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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Test Equipment Design Engineer - **Company:** BAE Systems - **Location:** Totowa, NJ, United States - **Salary:** $128,831.0 - $219,012.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Computer-Aided Design, Agile Methodology, Analog Electronics, Unit Testing, Ethernet, Firmware, Hardware Design, Schematic Capture, Systems Integration, Rf Circuits, Pspice, Information Technology - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gmn5iz ## About the Role + Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 5 years work experience or equivalent + Electronic test station/test stand + Power Supply/Systems Design, Analog Circuit Design, Digital Circuit Design Experience + PSPICE or equivalent analog circuit simulation tool experience + Cadence Allegro for schematic capture and PCB design + Basic microwave Technology + Proficient in circuit active and passive devices + Procurement, tracking, assembly, and integration experience + DOD Security Clearance Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills + Industrial temperature or better (automotive) + Complex electronics test stand design + CAD based schematic capture and simulation + Able to direct layout and routing rules + Basic test software design and integration + Basic test firmware design and integration + Active DOD Security Clearance + Demonstrated design success - meet difficult design requirements ## Description At BAE Systems, we deliver a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. If you are an individual that enjoys a cohesive team environment and is interested in a variety of challenges across a variety of products, then we are interested in hearing from you! This role will provide electrical engineering support to a dynamic engineering development team, decomposing test requirements, designing, integrating, and selling-off test stands, working with prime mission equipment designers to support first unit test, design verification test, integration, transition to full rate production, and sustainment of complex digital, analog, RF, and optical circuit cards and modules. The successful candidate must possess strong technical aptitude, communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally within the hardware organization and with other engineering disciplines/functions. Must be able to exercise discretion and independent judgment in technical areas. This position may include the following activities: + Design of analog, power, digital, and RF circuits + Design of complex interconnects and cables + Design of environmental controls for Environmental Stress Screening + Procurement, assembly, and verification of test stands + Extensive experience working with production engineering to design reliable, efficient, and timely test stands + Agile hardware development, risk-reduction prototyping, and requirements-driven design and verification + Knowledge of engineering development processes for aero/defense industry, including designing and testing to MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-461 + State-of-the-art electrical engineering design/analysis/sim tools + Strong hands-on laboratory experience with instrumentation, equipment, and processes + Working experience with Interface standards including military/avionics communication buses (i.e. RS-485, Mil-Std-1553B, Ethernet) + Lead/Mentor a team of junior engineers + Support test and troubleshooting of test stands working directly with program engineering personnel as required + Interface with Engineering, Operations, Quality and other supporting functions to drive defect resolution to root cause + Generate and implement improvements in test design and methodologies to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput + Generate and review the technical content of test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Engineering Change Orders, and other documentation + Interface with governmental customers and suppliers as required + Provide training and support to technicians and manufacturing personnel as required + Support Root Cause and Corrective Action activities + Mentor peers and more junior engineers in areas of expertise ## Related Videos - [The Gashlycrumb Tinies of AI Networking You Must Know (or Languish!)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2067-the-gashlycrumb-tinies-of-ai-networking-you-must-know-or-languish) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [SMART Test Automation - the experience of legacy transformation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100215-smart-test-automation-the-experience-of-legacy-transformation) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What is a Test Plan: Guide to Test Planning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/191-what-is-a-test-plan-guide-to-test-planning) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [How to create a test plan for software testing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/56-how-to-create-a-test-plan-for-software-testing) - [Integration And E2E Testing: Are They Complementary or Interchangeable?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/86-integration-and-e2e-testing-are-they-complementary-or-interchangeable)