Eng Sr Prin III - Sys
BAE Systems · baesystems.com
HuntsvilleOn-siteLead / Manager
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RF missile seeker systems architecture and technical leadership.
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- 7 d ago · posted 2026-10-30
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- Huntsville, Alabama
Full description
BAE Systems’ Precision Strike (PS) Business Area has an immediate opening for a Systems Engineering Seeker Systems Technologist for the Precision Guidance and Sensing Solutions (PGSS) Product Line specializing in low-cost multimodal Seeker development programs.
See what you are missing. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics –from GPS devices for munitions and platforms to multi-function seekers that enable detecting threats for precision strike. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.”
The Seeker Systems Technologist role is a subject matter expert in multiple domains of missile seeker development, encompassing architecting, leading designs, captures, verification & validation, and strategic efforts associated with seeker and guidance technology. This role requires the candidate to be capable of deep diving into RF Seeker architectures, support the planning, technical strategy, and be comfortable with mentoring a technical team comprised of Engineers from all technical domains. The candidate may coordinate with Technical Directors, Chief Engineers, Discipline SME’s, Program Managers, and the Product Line Director, to ensure the right product is built, and customer needs are met.
This role will be staffed in Huntsville, AL. Our Engineering team in Huntsville is working in a recently opened, state of the art facility and operating in a unique environment. Here, we have the power and resources of BAE Systems behind us, while working in a dynamic and flexible model. At BAE Systems, cultural and behavioral principles are a special part of our engineering organization, which means we are looking for team players who have demonstrated experience working successfully in group settings.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
• Act on a wide breadth of design and development experience for Tactical Embedded Systems through full system life cycle development, including subsystem design, system requirements, implementation, integration, and test
• Provide subject matter expertise in advancing Architecture, Design, and Development, and support technical leadership of projects within programmatic guidelines set by the customer and the Product Line
• Lead complex trade studies to evaluate competing architectural approaches, balancing performance, cost, schedule, and Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) constraints
• Help drive the technical strategy, scope management, and planning phases for seeker development programs to align with Product Line goals
• Define and govern the critical interfaces between the RF front-end, digital signal processing (DSP) layers, and the flight control software
• Define, generate, and review customer project requirements and needs, and interfaces with customers to create opportunities, communicate solutions, set expectations, and manage scope
• Act as a mentor to both junior and senior engineers
• Support continuous improvement of the product development team
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