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FAST Labs Chief Scientist - Electro-optical Systems
Company: BAE Systems
Location: Merrimack, NH
Employment Type: Full Time
Date Posted: 01/02/2026
Job Categories: Science
Job Description
FAST Labs Chief Scientist - Electro-optical Systems

Job Description
FAST Labs, BAE Systems research and development group, innovates science and technology breakthroughs for some of the toughest technical challenges in the defense, aerospace, power and propulsion, and security industries. This research and development (R&D) business, collaborates with business areas across the companys global enterprise to develop and implement advanced technology capabilities in the areas of advanced electronics, autonomy, cyber, electronic warfare, and sensors and processing.

Sensing Technologies, a product line within FAST Labs, is searching for a Chief Scientist to help drive the technical direction within our Electro- Optics Sensing Solutions technology area. Candidates are required to have domain expertise in one of more of the following: Infrared countermeasures, passive detection and tracking, LIDAR, coherent LIDAR, remote sensing, and laser communications.

As a Chief Scientist, you will provide technical leadership on programs ranging from initial concept development through full system demonstration in relevant environments. Candidates are expected to bring demonstrated capabilities and technical leadership in some or all of the following:
  • Extensive experience in developing of novel sensor, processing, algorithm and systems architectures.
  • As a Chief Scientist, you will coordinate with other chiefs, researchers, and business leaders within ST and other FAST Labs product lines, as well as external customers and stakeholders, to help identify, create, capture, and execute research opportunities in areas aligned and related to your skills and background.
  • Provide technical leadership of research and development projects, defining, capturing, and executing (typically as the project Principal Investigator), contracted 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 research and development programs that develop novel, state-of-the-art algorithms, hardware, and advanced scientific solutions to complex technical problems that span multiple technical fields.
  • Be a world-class expert in your field of expertise and be actively engaged in the technical research community outside of BAE Systems.
  • Demonstrate strong communication skills with an ability to initiate and grow customer relationships to create new business opportunities.
  • As a Chief Scientist you are expected to be entrepreneurial in the creation, shaping, capture, and promotion of CRAD for groundbreaking technologies for current and future BAE Systems products.
  • Provide technical guidance to support the transition of disruptive technologies into BAE Systems Business Areas products and services.
  • Chief Scientists are expected to provide technical review and strategic guidance to programs and to portfolios of programs to align technology development, internal investments, and intellectual property capture to business needs.
  • Provide technical and career mentoring to more junior scientists and engineers.
Because this role involves a combination of collaborative/in-person and independent work, it will take the form of a hybrid work format, with time split between working onsite and remotely.


Required Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Doctorate with 8+ years or a Masters Degree with 10+ years of multi-disciplinary professional research experience
  • Core competency in multiple relevant technical fields; physics based modeling, algorithm development, EO/IR sensor and systems architectures, digital signal processing, AI/ML and modeling and simulation.
  • Principal investigator for research and development programs
  • Technical team leadership as principal investigator on multi-disciplinary research and development programs
  • Technical lead on capture of new business for research and development
  • Capture lead on capture of new business for research and development
  • Strong technical written and verbal presentation skills
  • Understanding of the application of technical strategy to a research group
  • Mentoring of more junior scientists
  • Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS clearance with SCI and SAP accesses


Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Masters Degree with 10+ years of professional research experience or Doctorate with 8+ years of professional research experience
  • Active TS clearance with SCI and SAP accesses


Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $169782 - $297118

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 its 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 teammaking a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, youll 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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