Key Responsibilities
Develop and implement pointing, tracking, and stabilization algorithms.
Design closed-loop control systems for precision pointing mechanisms and platforms.
Develop target acquisition, tracking, and pointing solutions using sensor measurements.
Perform system modeling, simulation, analysis, and performance prediction.
Develop and tune control loops, filters, estimators, and tracking algorithms.
Integrate sensors, actuators, motion-control hardware, and embedded software systems.
Analyze pointing accuracy, tracking error, stability, latency, jitter and system dynamics.
Develop test plans and procedures and support hardware-in-the-loop, laboratory, and field testing.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
B.S. degree in a STEM field in addition to 15+ years of experience with pointing, tracking, guidance, navigation, controls, gimbals, stabilized platforms or related systems.
Strong understanding of control-systems fundamentals, including feedback control, stability, frequency response and dynamic modeling.
Experience leading a team of systems or EO/IR engineers.
Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, Python, or comparable tools.
Experience analyzing real-world sensors and actuator data.
Ability to troubleshoot complex multidisciplinary systems.
Ability to possess a Top-Secret clearance in the future
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Experience with gimbaled or stabilized electro-optical systems.
Experience with Kalman filtering, inertial navigation, target tracking or multi-sensor fusion.
Familiarity with coordinate transformations, attitude representations, and kinematics.
Experience with hardware-in-the-loop or real-time simulation.
Experience taking a pointing/tracking system through integration and environmental or field testing.
CAM/EV integrated product team lead experience.
Strong leadership skills and experience directing and mentoring engineers on complex programs.
Expert in effectively documenting, communicating, leading and working with a team on designs, results, reports, and presentations.
Experience performing systems engineering activities across the development cycle (analysis/decomposition/derivation/allocation of requirements, system modeling & simulation, system design & development, system integration & test)
Experience developing viable concept solutions, identifying and tracking technical risks, and leading technical teams
Model based systems engineering experience with tools such as Magic Draw.
Familiarity or experience with Agile Systems Engineering
Active Top Secret (TS) or TS/SCI security clearance
Success in This Role
Within a short period of time, the successful candidate will be expected to:
Understand the system architecture, pointing/tracking requirements, and key performance drivers.
Own significant portions of the pointing and tracking design.
Develop and validate models and algorithms against test data.
Improve pointing and tracking performance through analysis and closed-loop tuning.
Lead integration and troubleshooting of assigned subsystems.
Establish repeatable test and verification methods for system performance.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $149603 - $254317
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.
About BAE Systems, Inc.
BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.
Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
