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# Senior Principal Systems Engineer - EO/IR

- **Company:** BAE Systems
- **Location:** Huntsville, AL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,874.0 - $205,486.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Scaled Agile Framework, Systems Modeling Language, SC Clearance
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9239000/senior-principal-systems-engineer-eoir

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree in an applicable field and a minimum of 6 years' related experience
 * Must hold a Secret clearance and be eligible to obtain Top Secret clearance
 * Experienced in two or more imaging EO/IR sensor engineering activities to include, but not limited to: modeling, analysis, design, prototyping, integration, test, and/or verification

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

 * Advanced (MS or higher) degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or equivalent
 * Posses strong background in EO/IR phenomenology and relevant sensor technologies
 * Possess strengths and direct experience in EO/IR sensor image processing, Automatic Target Recognition, Track, and Aim Point Selection
 * Experience with EO/IR sensor architecture development, requirements derivation, and trade studies
 * Knowledge of imaging sensor modalities across the EO/IR spectrum
 * Experience developing and using EO/IR scene generation tools and hardware in the development and test of sensors, in both all-software and hardware-in-the loop environments
 * Experience in weapons systems design, missile systems design, or weapons systems performance analysis
 * Digital Engineering, Model Based Systems Engineering (SysML), Model Based Agile Engineering (Value Driven Digital Threads) and Agile Mindset principle, practices & processes and tools & techniques

## Description

BAE Systems is seeking a Huntsville, AL-based EO/IR Systems Engineer to join a growing team developing cutting-edge capabilities in multimodal/multifunction seekers. You will serve as a technical contributor on our integrated product team in the Precision Guidance and Sensing Solutions (PGSS) product line. As a senior-level contributor, you will be responsible for deeply impactful contributions to next generation military autonomy. Members on this development team drive collaborative value creation that is greater than the sum of their individual contributions. You will have the opportunity to participate in efforts across the full-spectrum of technology maturation ranging from Strategic Initiatives, IRAD/CRAD R&D prototypes, EMD units, LRIP units to full rate production systems. You will work with other engineering staff & team leaders to grow our knowledge and capabilities through engineering changes, lessons learned, insights, Agile retrospectives and product/process improvements in, Because this role will periodically support 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, pending Supervisor review and approval.