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Principal Electrical Engineer (Sign on Bonus Available)

BAE Systems

Austin, TXFull-time$118–201K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Security clearance, required

Job overview

BAE Systems seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer for its Austin team, developing and supporting defense electronics across the product lifecycle. The role focuses on designing, integrating, testing, and producing complex military systems, with collaboration across engineering disciplines and stakeholders. The candidate will lead electrical engineering designs and contribute to business capture. The posting values Agile hardware development, risk-reduction prototyping, and requirements-driven design and verification.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

High-Reliability Embedded Systems Design, requiredElectrical Principles, requiredTest Methodologies, requiredAdvanced Test Equipment, requiredMixed-Signal CCA Design, requiredLaboratory Instrumentation, requiredDigital Electronics, nice to haveAnalog Electronics, nice to haveMixed-Signal Electronics, nice to haveInterface Standards, nice to haveCommunication Standards, nice to haveFPGA Design, nice to haveDDR, nice to haveQSPI, nice to havePCIe, nice to haveEthernet, nice to haveJESD 204, nice to haveI2C, nice to haveJTAG, nice to haveMIL-STD-1553, nice to haveDC-DC Power Supply Design, nice to haveElectrical Design Tools, nice to haveSchematic Capture, nice to haveElectrical Analysis, nice to havePCB Design, nice to haveRigid-Flex CCA Standards, nice to haveMIL-STD-704, nice to haveMIL-STD-461, nice to haveAgile Hardware Development, nice to haveControl Account Management, nice to haveElectronics Manufacturing, nice to haveElectronics Test Methodologies, nice to haveAS9145 Processes, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveVerbal Communication, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, required6 Years Embedded Systems or MS+4 Years, requiredEligible for DOD Clearance, requiredActive DOD Security Clearance, nice to have

Benefits

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

Full job description

Job Description

BAE Systems is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to join our team in Austin, Texas!

We Protect Those Who Protect Us is our mission, and we re looking for engineers who share our passion in developing a full range of first-of-its-kind technologies and equipment to protect air, land, and naval warfighters on all fronts. At our Austin, Texas site, the Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions team provides next-generation threat detection and countermeasure solutions that provide unparalleled electronic warfare capabilities to enhance mission survivability.

BAE Systems is committed to employee development. We believe in understanding your career aspirations and providing opportunities to align your skills and interests with challenging projects and future roles you have opportunities to grow into leadership positions, specialize in specific FPGA technologies, or explore related engineering disciplines.

If you are an individual who thrives in Agile hardware development environments, then we are interested in hearing from you! This exciting role spans the full product lifecycle - business capture, development, production, testing, sustaining - for a variety of complex defense products and technologies. You will collaborate closely with other electrical, mechanical, software, firmware and test engineers, as well as product managers and stakeholders to develop excellent solutions.

We are looking for candidates who are detail-oriented, possess strong analytical skills, and have a passion for continuous improvement. You will be responsible for ensuring the performance, quality, and reliability of electronic products through rigorous design, analysis, and testing. In addition, the ideal candidate has experience with, and is a strong advocate of, Agile hardware development, risk-reduction prototyping, and requirements-driven design and verification.

Typical duties assigned to this position:

  • Design and troubleshoot digital, analog, mixed signal, and power CCAs for military electronics/avionics equipment

  • Participate in requirements development, performing technical trade studies, and evaluating technology insertion/upgrades

  • Develop architectures for electronic hardware that leverage embedded processors, microcontrollers, and VHDL based FPGAs/SoCs

  • Develop and execute test plans, which includes the integration of test solutions, and provide detailed reports on test results

  • Lead electrical engineering designs, development, integration/test, and production of complex and dynamic military systems

  • Participate in new business capture

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

  • 6 years (or 4 years with MS EE) designing, testing, and troubleshooting high-reliability embedded systems

  • Demonstrated understanding of electrical principles, test methodologies, and the ability to work with advanced test equipment and cutting-edge technology

  • Demonstrated experience designing mixed-signal CCAs

  • Strong hands-on laboratory experience with instrumentation, equipment, and processes

  • Eligible to obtain a DOD Security Clearance

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

The following skills and experiences are considered a plus, but they are not dealbreakers. If you are a motivated professional looking to expand your skill set, our team is committed to providing the mentorship and resources necessary to help you grow into this role

  • Competence in digital/analog/mixed signal electronics fundamentals and interface/communication standards

  • Knowledge and experience with FPGA Design; memory interfaces such as DDR, QSPI; data transfer protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, JESD 204, I2C, JTAG, MIL-STD-1553; and experience in power supply (DC to DC) design

  • Experience with electrical engineering tools for design, schematic capture, analysis, and printed board assembly (PBA, PCB) design.

  • Familiarity with design, analysis, and manufacturing standards associated with complex multilayer rigid and rigid-flex CCAs

  • Knowledge of engineering development processes for aero/defense industry, including designing and testing to MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-461

  • A self-starter with Agile/rapid hardware development experience

  • Exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness

  • Control account management experience

  • Experience with LRIP / FRP, specially electronics manufacturing and test methodologies

  • Familiarity with AS9145 compliant processes

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • Active DOD security clearance

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 3,286 open Electrical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$118–201K/yr
  • Texas median$117–187K/yr92 salary ranges
  • US median$125–208K/yr2,109 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $159K, is 6% above the Texas median midpoint ($151K) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineering salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 243 open Electrical Engineering jobs in Texas and 3,286 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience — less than three in four Electrical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 2,268 postings).
Education
1,604 of the 3,286 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 10, 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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