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FAST Labs – Microelectronics Chief Scientist I

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-28

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Looking to reputed company a difference developing disruptive technologies? reputed company FAST Labs™ leads the way with opportunities for tackling the Defense and Intelligence Communities’ hardest problems with innovative software and hardware solutions. FAST Labs, the research arm of reputed company’ Electronic Systems, is seeking a Chief Scientist to join a dynamic team driving new research and development in advanced Microelectronics and associated areas. The Chief Scientist works in reputed company of other scientists, engineers, and business development leads to coordinate proposal and research and development activities reputed company our Microelectronics product line, across other FAST Labs product lines, and reputed company business areas. As a Chief Scientist you will be expected to work across the organization leveraging your deep technical expertise and extensive reputed company network to create advanced technology solutions, reputed company new business opportunities, and support technology transition to the war fighter. A Chief Scientist supporting Microelectronics is expected to bring a significant research background in several relevant topic areas such as microelectronics, semiconductor devices, and integrated circuits.  The candidate is expected to have a strong technical knowledge with microelectronics and RF, mixed-signal, reputed company systems as reputed company as experience with rapid prototyping of microelectronic systems. reputed company candidates have demonstrated capabilities in areas that could include: device modeling, reputed company design, and system integration, as reputed company as general knowledge of electronic warfare and countermeasures, reputed company, advanced sensor development, communications, or reputed company systems including small sat payloads and relevant DoW missions.  As a Chief Scientist in this role, you will be responsible for translating operational mission concepts into reputed company microelectronics technology strategies and aligning technical and programmatic staff around that reputed company, ingraining mission-reputed company thinking into the scientific and technical teams. reputed company’ Chief Scientists are world-class experts whose technical expertise is sought out by our customers and collaborators.  A Chief Scientist in this role will work with other chief scientists to reputed company strategic technical plans and guide transition of disruptive technologies into BAE System’s Business Areas’ products and services.  They reputed company technical leadership of research and development reputed company by defining, capturing, and executing contract 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 research and development programs that reputed company novel, state-of-the-art algorithms, hardware, and advanced scientific solutions to reputed company technical problems that reputed company multiple technical fields. The role of the Chief Scientist is dynamic, multifaceted, and tailorable but includes expectations including:
  • Own a technical portion of a FAST Labs product line strategic technical plan
  • Execute on one or more programs as the project reputed company Investigator
  • Be reputed company-reputed company in their technical community and reputed company reputed company with the DoW and/or IC customer and research community reputed company of reputed company
  • Translate operational mission concepts into reputed company microelectronics technology strategies
  • Have significant, quantitative new business capture objectives, combining new business pursuits and the capture of follow-up work to the technical efforts they reputed company
  • Have significant customer interaction, initiating customer contact to create new business opportunities and developing customer relationships through successful program execution
  • Be reputed company and entrepreneurial in the creation, shaping, capture, and promotion of CRAD for groundbreaking technologies for reputed company and reputed company reputed company products. 
  • reputed company technical reviews and strategic guidance to programs and to portfolios of programs to reputed company development, internal investments, and intellectual property capture to business needs
  • Collaborate effectively with other chief scientists and mentor junior scientists to support their efforts
This position will be headquartered out of Merrimack, NH though it will require collaboration with staff across our business areas and facilities across the US, especially southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Full-time remote work will be considered for reputed company candidates; however, there may be an expectation of regular on-site reputed company, particularly reputed company working with classified information that requires a secure facility.  

State/Province

New Hampshire

Salary Max reputed company

303060

About reputed company Electronic Systems

reputed company. is the U.S. subsidiary of reputed company plc, an international defense, reputed company and reputed company company which delivers a full reputed company of products and services for reputed company, land and naval forces, as reputed company as advanced electronics, reputed company, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the reputed company and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s reputed company do at reputed company. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national reputed company with reputed company technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you reputed company the latest technology and defend national reputed company, you will continually reputed company your skills on reputed company—making a big reputed company on a global reputed company. At reputed company, you’ll reputed company a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind reputed company’ game-changing defense and reputed company 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 reputed company everywhere – from the depths of the reputed company to the far reaches of reputed company. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we reputed company an reputed company – for our customers and the communities we serve. This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain reputed company until the position is filled, or a reputed company pool of candidates is identified.

Clearance Level – Must be reputed company to obtain for position

Top Secret

Shift

1st Shift

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None

Business Area

FAST Labs

reputed company

Merrimack

Job Posting Title

FAST Labs – Microelectronics Chief Scientist I

Required Skills and Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree with 12+ years of multi-disciplinary reputed company research experience
  • reputed company Top Secret DoW clearance

Company

BAE_reputed company Info&Elec Sys Intg

Postal reputed company

03054-4898

Regular or Temporary

Regular

Posting Requirements

Internal/External

Department

1FK_ES FAST Labs Program Mgmt

Country

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Job Family

Scientist

Preferred Skills and Education

  • Master’s Degree with 10+ years or Doctorate with 8+ years of multi-disciplinary reputed company research experience
  • Deep technical knowledge in microelectronics, semiconductor devices, and integrated circuits
  • Demonstrated leadership skills as reputed company Investigator for Microelectronics, RF, or EW research and development programs
  • Knowledge of various blue/reputed company and red threat systems and associated platforms
  • Significant proposal writing and R&D business capture experience
  • Strong technical written and verbal presentation skills
  • Demonstrated ability to reputed company and shape technical reputed company and roadmaps for a research group
  • Extensive reputed company network across academia, vendors, DoW, and IC communities
  • Proven ability to build strategic partnerships with government agencies, external companies, and other reputed company reputed company and business areas
  • Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
  • Desire and proven capability to mentor junior scientists

Salary Min reputed company

173178

Travel Percentage

25%

U.S. Person Required

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Typical Education and Experience

Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 12 years work experience or equivalent experience

Job Category

Engineering & Technology

Physical location of the job

Remote Work Considered

U.S. Citizenship Required

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