Job Description

Join BAE Systems’ Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions (CEMA) business area where we provide next-generation threat detection and countermeasure solutions to provide unparalleled electronic warfare capabilities to enhance mission survivability. Our team leverages industry leading EO/IR and RF technologies to advance multi-platform detection, tracking, and defeat of incoming threats to support aircraft, ground vehicle, and maritime survivability. We continue to build on more than 40 years of experience fielding EO/IR survivability solutions in complex rotary and fixed-wing aircraft and ground vehicle environments. Our team uses advanced machine learning-based algorithms to enable fast adaption for new and emerging threats for airborne, land, and maritime products.

Our engineers are the lifeblood of our company and we’re more than 5,000 strong. We offer a flexible "9/80" schedule with every other Friday off. Additionally, with our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless.  We pair new employees like you with a mentor – someone who’s eager to welcome you to BAE Systems and help you get connected to and settled into the BAE Systems community.

We are looking for a talented early career software engineer to support analyzing, developing, and coding complex software for test automation development. You will be an integrated team member, collaborating with Systems, Hardware, and Test engineers in one or more of the phases of Design, Development, Integration and Testing. You will prepare design and project documentation intended to be used within complex programs or across sets of programs in accordance with established processes.

We will pair you with a mentor and provide you with opportunities to learn, leverage our current technologies, incorporate new technologies, and make an impact within the larger engineering team. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.”

Job Responsibilities

• Developing test automation software, software tests, test automation frameworks, and testing tools/ graphical user interfaces for classified programs.
• Duties include analyzing, designing, coding and code modification (typically in C++ and Python) of complex software designs for simple systems, subsystems, or subsystems of larger systems. 
• Evaluate complex software designs to identify design flaws.
• Prepare design documentation, in accordance with established processes.
• Utilize a Linux based software development environment. 
• You may participate in external project interactions with other companies.
• Desire to become a subject matter expert in test automation software and related frameworks

About BAE Systems Electronic Systems

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.

Required Skills and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field, and 2 years related work experience or equivalent experience
• Experience with Object Oriented design, development practices, and implementation
• Experience using scripting languages, such as Python
• Experience with Linux software development
• Willingness to perform a wide variety of related tasks
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance

Preferred Skills and Education

• Secret Clearance (active within the last two years)
• Experience using Python and Modern C++
• Experience developing or maintaining test automation frameworks for comon use across programs
• Experience developing or maintaining Graphical User Interfaces used for software testing
• Agile Development experience
• Experience using software collaboration and version control tools such as Jenkins, Jira, Confluence, BitBucket, and GitLab
• Experience with Containers including Docker, Podman or Kubernetes

Typical Education and Experience

Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 2 years work experience or equivalent experience