Senior Principal Design Verification Engineer - FPGA - (Sign-on Bonus)

BAE Systems · Totowa, NJ · Engineering & Technology

senior software engineering Hardware Engineer tech_leadership 8+ yrs Bachelor's · Posted May 1, 2026
$142,205 – $241,749
USD per year

About this role

BAE Systems is hiring a senior-level Hardware Engineer in the software engineering function based in Totowa, NJ. The posting calls out experience with Jira, Testing and roughly 8+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $142,205–$241,749 per year.

Role
Hardware Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Totowa, NJ
Work mode
On-site
Experience
8+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Department
Engineering & Technology
Posted
May 1, 2026
AI Summary
Senior FPGA Design Verification Engineer planning and architecting verification environments using SystemVerilog/UVM and VHDL. Leads teams, mentors junior engineers, and develops constrained-random testbenches for Electronic Warfare systems. Requires 8+ years experience, security clearance eligibility, and expertise with Mentor Questa or Cadence tools.
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Job Description

Picture yourself developing advanced electronic systems deployed to protect members of our armed services on some of the nation's most sophisticated aircraft. Pretty rewarding, right? And now imagine doing that job while working in a fast-paced environment using state-of-the-art tools and methodologies, all the while increasing your knowledge, growing your skills, and advancing your career.

BAE is looking for experienced senior level FPGA Design Verification Engineers who can plan, architect, and develop verification environments. Candidates will be given the opportunity to lead teams, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to the evolution of the company's verification processes and methodologies.

While in this job you will