Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Description:

Job Description
Thank you for your interest in BAE Systems! This opening is included as part of our June 2026 Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions 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 southern NH or Austin, TX areas, virtual interviews will be accommodated.
Are you a Mechanical Engineer with 2 to 20+ years of experience looking for the next step to grow your career? Does a career that stretches your imagination and pushes the bounds of technical possibilities excite you? Seeking to surround yourself with innovation and opportunities to be part of a collaborative design team with common visions? Come experience our passion in developing leading technologies and equipment to protect our defense interests on all fronts. “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” is our guiding mission, and we’re looking for engineers who thrive on developing first-in-the-field technologies and achieving excellence at every turn.About BAE SystemsOur employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too.

At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed and grow. We are all about trust, camaraderie, and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. When you join our engineering group, you will be an integrated team member collaborating with Systems, Software, and Test engineers in one or more of the phases of the hardware design cycle.

We offer a flexible work environment and 9/80 work schedule. Our company is part of the community and driven to improve our future and protect our freedom.Job DescriptionCEMA provides next-generation EO/IR and RF/electronic warfare products in support of our warfighters and user base across the land and up into the skies. As a CEMA mechanical engineer you will have the opportunity to support engineering activities spanning the product lifecycle including design & development, verification & validation, transition to production, test equipment design and development, as well as production sustainment for complex electronics, electro-mechanical, and optomechanical designs. Candidates will work within dynamic engineering development teams collaborating and sharing knowledge with colleagues and experts from around the country in the effort to deliver the most advanced products our customers require to do their jobs!
Successful candidates must possess strong technical aptitude, communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally within the hardware engineering organization and with other engineering disciplines/functions. You will be expected to exercise discretion and independent judgment in technical areas based on mechanical engineering principles and practical design & development experience.Job Responsibilities

Leading or participating in multi-discipline hardware teams through the engineering design, development, build, and test of product
Performing mechanical modeling, analyses, prototyping, build/assembly, as well as environmental testing to ensure design requirements are achieved
Developing test equipment and solutions necessary for production environments
Applying your expertise, decision making skills, and engineering judgment to progress technical designs
Implementing hardware design processes and driving design review activities to ensure program success
Generating and reviewing the technical content of test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Change Orders, and other documentation
Communicating essential information and coordinating with other engineering disciplines, Procurement, Operations, and Program Management
Supporting Root Cause and Corrective Action activities
Interfacing with customers and suppliers as required to communicate technical information
Working in engineering labs in support of build, test, and verification efforts
Developing or supporting program schedules, earned value criteria, and productivity metrics for efficient performance
Supporting program capture and proposal teams with hardware baselines that include development and cost/scheduling estimating
Mentoring and sharing knowledge with colleagues

Job Requirements:

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field, and a minimum of 4 years related work experience or equivalent experience

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

Previous EO/IR Experience
Experience in RF/Electronic Warfare Products

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $97008 - $164914

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.

Job Ident #: 123656BR

Company Details

BAE Systems

1601 Research Blvd
Rockville, Maryland 20850 USA
www.baesystems.jobs

BAE Systems is a premier global defense and security company with approximately 100,000 employees delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions...

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Competitive

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Job Info

Location

Nashua, New Hampshire, United States

Type

Permanent

Company Details

BAE Systems

1601 Research Blvd
Rockville, Maryland 20850 USA
www.baesystems.jobs