Principal Hardware Engineer - Hardware Development Lead
Manchester, NH · HybridFull-time$118–201K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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BAE Systems seeks a Hardware Development Lead for Electronic Combat Solutions development programs. The role leads a multidisciplinary team developing rugged custom electronics, including high-speed digital and mixed-signal circuit cards. The lead guides design reviews and hardware strategy, mentors engineers, coordinates across engineering and program functions, and supports program capture and execution. The position offers a hybrid work format balancing in-person lab collaboration with remote focus time.
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Job Description
">BAE Systems is seeking a Hardware Development Lead for development programs within our Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) business.
font-family:">The Mission: Protecting Those Who Protect Us
">At BAE Systems, we don't just build electronics; we create the decisive edge. Our Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) team is developing the next generation of disruptive technologies that safeguard warfighters across land, sea, and air. We are looking for a Hardware Development Lead who is as passionate about technical excellence as they are about leading people.
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You will lead a multi-disciplinary team of 5-10 engineers (Electrical, Mechanical, and Design Drafting) to push the boundaries of what is possible in rugged custom electronics. This isn't just about managing a scheduleit s about solving the complex engineering hurdles associated with high-speed digital/mixed-signal circuit cards in the most demanding environments on earth.
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font-family:">Why Join BAE Systems?
We value the "deep work" required for engineering excellence. That s why we offer a hybrid work format that balances collaborative, in-person lab work with remote focus time. We support your life outside of work with:
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Required Education, Experience, & Skills
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Proven Technical Pedigree: 107%">A BSEE, BSME, or related field and 6 years of experience. You have a strong technical background related to complex digital/mixed-signal designs with embedded processors, FPGAs, and high-speed serial interfacesfrom initial requirements through to successful verification.
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Multidisciplinary Leadership: Experience leading integrated teams of Electrical, Mechanical, and Drafting engineers.
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Lifecycle Expertise: Knowledge of the hardware product lifecycle, from concept, to schematic capture and PCB layout to environmental qualification.
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Strategic Mindset: An understanding for managing cost and schedule to ensure technical goals align with program constraints. Prior Earned Value Management (EVM) or Cost Account Management (CAM) experience is desirable.
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Clearance: Ability to obtain or maintain a DoD Security Clearance (Active Secret preferred)
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.
Principal Hardware Engineer - Hardware Development Lead
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,059 open Hardware Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$118–201K/yr
- New Hampshire median$133–226K/yr27 salary ranges
- US median$146–245K/yr771 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $159K, is 11% below the New Hampshire median midpoint ($179K) — in the lowest quarter of Hardware Engineering salary ranges in New Hampshire.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 29 open Hardware Engineering jobs in New Hampshire and 1,059 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Hampshire
- BAE Systems (this employer)23 open
- Oracle4 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Hardware Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (671 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 348 of the 1,059 open Hardware Engineering jobs (33%) 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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