Lead Radar Systems Engineer

Lead Radar Systems Engineer

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 are innovating for the future. 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 us at BAE Systems.

BAE Systems is seeking a Huntsville, AL-based Lead Radar Systems Engineer to join a growing team developing cutting-edge capabilities in multimodal/multifunction seekers. You will serve as a key technical contributor on our integrated product team in the Precision Guidance and Sensing Solutions (PGSS) product line. You will be responsible for deeply impactful contributions to next generation military autonomy. Members on this development team drive collaborative value creation that is greater than the sum of their individual contributions. You will participate in efforts across the full-spectrum of technology maturation ranging from strategic initiatives, IRAD/CRAD R&D prototypes, EMD units, LRIP units to full rate production systems. As a senior-principal level contributor, you will work with other engineering staff & team leaders to grow and capture our knowledge through engineering changes, lessons learned, insights, Agile retrospectives and product/process improvements in your area(s) of expertise.

The successful candidate will have direct experience analyzing, developing, testing, and verifying Radar Systems, namely in missile/munition seeker applications. The candidate must also be comfortable architecting subsystem solutions that include a combination of COTS and internally developed components, has strong background in phased array, beam control, signal processing and seeker subsystem design. The ideal candidate is comfortable driving and supporting high performance technical teams.

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 take pride in important work-life balance initiatives including every other Friday off, flextime, and telecommuting. 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.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Must be a US Citizen with a Secret clearance who is eligible for Top Secret/SCI/SAP/SAP clearance
• Candidate must possess a MS in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or equivalent
• Extensive background in Radar systems architecture, modeling, design and test for active and passive systems
• Experience in RF link budget analyses, propagation models, and environmental clutter (land, maritime, & volume)
• Understanding of radar modalities to include pulsed-Doppler, SAR, and HRR
• Experience in weapons systems design, missile systems design, or weapons systems performance analysis
• Experience with reviewing, characterizing, and verifying RF system designs, baseband/ RF/ Millimeter Wave
• Demonstrated technical leadership to complex projects

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills:

• ATR (Automatic Target Recognition) in Radar sensors
• FPGA/GPU Radar Processing
• Phased-array designs, testing, and calibration
• Digital Engineering, Model Based Systems Engineering (SysML), Model Based Agile Engineering (Value Driven Digital Threads) and Agile Mindset principle, practices & processes and tools & techniques
• Experience with machine learning/ATR related concepts/techniques including dimensionality reduction, network-based regression, classification, kernel methods, data cultivation and engineering, synthetic data generation, hyperparameter/model selection, and clustering

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $118504 - $201457

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.