Research Engineer Senior – RF (Part-Time) BAE Systems is seeking a highly experienced RF engineer, ideally an academic researcher or professor, to support the technical growth and long‑term development of our expanding engineering team. This part‑time expert will play a critical role in mentoring junior engineers, developing and delivering targeted RF educational content, and contributing to advanced antenna and electromagnetic concept development supporting BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems (SMS) business. With a rapidly growing staff and limited senior engineering bandwidth, this role will serve as a dedicated technical mentor and subject‑matter expert, helping ensure our engineers gain strong foundations in electromagnetics, RF design, microwave systems, metamaterials, and related technologies critical to BAE Systems programs. This position is designed to elevate the technical strength of BAE Systems’ engineering workforce through hands‑on mentorship and infusion of cutting‑edge RF/electromagnetics expertise. By supporting both staff development and novel concept exploration, this role helps accelerate design cycles, improve technical rigor, and support innovation within SMS. The Engineering, Science and Analysis (ESA) Strategic Capabilities Unit comprises the technical talent and organizational leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers’ missions. Our collaborative, cross-functional teams are committed to innovation, integrity, continual learning and strong execution. What You’ll Do: • Technical Mentorship & Staff Development • Provide structured and ad‑hoc mentorship to junior and mid‑level engineers across electromagnetics, RF engineering, microwave design, and antenna theory. • Develop and deliver training modules, short courses, or workshops rooted in modern EM analysis techniques. • Guide engineers through complex design and analysis challenges, helping them adopt methods appropriate to BAE Systems customer needs. • Support establishment of internal best practices and knowledge‑sharing frameworks. • Research & Novel Concept Development • Contribute to ideation, analysis, and modeling of novel RF and antenna concepts relevant to next‑generation sensing, metasurfaces, and nonlinear or space‑time modulated electromagnetic structures. • Collaborate with BAE Systems senior engineers to advance research threads aligned with SMS technology roadmaps. • Advise on advanced EM structures, reconfigurable surfaces, and high‑dimensional EM optimization approaches. • Technical Consultation • Provide expert insight into challenging EM problems, offering rigorous approaches grounded in modern analysis and computational EM techniques. • Review and advise on electromagnetic modeling, antenna concepts, radar signal propagation, nonlinear transmission lines, or other relevant technologies. • Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule. • Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment. • Perform other duties as necessary. On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required. Working Conditions: • Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment. • May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required. • May access other facilities in various weather conditions. • This is a part-time position. Expected Time Commitment: This is a part‑time role with flexible scheduling, expected to align with academic calendars if the candidate is a current faculty member. Typical availability patterns may include: • Summer (May–August): ~8 hours/week. • Academic Year (September–April): 1–2 hours/week baseline, with weekly variation up to 4–8 hours depending on teaching load and project needs. Exact commitment will be tailored to the candidate’s availability and BAE Systems project schedules.