Senior Principal Software Engineer

in Sterling Heights, MI

Senior Principal Software Engineer Job

Job Description Job Attributes+

  • Job ID

    111082BR

  • Job Location

    Sterling Heights, MI 48312, US

  • Job Category

    Engineering & Technology

  • Job Type

    Full-Time

  • Clearance Level

    None

  • Career Level

    Experienced

  • Travel

    10%

Job Description What’s it like to work on a team driven to make a big impact? Empowering. Our reputation is built on delivering quality products that meet our customer's standards and help protect our U.S. service members. We rely on our team of Engineers to help make it possible. We are seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to lead the development and maintenance of a military vehicle platform software baseline.

As a Senior Principal Software Engineer, you will plan, lead and perform a variety of tasks across the areas of software requirements analysis, software architecture and design, implementation (code and unit test), documentation, hardware-software integration, troubleshooting, problem solving, and software verification testing. You will guide a technical team, communicate with internal and external stakeholders, support presentations and development of proposals, and develop statements of work to both customer and vendors. You must be highly self-motivated, have strong analytical and creative troubleshooting experience, as well as solid communication and interpersonal skills. You must be able to find order with ambiguous requirements and be comfortable adapting to developing customer and business objectives.

This is an on­site or hybrid on-site position working a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Ensure technical, performance, cost, schedule, and quality requirements are met
  • Ensure project outcomes are consistent with established engineering and management practices
  • Oversee engineering requirements analysis, design, development, test, product assurance and/or configuration management to meet cost, quality, performance, and schedule requirements
  • Develop and implement project plans to include detailed task definition, resource requirements, schedule, quality, and cost parameters
  • Assess project risk areas and develops risk mitigation plans
  • Prepare, monitor, and control budgets and schedules, reporting on technical, cost, and schedule status
  • Define and guide the technical approaches and architectures for projects
  • Conceptualize, create, and evaluate designs to ensure technical outcomes are consistent with customer and company requirements
  • Apply knowledge of multiple engineering concepts and disciplines, including customer understanding as well as in-depth knowledge of assigned product or technology area in guiding and reviewing project direction and outcomes
  • Resolve conflicts between subsystems or disciplines to the benefit of system performance, quality, reliability, and cost
  • Plan and manage internal and external resources ensuring all project obligations and objectives are met. This includes identifying and acquiring resources, providing project leadership, and anticipating and resolving inter/intra-group conflict
  • Continuously drive to maintain and enhance the technical reputation of BAE Systems with customers and industry
  • Regularly prepare, present, and defend project technical results and recommendations to external customers and internal high-level management
  • Participate in formal technical reviews with customers and internal technical reviews with peers and subordinates
  • Maintain state-of-the-art familiarity with industry practices, trends, and applications to enhance the organization’s technical capabilities
  • Advise senior management on new developments and evolving organizational needs and required technical knowledge

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 8+ years relevant experience including:
    • Real-time embedded software development or testing
    • Use of version control and issue tracking tools
    • Object-oriented software architecture, software design, C++ coding and unit testing of embedded software with knowledge of requirements-based software verification and traceability
  • Practical knowledge and experience with applicable engineering processes
  • Contemporary design/development program experience
  • Two or more years as a Project Lead Engineer or equivalent with supervisory experience
  • Excellent teamwork, technical writing, written communication, and oral communication skills
  • Technical leadership and management including project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closeout

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Master’s or PhD degree in Engineering
  • Familiarity with the Bradley Fighting Vehicle Program and Architecture
  • Expertise in a relevant technical discipline within the functional domain
  • Working knowledge of CMMI
  • Ada and/or C++ development experience
  • Experience in vehicle networking protocol tools such as CAN, Ethernet and their associated diagnostic tools
  • Experience in 1553 Serial Data Communication bus
  • Experience in combat vehicle design, operation and testing
  • Experience with developing safety critical code
  • Hold a Cyber Security Certification



Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $130355 - $221603

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 Platforms & Services BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers 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. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

The Platforms & Services (P&S) sector under BAE Systems, Inc does the big stuff: the armored combat vehicles, naval guns, missile launchers, and naval ship repair…just to name a few. Our employees take pride in the work they do and why they do it. They are on the front lines every day, building our products to protect the lives of those who serve. We may be biased, but we think P&S does some of the coolest work around, and we think you will too.

Additional Information

Who We Are

You're used to protecting what matters most.

Throughout your career in the military, you've been dedicated to improving security, defending freedom and making the world a safer place. Now you can continue that commitment through cyber operations, intelligence analysis, and building combat vehicles and electronic systems. We’re proud to provide solutions and services that advance the strength and security of America and our allies – and we’re honored to offer an environment where veterans and reservists can continue doing mission-centered work. In all that we do, we are guided by our company values – trusted, innovative and bold – understanding that it’s not just what we do, but how we do it that underpins our success.
+ The Organization

Our team has the privilege and the responsibility of knowing that the work we do really matters. Our work is vital to the armed forces personnel and major corporations who rely on us to protect, equip and support them where it counts; to the security and prosperity of the nations we serve; to our skilled and talented people; to the local communities where we are based; and to the wider community who invest in, supply and engage with us. At BAE Systems, everyone can make a difference.

+ The Culture

We believe that a diverse workforce inspires creativity and drives innovation. We respect and value the huge variety of skills, abilities and perspectives that our people bring to our business. We celebrate our differences and aim to recruit and develop talent from all backgrounds, championing the strength that a truly inclusive and collaborative workplace gives to our company culture and performance.

+ The Work

Enjoy a flexible environment that values your work-life balance and helps you perform at your best.

+ The Opportunity

On the job training, leadership programs, collaboration with leading experts – excellence is built into your career development whether you are just starting out as an apprentice or are an experienced professional.

+ The People

We’re united by trust, camaraderie and a shared ambition to lead the world in our field. It helps that we’re nice people too.

+ The Reward

See your contribution, making real change as breakthrough technology and intelligence solutions reshape the landscape for our customers.

What We Offer

+ Warrior Integration Program (Est. 2008)

This program was created to assist in the employment, transition, education, and development of wounded warriors. Through mentoring, partnership, education, and leadership, we vow to serve our veterans in the same manner they served our country. WIP provides mission-centered work that gives wounded warriors the opportunity to contribute, providing a path for career progression.

+ Camo to Corporate (Est. 2013)

Camo to Corporate underpins all of our military recruiting and veteran efforts. We participate in annual career workshops and partner with VA employment reps to identify opportunities for vets at BAE Systems. We’re also proud members of Joining Forces, the Veteran Jobs Mission and Hiring our Heroes - initiatives focused on helping vets and their spouses find meaningful careers.

Perks & Benefits

  • Veterans Support Network
    Veterans Support Network +-

    The mission of the Veterans Support Network is to help connect former service members, active duty members, reservists and those who are supportive of the Armed Services.

  • Health & Wellness
    Health & Wellness +-

    We offer medical plans that take great care of you and your family’s health and well-being. These include medical plans, prescription drugs, dental and vision, along with incentive programs and health saving and spending accounts.

  • Time Away From Work
    Time Away From Work +-

    Paid Time Off (PTO) provides you with paid time away from work that you can use for vacation, personal time, personal illness, or to care for dependents. You can accumulate up to a maximum of 400 PTO hours.

  • Military Leave
    Military Leave +-

    Full-time and part-time employees who serve in the military reserves are eligible to take paid and unpaid leaves of absence to perform military duty.

  • Employee Assistance Program
    Employee Assistance Program +-

    The EAP offers confidential support to manage personal issues, such as stress, family issues, and substance abuse.

  • Employee Discount Programs
    Employee Discount Programs +-

    BAE Systems partners with Beneplace to offer exclusive discounts on a variety of products and services.

  • Tuition Reimbursement
    Tuition Reimbursement +-

    Lifelong employee learning is critical to both your personal growth and that of BAE Systems as a trusted, innovative, and bold organization. That’s why we offer a tuition reimbursement program, so you can pursue advanced education to help further your career.

  • Adoption Assistance
    Adoption Assistance +-

    You can be reimbursed up to $4,000 for qualified adoption expenses through the Adoption Assistance program.

  • Financial Wellness
    Financial Wellness +-

    Plan for today, save for tomorrow. Our programs support your goals at every stage of life. These programs include 401(k) savings plans, life and accident insurance, disability coverage, home, auto, and pet insurance and legal planning.

Our Partners

G.I Jobs Hiring Our Heroes Veterans Job Mission Joining Forces Soldier for Life American Association of People with Disabilities

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