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Principal Electrical Engineer

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Hybrid
Dallas, TX
107K-183K Annually
Mid level
Hybrid
Dallas, TX
107K-183K Annually
Mid level
Designs complex electrical architectures and printed circuit assemblies for rugged commercial and military products. Responsibilities include schematic and PCB layout development, component trade studies, prototyping, circuit verification, design documentation, testing, troubleshooting, and mentoring. The role requires expertise in analog, digital, power, and mixed-signal electronics, VPX and SOSA standards, high-speed interfaces, and laboratory test equipment. Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and have relevant industry experience.
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Job Description
We are seeking a mid-career Electrical Engineer to support our Dallas engineering team. If selected, you will be part of the Hardware Team supporting development of rugged commercial products along with full military compliant products. We have a small cohesive engineering team with all disciplines that allow the team to move fast while being part of the bigger BAE systems with all available resources that it has to offer.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Translate system requirements into successful system architectures and complex printed board assembly designs.
  • Create board schematic and layouts using Cadence Allegro System Capture
  • Perform trade studies and prototyping to down select critical components, develop optimized electronic architectural solutions (SWAP), verify complex custom circuit blocks of an overarching system
  • Document design verification tests and design review documentation
  • Actively participate in knowledge-sharing culture via mentoring
  • Work within schedule and budget constraints and elevate concerns if challenges arise.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
  • Minimum of four years of relevant experience in related industry (i.e. defense, electronics) or two years with a master's degree
  • Solid understanding of fundamentals of digital, analog, power, and mixed-signal electronics and interface/communication standards such as UART, SPI, QSPI, I2C, USB, Ethernet, ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, PCIe
  • Experience with the SOSA standard for 3U and 6U VPX module design.
  • PCB/CCA design experience for 3U or 6U VPX and other form factors.
  • Proficient at testing and troubleshooting analog, digital, and power supply-based circuits in a lab setting using oscilloscopes, bench supplies, vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, frequency counters, arbitrary waveform generators, function generators, logic analyzers

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Master's degree in electrical engineering, RF Engineering, or equivalent
  • Familiarity designing with FPGAs, System-On-Chips (SoC), and/or CPLDs using VHDL and/or Verilog
  • Familiarity designing and writing embedded SW for microcontroller-based systems and modules
  • Knowledge of system level EMI mitigation techniques along with proper grounding/shielding architecture
  • Experience with high-speed mixed signal HDI PCB design, constraints management, and proper routing for interfaces with lane rates up to 25Gbps
  • Understanding of SPICE simulators and simulation methods, preferably using LTSpice, TINA, PSpice Experience with the following PCB and CCA design features: micro-via and blind/buried vias, stacked micro-vias, via-in-pad and via fill/cap processes, controlled impedances, back drilling, high pin count / fine-pitch BGAs, Chip-on-Board (COB), QFNs/DFNs, LGAs, and other advanced IC package types
  • Familiarity with Signal Integrity and Power Integrity, as it applies to proper layout techniques
  • Ability to obtain a DoD Security Clearance - Secret

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $107359 - $182510
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.
About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems' game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere - from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact - for our customers and the communities we serve.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

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