Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Radar

Job Title

Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Radar

Role Summary

Senior Principal Systems Engineer in Precision Guidance and Sensing Solutions (PGSS). Serve as a technical contributor on integrated product teams developing RF seeker and radar capabilities across R&D, prototyping, production and sustainment.

Work spans radar analysis, design, prototyping, integration, test and verification, with contributions to hardware and firmware/software architectures and lab evaluation.

Experience Level

Senior — requires significant, demonstrated radar engineering experience. The posting specifies 5+ years of applicable experience in related roles.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Provide technical leadership and deep subject-matter expertise on integrated product teams for RF seeker and radar systems.
• Perform radar analysis, system and circuit-level design, prototyping, integration, test, and verification activities.
• Develop and review firmware and software components; work with CPU and FPGA codebases.
• Design, evaluate, and verify hardware and software sensor architectures and interfaces.
• Support lab-based prototyping, test plans, and evaluation of RF/radar systems and demonstration units.
• Participate across the technology lifecycle from IRAD/R&D prototypes through LRIP and full-rate production.
• Capture lessons learned, propose engineering/process improvements, and contribute to Agile retrospectives and documentation.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and mentor less-experienced engineers.

Requirements

Must-have qualifications and skills:

• Active Secret clearance and ability to obtain Top Secret.
• Experience in two or more radar engineering activities (analysis, design, prototyping, integration, test, verification).
• Familiarity with weapons systems or missile systems design and performance analysis.
• Practical skills in CPU and FPGA programming, including C, C++, and VHDL.
• Working knowledge of radar hardware and software architectures and lab prototyping/evaluation methods.

Nice-to-have:

• Understanding of radar modalities such as pulsed-Doppler, SAR, and HRR.
• Experience reviewing, characterizing, and verifying both hardware and software sensor architectures.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field with 5+ years of applicable experience. Preferred: advanced degree (MS or higher) in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or equivalent advanced technical education or experience.

About the Company

Company: BAE Systems

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Global defense, aerospace and security company delivering products and services for air, land and naval forces, advanced electronics, cyber and intelligence solutions, and space and mission systems for government and commercial customers.