Network Analyzers (PNA-X) and Signal/Spectrum Analyzers (MXA, PSA, CXA)

  • PXI based instrumentation

  • Experience with National Instruments FlexRIO (LabVIEW FPGA/VHDL/Verilog a plus)

  • JTAG/Boundary project development in an ATE solution

  • Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence)

  • Git and Tortoise Git

  • Earned Value and Project Management

  • UNIX, Linux, VxWorks, BASH, VMWare

  • CREO, Cadence, AutoCAD

  • Technical or team leadership

  • Possess good communication skills including interpersonal communication and team communication

  • Takes initiative and has a closure-oriented nature

  • Experience with SW version control and bug tracking tools

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.

Test Engineer - Prin

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How this job compares

Set against the 3,141 open Test Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$118–201K/yr
  • New Hampshire median$97–165K/yr23 salary ranges
  • US median$103–162K/yr2,114 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $159K, is 22% above the New Hampshire median midpoint ($131K) — in the middle half of Test Engineer salary ranges in New Hampshire.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 30 open Test Engineer jobs in New Hampshire and 3,141 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Hampshire
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience — more than three in four Test Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,635 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,682 of the 3,141 open Test Engineer jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 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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