Software Engineer
US$118,000 / yr base salary
Posted 1 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Principal Software Engineer (Sign-on bonus available)”
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- Expected experience
- 6+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$118,000 / yr |
|---|
Study levelProfessional certification
Job Description
We are looking for a talented, experienced software engineer to join our SW Development team to help us create the world’s most advanced solutions in the area such as Electronic Warfare (EW), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Aircraft Protection, Radar Warning and Electronic Attack (EA) for our defense-related customers. Our products provide critical mission capabilities to address the ever-evolving challenges and threats to our nation’s security and the war fighter.
You will be an integrated team member, with growth opportunities, collaborating with Systems, Hardware, and Test engineers, primarily in the phases of Development, Integration and Testing. This position is customer-facing and offers the opportunity for regular customer interaction.
You will prepare project documentation intended to be used within complex programs or across sets of programs in accordance with established processes. We will provide you opportunities to learn, leverage our current technologies, incorporate new technologies, and be a leader in our engineering organization. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.”
Job Responsibilities:
- Perform backlog prioritization in coordination with management and the customer
- Work collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external customers to maintain a positive and productive work environment
- Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
- On-time delivery of contract deliverables with acceptable quality and 90%+ first pass customer acceptance.
- Plan/participate in formal software development milestone reviews with the engineering team as well as the customer
- Evaluate complex software designs to identify design flaws.
- Working with collaborative tools and supporting development of an automated digital delivery capability
- Current BAE Systems employees are ineligible for sign-on bonuses.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering with 6+ years of experienc
- Secret Clearance (active within the last two years)
- Proficient in C++
- Object Oriented Design/Development
- Experience with software engineering processes, methodologies, and tools
- Experience performing software testing, validation, and verification activities
- C++
- Secret Clearance
- GIT, Jira, Bitbucket, Visual Studio
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills