Software Engineer
US$133,000 / yr base salary
Posted 1 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Senior Principal Software Engineer (Hybrid)”
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- Expected experience
- 6+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Hybrid
| Base salary | US$133,000 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyComputer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering
Study levelBachelor's or higher
Job Description
BAE Systems in NH is currently undergoing an exciting period of growth. We are looking for talented Software professionals to help us create the world’s most advanced solutions in areas including Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Aircraft Protection, Radar Warning and Electronic Attack for our defense related customers. For this position, we are looking for a Software Engineer to apply her/his skills to developing high-quality, real-time embedded software for Software Defined Radios (SDR) on fielded electronics platforms.
When you become a member of our team, you will work across multiple disciplines and collaborate with Systems, Hardware and Test Engineers to impact all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle. We promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. 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.
In this exciting role, you will enjoy opportunities to take on diverse and challenging work assignments, flexible scheduling with every other Friday off, an inviting and supportive culture, competitive compensation, and an excellent benefits package that includes tuition reimbursement for advanced degrees. We will provide you opportunities to learn, leverage our current technologies, incorporate new technologies, and if you desire…become an expert or future technical leader in our engineering organization.
Because this role involves 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.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of related experience, or a Master of Science with 6+ years of related experience
- Experience developing multi-threaded, real time, embedded, low latency software in a Linux development environment with C/C++ and Python.
- Experience with container technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, Helm. Container Network Interfaces.
- Familiarity with gRPC and/or Pub/Sub frameworks (NATS, ActiveMQ, ZeroMQ, etc.)
- Motivated individual with strong problem-solving abilities
- Willingness to perform a wide variety of related tasks
- Current Secret clearance
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
- Experience developing Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and/or Software Defined Radio (SDR) applications