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Lead Electrical Engineer

BAE Systems

Hill AFB, UTFull-time$136–231K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$136–231K/yr
Location
Hill AFB, UT
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Job overview

BAE Systems seeks a Warhead Lead Electrical Engineer to support U.S. Air Force and government personnel on the Sentinel ICBM program. The role provides leadership and engineering support for warhead development and integration, including risk mitigation, safety and reliability oversight, leadership briefings, and cross-functional coordination. It leads and mentors a multidisciplinary engineering team. The position is located at Hill Air Force Base and is not conducive to regular telework or remote schedules.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cross-Functional Engineering LeadershipTechnical IntegrationStakeholder AlignmentCommunicationLeadership BriefingTechnical Decision CoordinationPriority ManagementAir Force AcquisitionDOD AcquisitionDOE AcquisitionAir Force Program ManagementProductionSystems Engineering

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics12+ Years Experience or 10+ Years With Master'sMaster's Degree

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Job Description

Join BAE Systems' Air & Space Force Solutions and be part of a diverse and enthusiastic team that solves some of the world's most complex technical challenges. For the eighth consecutive year, BAE Systems was named among the Salt Lake Tribune's "Top Workplaces" by our employees, earning special distinction for providing a healthy work-life balance for our valued employees. We work very hard to ensure this is a great place to work!

BAE Systems is looking for a Warhead Lead Electrical Engineer that is responsible for customer support to the U.S. Air Force and Government personnel as a part of the Lead Project Officer (LPO) team as they collaborate with the Air Force s Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) program office and the National Nuclear Security Agency. The position requires leadership and technical/engineering support to warhead development activities and integration efforts to the Reentry Vehicle and Sentinel programs. Areas of responsibility may include monitoring for and mitigation of issues affecting safety, surety, cybersecurity, and reliability of the weapon. Identification of program and technical risks or management of risk mitigation efforts. Development of detailed briefings for Air Force leadership, reporting on the Safety, Surety, Cybersecurity & Reliability statuses. Drive technical synchronization meetings, establish programmatic agendas, and ensure all cross-functional action items are executed to schedule. Lead and mentor a multi-disciplinary engineering team, integrating diverse technical inputs to drive successful warhead integration.

Why Utah? You ve got to see it to believe it! Utah is an amazing state with diverse geography, a unique culture and an exceptional quality of life. We are located north of Salt Lake City at the foot of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. The area offers an incredible range of outdoors pursuits across the seasons including hiking, climbing, hunting, fishing, camping, boating, mountain biking, and world-class skiing at resorts that hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics. The state is home to five amazing National Parks and an easy drive from two more; Grand Teton and Yellowstone. The Salt Lake City area offers a vast array of cultural activities and businesses including professional sports teams. It is a western hub for world-class, cutting-edge medical and health care.

Pursuant to Government contract, this position requires US Citizenship status. This position is only located at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, due to the special-access classified working environment and is not conducive to regular telework or remote schedules.

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Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Bachelors degree in Electronic engineering, Electrical engineering, physics, or mathematics

  • Minimum 12 years of experience (10 years of experience with a Masters degree)

  • Proven ability to guide crossfunctional engineering activities, integrate diverse technical inputs, and ensure alignment across stakeholders.

  • Strong communication skills with experience briefing senior leadership and coordinating technical decisions across organizations

  • Proven ability to manage conflicting priorities across multiple engineering teams and stakeholders

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Air Force/DOD/DOE acquisition experience

  • Air Force Program management experience

  • Production experience

  • Systems Engineering experience

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $136000 - $231200

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.

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How this job compares

Set against the 10,343 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$136–231K/yr
  • Utah median$100–160K/yr86 salary ranges
  • US median$106–165K/yr6,729 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $184K, is 45% above the Utah median midpoint ($126K) — in the top quarter of Electrical Engineer salary ranges in Utah.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 159 open Electrical Engineer jobs in Utah and 10,343 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Utah
Experience
This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 8,581 postings).
Education
6,711 of the 10,343 open Electrical Engineer jobs (65%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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