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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Test Engineer - **Company:** BAE Systems - **Location:** Nashua, NH, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $97,008.0 - $164,914.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Confluence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Bug Tracking Systems, C Sharp (Programming Language), Network Analysis, Software Debugging, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), LabVIEW, Labwindows/Cvi, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Systems, Systems Integration, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Teststand, Git, Atlassian Tools, Bitbucket, Software Version Control - **Published:** August 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.baesystems.com/global/en/job/127984BR ## About the Role Are you an experienced Electrical, Software or Test Design Engineer with 10+ years of experience looking for the next step to grow your career? Do you want to design and develop test solutions and write test software that is mission critical and be a part of a greater cause? Then, help us protect those that protect us by developing the Next Generation Electronic Warfare Systems Products and Solutions. We need your talent, motivation, and vision to join our New Hampshire based team. BAE Systems has recently been awarded new programs and is currently undergoing an exciting period of growth. We have multiple positions in Southern New Hampshire (our locations include Nashua, Hudson, Merrimack and Manchester). BAE Systems is searching for a Senior Test Engineer with experience in developing automated test software solutions. The ideal candidate must be a motivated self-starter, able to complete assignments with little oversight while being available as a subject matter expert and technical lead to their team. They must be able to assume a full or partial lead role as circumstances dictate, and be able to quickly and dynamically switch focus to accommodate the daily activities of an engineering team supporting a production environment. This individual should be comfortable providing accurate technical status to program management or direction to individual contributors as part of their job function, as well as interfacing with other engineering disciplines as necessary. Required Education, Experience, & Skills * 2+ years of professional test development and integration experience. * Hardware and Software Integration experience. * Possess good communication skills including interpersonal communication and team communication * Proficiency in Object-oriented programming (C/C++/C# etc.) Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills * The ideal candidate would be familiar or experienced in: + NI Test Software Tools o TestStand o LabWindows/CVI Software + Instrument Communication o Network analyzers o Spectrum analyzers + Microwave/RF measurements o VSWR o Gain o Compression o Phase noise o S-Parameters o etc. * Experience with the entire product life cycle development or parts of it: Requirements review, test plan creation, coding, integration of test SW with test stands, and sell-off to customers. * Experience with RF test development for production, employing RF Test instrumentation (Network Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer, Signal Generators, PNA-X etc.) * Experience with RF Measurement techniques and ability to diagnose and resolve to root cause measurement anomalies. * Takes initiative and has a closure-oriented nature * Experience with SW version control and bug tracking tools * Experience in supporting factory production test stands, debug, problem isolation, and resolution. * Experience with National Instruments FlexRIO (LabVIEW FPGA/VHDL/Verilog a plus) * JTAG/Boundary project development in an ATE solution * Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence) * Git and Tortoise Git * Strong leadership skills * Experience in leading engineers on multiple projects/tasks * Experience with HW debug & troubleshooting. ## Related Videos - [Testing .NET applications a Tool box for every developer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/704-testing-net-applications-a-tool-box-for-every-developer) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [SMART Test Automation - the experience of legacy transformation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100215-smart-test-automation-the-experience-of-legacy-transformation) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [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) - [Should senior developers refuse interview coding challenges?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/29-should-senior-developers-refuse-interview-coding-challenges) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk)