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BAE Systems
Principal Digital Hardware Engineer
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A Hardware Engineer designs and develops computer hardware such as circuit boards, chips, modems, and keyboards. Works with computer software engineers and developers to improve technology.
$124,237 / year median in New Jersey
-5% projected decline
Job Description
Job Requirements Wayne, NJ Secret Polygraph Unspecified Career Level not specified $128,831 - $219,012 Job Description Job Description Thank you for your interest in BAE Systems! This opening is included as part of our September 2026 Defense Electronics Engineering Hiring Event. While we encourage all interested professionals to apply, please note that this is a selection-based interview event for candidates whose skills and experience match our hiring needs. If your background and skill set match these needs, we will reach out with next steps. If selected for an interview, specific opportunities based on your interests, experience, and skill set will be discussed with the hiring team. For candidates not local to the northern New Jersey area, virtual interviews will be accommodated. BAE Systems is hiring for a Pr. Digital Electrical Engineer. 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 who 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 be supporting engineering development, integration, test, and transition to production efforts on complex electronic modules. This role will also provide electrical engineering support to a dynamic engineering development team, working first unit test, design verification test, integration, and transition to production tasks on complex digital circuit cards and modules. The successful candidate must possess strong technical aptitude, communication skills, and the ability to work cross-functionally within the hardware organization and with other engineering disciplines/functions. This position may include the following activities: Design of complex high speed digital circuit card assemblies Support test and troubleshooting of systems, modules and sub-assemblies of digital modules, 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 product and 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 Provide training and support to technicians and manufacturing personnel as required Support Root Cause and Corrective Action activities Required Education, Experience, & Skills A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science is required 5 years of work experience in digital and analog engineering is required Working knowledge of the full lifecycle of a product from Proposal to Design to Production is required Communicates clearly and works well in teams is a must Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills Experience in Design of complex high speed digital circuit card assemblies Experience in testing and troubleshooting digital modules