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# Senior Principal Systems Engineer

- **Company:** BAE Systems
- **Location:** Merrimack, NH, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $126,610.0 - $215,270.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Hardware Design, Systems Analysis, Software Engineering, MagicDraw, SC Clearance, Low Latency
- **Published:** July 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9008509/senior-principal-systems-engineer

## About the Role

* Must currently possess an Active US Government Secret clearance (with ability to possess TS).
 * Bachelor's Degree of Science (or equivalent experience in a relevant field) with a minimum work experience of 8+ years with BS, 6+ years with MS, 4+ years with PHD.
 * Experience performing system engineering activities across the development cycle (analysis/decomposition/derivation/allocation of requirements, system modeling & simulation, system design & development, IV&V, Environmental Testing).
 * RF Domain experience.
 * Test equipment and Hardware integration experience
 * Experience being part of a multidisciplinary project team
 * Excellent communication skills, forward thinker who enjoys solving complex problems
 * Ability to prioritize and multi-task.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

 * Working experience with SDRs and Radar applications.
 * Experience working on System Engineering tasks on a space platform.
 * Technical lead experience and IV&V (Integration, Verification & Validation) experience on space platforms.
 * Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related engineering discipline and 11 years of experience.
 * Active US Government Top-Secret/SCI clearance.
 * Experience with system analysis techniques such as link budget, latency, calibration, timing, and synchronization.
 * Familiarity or experience with Agile Methodologies and Tools.
 * Model based systems engineering experience with tools such as Magic Draw.
 * Experience with technical performance measures and cost account management.



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