Field Service Engineer

Location: Westminster, Colorado

Job Description BAE Systems is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team of professionals as a Field Service Engineer (FSE). The qualified candidate will support sustainment of large transmitters and receivers by performing advanced troubleshooting, patching oversight, preventative maintenance, and engineering reach‑back coordination. This position ensures technical readiness across multiple systems and provides escalation support to the Field Support Technicians depot maintenance and contingency operations. The Field Service Engineer must display strong interpersonal communication skills, work as a member of a dedicated team, build technical relationships with the customer community, contractors, BAE Systems Program Management as well as representing the company in a professional manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the comprehensive engineering lead for System Maintenance Events, executing system checkout, calibrations, corrective maintenance, and field testing
• Perform advanced diagnostics on LRUs, software and other RF subsystems; coordinate depot‑level repair evaluations through contractor facilities.
• Support implementation of engineering enhancements and patch management to fielded systems, including in a lab environment
• Lead FRACAS activities in the field, collect failure data, and provide detailed engineering feedback to sustainment teams.
• Train, supervise, and provide technical mentoring to Field Support Technicians during preventative maintenance and contingency operations.
• Interface with customer personnel during reviews, site visits, classified communication sessions, and technical discussions.
• Support OCONUS contingency operations when required; fulfill all ITAR, medical, and mandatory theater training.
• Document system performance, maintenance actions, and configuration changes for CDRLs and data management updates.
• May be asked to support development tasks such as technical manual editing, testing repaired components/LRUs, and approving revisions to drawings

Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and the nature of this role, this position is performed 100% full-time on-site at a BAE Systems customer facility.Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• 4 to 5 years experience in field engineering, sustainment, or system‑level troubleshooting of complex RF, networked, or embedded systems.
• Experience with Linux‑based systems, networking hardware, and test equipment such as VNAs.
• Fluent in wiring diagrams and HVAC diagrams and troubleshoot appropriately
• Willingness and ability to travel CONUS/OCONUS for preventative maintenance and contingency operations.
• Possess a strong ability to articulate complex technical issues in an easy-to-understand manner to the customer, including remotely
• Ability to lift at least 50 pounds and work on ladders.
• An active Secret clearance is required; with the ability to obtain Special Access Program clearance.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience with antennas, RF distribution subsystems, or similar DoD systems, as well as knowledge about expeditionary HVAC systems
• Familiarity with STIGs, IA scanning tools, patch-management processes, or sustainment engineering practices.
• FRACAS/Jira experience.
• Experience with organizational and depot level repair pools
• Active Top Secret clearance desired

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $118095 - $200762

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 Electronic Systems 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. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems’ game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere - from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact - for our customers and the communities we serve.

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.

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