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Program Protection System Engineer

BAE Systems

Hill AFB, UTFull-time$72–123K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$72–123K/yr
Location
Hill AFB, UT
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Program Protection Systems Engineer will support the Sentinel program, the Air Force’s next-generation ICBM acquisition, at the intersection of security and systems engineering. The role partners with Integrated Product Teams to help architect and safeguard weapon systems and supporting technologies, providing support throughout engineering development, deployment, and sustainment. The position supports a national security-critical program and a digital engineering-driven Air Force organization.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Requirements DecompositionMBSE Product EditingMBSE SoftwareRelationship TraceabilityTeamworkOrganizationAttention to DetailKnowledge SharingProactive IdeationStrategic ThinkingTactical ExecutionCommunicationMBSE Modeling

Qualifications

Bachelor's in STEMDoD Program Intern ExperienceICBM Program ExperienceMBSE Modeling CourseworkINCOSE ASEP CertificationSecret Clearance

Benefits

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

Full job description

Job Description

Join BAE Systems in shaping the future of national defense. We are looking for a driven Program Protection (P2) Systems Engineer to play a pivotal role in the Sentinel programthe Air Force's next-generation ICBM acquisition. You will operate at the intersection of security and systems engineering, partnering with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to architect and safeguard complex weapon systems and supporting technologies. If you are a proactive engineer who excels in rapid-response environments and is eager to make a tangible impact on global security, we want to hear from you.

This is a rare opportunity to join a high-performing team within a large defense company with an extraordinary, positive culture, and mission focus. In this position, you will provide direct support to a national security-critical weapon system throughout engineering development, deployment and sustainment. You will help support several hundred personnel providing the government with ICBM expertise. You will become a trusted mission partner to the innovative, digital engineering-driven Air Force organization that is responsible to design, build, test, transition, and sustain the world s safest, most secure, and effective land-based nuclear deterrent, on-schedule. Do not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

BAE Systems has earned accolades as a Top Workplace in Utah based on employee feedback for eight consecutive years, earning special distinction for providing a healthy work-life balance for our valued employees. BAE Systems is the only DoD contractor to have earned this distinction.

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Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • B.S. in a STEM field at an accredited university or college.

  • Demonstrated proficiency with requirements decomposition concepts and tools.

  • Demonstrated capacity to edit and review MBSE products in-situ using MBSE software like Cameo, Rhapsody, etc.

  • Familiarity with relationship traceability in digital systems.

  • Proactive person with a positive attitude and a team player mentality.

  • Highly organized with acute attention to detail.

  • Possess a willingness to learn while also sharing your current knowledge/skills.

  • Proactively provides ideas/thoughts.

  • Values brainstorming and changing the status quo.

  • Possesses both strategic thinking skills and tactical execution skills.

  • Strong communication skills.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Preference is given to candidates with intern experience in DoD programs and increased preference with experience in ICBM programs.

  • Successfully completed coursework in MBSE modeling, e.g., Delligatti SysML.

  • INCOSE Associates Certified Engineering Professional (ASEP).

  • Secret Clearance.

  • This role is open to a range of experience levels from Engineer I- Sys to Engineer Sr. Systems. Final placement will be based on the candidate's qualifications, technical expertise, and ability to lead complex Program Protection initiatives.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $72150 - $122655

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.

Program Protection System Engineer

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How this job compares

Set against the 11,788 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$72–123K/yr
  • Utah median$98–178K/yr247 salary ranges
  • US median$116–190K/yr8,703 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $97K, is 31% below the Utah median midpoint ($141K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Utah.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 339 open Systems Engineer jobs in Utah and 11,788 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Utah
Experience
Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (9,870 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,515 of the 11,788 open Systems Engineer jobs (38%) 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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