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Job Description

Empower national defense. Advance your career. Make a difference.

Join BAE Systems Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions (CEMA) business area in Hudson, New Hampshire as part of the Ground Support Equipment (GSE) team supporting the Compass Call program. As a Software Engineering Team Lead, you will guide a talented group of engineers in developing and maintaining the tools, frameworks, and test environments that ensure the reliability and performance of the Compass Call prime mission equipment (PME) software. Your leadership will directly enable successful production selloff, helping deliver advanced electronic warfare capabilities that keep our warfighters safe and effective.

What You ll Do

+ Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of software engineers, ensuring best practices in design, coding, testing, and documentation.

+ Coordinate software development activities, ensuring alignment with program goals, schedules, and deliverables.

+ Design, develop, and maintain object-oriented software using C , C, Rust, and MATLAB in a Linux environment.

+ Oversee integration and testing of embedded software with target hardware in secure environments.

+ Apply Agile and DevSecOps practices with CI/CD pipelines and automated test environments.

+ Collaborate with Systems, Hardware, and Mission Software teams to resolve issues and ensure successful system-level performance.

+ Review technical artifacts, evaluate complex designs, and drive continuous improvement across the team.

+ Support production selloff and ensure test documentation meets established engineering processes.

Why Join Us

At BAE Systems, you ll join a team built on trust, collaboration, and mission focus. As a Team Lead, you ll not only grow your own technical expertise but also shape the next generation of engineers through mentorship and leadership. We invest in your success with training, cutting-edge tools, and a supportive culture that values innovation and teamwork. This is a full-time, onsite role at our Hudson, NH facility, offering the chance to make a lasting impact on one of BAE Systems most strategic defense programs.

At BAE, we also recognize the importance of balance, offering a flexible environment and a 9/80 schedule (every other Friday off).

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

+ Active Secret clearance

+ Bachelor s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical field

+ 6 years of professional software development experience.

+ Proficiency in object-oriented programming (C ) and development in Linux environments.

+ Experience with C and GUI frameworks.

+ Familiarity with communication interfaces, protocols, IP networking, and message architectures.

+ Demonstrated experience leading small teams or mentoring junior engineers.

+ Strong debugging, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to coordinate across disciplines.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

+ Active Top Secret Clearance.

+ CompTIA Security Certification.

+ Experience with Rust, MATLAB, C, Python, or Bash scripting

+ Exposure to hardware integration, external RF receivers, or low-level interfaces.

+ Knowledge of real-time embedded systems, RF communications, or Counter-Radar EW.

+ Familiarity with Agile methodologies, Git, Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket), and CI/CD frameworks (e.g., Jenkins).

+ Prior experience as a technical lead.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $115779 - $196825

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

CEMA Principal Software Engineer - Team Lead

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