Job Description

Job Description

Are you looking for a dynamic and fast-paced environment where you can utilize your engineering skills to develop automated test solutions for cutting-edge defense technology products?
Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from saving emissions in the City of Lights to powering the Mars Rover to protecting the F35 fighter jet. In Aerospace & Mission Systems, you’ll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry’s most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” and “We Innovate For Those Who Move The World®.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems 
  
Our Test Engineering team, located at our state-of-the-art Cedar Rapids, Iowa facility that opened in 2022, is seeking an Electrical Engineer to help develop innovative test solutions for critical military electronics. In this role, you will design, develop, and implement factory test systems that automate functional and environmental testing of advanced electronic products. Our engineering organization delivers flexible, efficient, and highly reliable defense solutions across a diverse product portfolio. Working closely with Design Engineering and Operations, the Test Engineering team tackles complex technical challenges through collaboration, innovative thinking, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
What You'll Do
As an Electrical Engineer on our Test Engineering team, you will design, develop, integrate, and support advanced factory test solutions that ensure the performance, quality, and reliability of BAE Systems products.
Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop innovative factory test systems, including both hardware and software solutions, to verify and validate product functionality throughout the manufacturing process.
• Create automated test solutions that support functional and environmental testing, including thermal and vibration testing, to ensure product performance, quality, and resilience.
• Develop and implement boundary scan test solutions and automated programming systems to support board-level verification, fault isolation, device configuration, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Design detailed electrical schematics, Printed Wiring Boards (PWBs), Interface Test Adapters (ITAs), custom cable assemblies, and complete test architectures using digital engineering and model-based design principles.
• Integrate, debug, and troubleshoot automated test systems utilizing industry-standard instrumentation such as digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, power supplies, electronic loads, and PXI-based hardware.
• Develop, integrate, and support communications interfaces and protocols used in automated test environments, including JTAG, Ethernet, Serial, USB, GPIB, and CAN.
• Collaborate closely with Design Engineering and Operations teams to develop efficient, scalable, and reliable manufacturing test solutions.
• Analyze and resolve complex technical challenges throughout the test system development lifecycle, from concept development through production deployment and sustainment.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on increasing automation, reducing test cycle time, enhancing fault coverage, and improving overall product quality and manufacturing efficiency

Because this role involves a combination of collaborative/in-person and independent work, it will take the form of a hybrid work format, with time split between working onsite and remotely 

 

Typical Education and Experience

Typically a High School Diploma and 4 years work experience or equivalent experience

Required Skills and Education

• Possess a bachelor s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering

• Ability to obtain a DoW Security Clearance (US Citizenship required)

• Possess a general knowledge of industry practices, techniques and standards. General application of concepts and principles

• Experience with Test and Measurement Equipment

Preferred Skills and Education

• A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in electronic hardware design, including schematic capture and circuit card development.
• Knowledge of automated test equipment (ATE) and test solution development.
• Experience with Cameo Systems Modeler and digital engineering/model-based systems engineering (MBSE) methodologies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Visual Studio and software development using C# and/or C++.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively present complex technical information to a variety of audiences.

About BAE Systems, Inc.

BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.

Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.

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.