Entry Level Hardware Engineer

About the Role

BAE Systems, Inc. is seeking entry-level engineers for its ES Defense Hardware Engineering Team. Positions are available in electrical, firmware, power, or radio frequency (RF) specialties. This role is part of the "Year One Program," designed to jumpstart engineering careers through exploration of projects, skill development with mentorship and training, and networking opportunities. The role involves a hybrid work format, with time split between on-site and remote work based on business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Product Design: Provide engineering support for product design and development using fundamental engineering principles. May include design and development tasks to meet operational, space, or functional design requirements.
• Perform Analyses, Investigations, or Testing: Support specified design requirements. Obtain working knowledge of company standard analysis tools and perform basic analysis, investigation, and design evaluation. Compile data for review by senior engineering personnel.
• Support Verification/Validation of Design: Assist in the testing of design hardware and the design or fabrication of prototype products. Document results for review.
• Prepare Documentation: Generate and review the technical content of engineering specifications, drawings, reports, and other documentation. Generate and present design review packages.
• Support Continuous Improvement: Acquire working knowledge of the quality management system and the hardware design process. Stay up-to-date on developments in hardware engineering disciplines.
• Support to Sustainment: Provide engineering support to products in production. Manage material or performance issues and perform root cause assessments.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Engineering, or other engineering/technical hardware-oriented field.
• U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain/maintain DoD security clearance.
• Outstanding technical communication skills (verbal and written).

Qualifications

To be considered for an Engineer I, you must have at least a bachelor’s degree in an Engineering field.

To be considered for an Engineer II, you must have a master’s degree OR 2+ years of full-time work experience with a bachelor’s degree.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Engineering experience in any of the following:
• Power Supply/Systems Design
• Analog Circuit Design
• Digital Circuit Design
• FPGA development
• VHDL Programing language experience
• PSPICE or equivalent analog circuit simulation tool experience
• Board Design
• Cadence Allegro for schematic capture and PCB design
• RF circuit design
• Basic microwave technology
• Proficient in circuit active and passive devices.
• Ability to read and create schematics.
• C, C++, Perl, Labview, TestStand experience.