Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Description Thank you for your interest in BAE Systems This opening is for candidates who are interested in interviewing at our January 2025 Electronic Warfare & Defense Electronics Engineering Hiring Event. This position will be located at one of our New Hampshire or Texas locations. If your background and skill set match our hiring needs, we will reach out with next steps. If selected for an interview, specific opportunities based on your interests and skill set will be discussed with the hiring team. For candidates not local to the Nashua, NH area, virtual interviews will be accommodated.

Are you a Mechanical Engineer with 2 to 20+ years of experience looking for the next step to grow your career? Does a career that stretches your imagination and pushes the bounds of technical possibilities excite you? Seeking to surround yourself with innovation and opportunities to be part of a collaborative design team with common visions? Come experience our passion in developing leading technologies and equipment to protect our defense interests on all fronts. “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” is our guiding mission, and we’re looking for engineers who thrive on developing first-in-the-field technologies and achieving excellence at every turn.About BAE SystemsOur employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too.

At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed and grow. We are all about trust, camaraderie, and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. When you join our engineering group, you will be an integrated team member collaborating with Systems, Software, and Test engineers in one or more of the phases of the hardware design cycle.

We offer a flexible work environment and 9/80 work schedule. Our company is part of the community and driven to improve our future and protect our freedom.Job DescriptionCEMA provides next-generation EO/IR and RF/electronic warfare products in support of our warfighters and user base across the land and up into the skies. As a CEMA mechanical engineer you will have opportunity to support engineering activities spanning the product lifecycle including design & development, verification & validation, transition to production, test equipment design and development, as well as production sustainment for complex electronics, electro-mechanical, and optomechanical designs. Candidates will work within dynamic engineering development teams collaborating and sharing knowledge with colleagues and experts from around the country in the effort to deliver the most advanced products our customers require to do their jobs

Successful candidates must possess strong technical aptitude, communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally within the hardware engineering organization and with other engineering disciplines/functions. You will be expected to exercise discretion and independent judgment in technical areas based on mechanical engineering principles and practical design & development experience.Job Responsibilities

• Leading or participating in multi-discipline hardware teams through the engineering design, development, build, and test of product
• Performing mechanical modeling, analyses, prototyping, build/assembly, as well as environmental testing to ensure design requirements are achieved
• Developing test equipment and solutions necessary for production environments
• Applying your expertise, decision making skills, and engineering judgment to progress technical designs
• Implementing hardware design processes and driving design review activities to ensure program success
• Generating and reviewing the technical content of test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Change Orders, and other documentation
• Communicating essential information and coordinating with other engineering disciplines, Procurement, Operations, and Program Management
• Supporting Root Cause and Corrective Action activities
• Interfacing with customers and suppliers as required to communicate technical information
• Working in engineering labs in support of build, test, and verification efforts
• Developing or supporting program schedules, earned value criteria, and productivity metrics for efficient performance
• Supporting program capture and proposal teams with hardware baselines that include development and cost/scheduling estimating
• Mentoring and sharing knowledge with colleagues

Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship status.Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field, and 2 years related work experience or equivalent experience

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Previous EO/IR Experience
• Experience in RF/Electronic Warfare Products

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $112420 - $191070

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.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.

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