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Systems Engineer

BAE Systems

Hill AFB, UTFull-time$72–123K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

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.

Top Secret clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

BAE Systems seeks a Systems Engineer or recent engineering graduate to support the U.S. Air Force’s acquisition and deployment of the Sentinel ICBM. The engineer will assess contractor requirements, specifications, designs, and engineering artifacts; provide technical findings and recommendations to Government customers; and support reviews, systems engineering activities, and acquisition decisions. The role works with Air Force personnel, program managers, engineers, contractors, and other stakeholders.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Systems EngineeringEngineering AnalysisModel-Based Systems EngineeringCameoDOORSRhapsodyICBM SystemsDoD AcquisitionCollaborationProactivityAdaptability

Qualifications

ABET-Accredited STEM Degree0-2 Years Experience3 Years Related ExperienceTop-Secret Clearance EligibilitySecret ClearanceINCOSE ASEP

Benefits

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

Full job description

Job Description

BAE Systems is seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer or recent engineering graduate with strong technical aptitude to support the U.S. Air Force in the acquisition and deployment of the nextgeneration Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), the Sentinel weapon system. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute directly to a nationalpriority defense program that underpins the nation s strategic deterrence mission.

As part of a highperforming team of specialty systems engineers, you will provide technical rigor, independent assessment, and engineering expertise to ensure the weapon system s requirements, specifications, and design artifacts delivered by the prime contractor meet Air Force expectations. Operating as a trusted technical advisor to the Government customer, you will work closely with USAF civilians, military personnel, program managers, and engineering teams, and interface frequently with the prime contractor, industry partners, and key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

Evaluate contractor technical products

  • Analyze prime contractor technical documentation, specifications, engineering drawings, interface descriptions, and modelbased systems engineering (MBSE) artifacts to assess technical adequacy, requirements traceability, and design maturity.

  • Apply engineering fundamentals to identify risks, design gaps, performance shortfalls, safety concerns, interoperability issues, and noncompliance with system requirements.

  • Leverage your engineering disciplinewhether mechanical, aerospace, electrical, systems, or related fieldto assess design feasibility, evaluate performance margins, interpret engineering data, and understand subsystem behavior.

  • Provide clear, datadriven findings and recommendations to Government leads to support acquisition decisions.

Apply engineering expertise in formal technical reviews and engineering working groups

  • Support requirements reviews, preliminary and critical design reviews by preparing questions, evaluating presented technical data, and documenting observations.

  • Collaborate with crossfunctional specialty engineers (e.g., cybersecurity, nuclear surety, reliability, environmental, structures, propulsion, guidance, comms) to support integrated system evaluation.

Provide systems engineering support across program segments

  • Apply systems thinking to evaluate systemlevel behavior, interfaces, architecture decisions, requirements decomposition, and subsystem interactions.

  • Assist in validating requirements, maintaining traceability, reviewing verification and test plans, and assessing contractor MBSE products for completeness and alignment with the baseline architecture.

  • Support risk and opportunity management by identifying technical concerns early, contributing to mitigation strategies, and tracking closure actions.

Develop and present technical analyses and recommendations -

  • Create technical reports, briefing materials, position papers, and engineering assessments that communicate complex issues clearly to Air Force customers and leadership.

  • Translate technical conclusions into actionable recommendations to inform programmatic decisions and acquisition strategy.

The ideal candidate is collaborative, proactive, adaptable, and eager to develop deep technical understanding within a complex, missioncritical weapons system program.

This position will operate in an organizational culture that develops and challenges employees to achieve high performance in a fast-paced, high-morale workplace using streamlined management policies and procedures. It is a challenging and rewarding opportunity to shape the development and deployment of the next generation intercontinental ballistic missile, the national security-critical backbone of our nuclear deterrent capability.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

Systems engineer Final grade determined by qualifications and experience

  • BS/MS ABET accredited STEM degree.

  • 0-2 years experience considered for a junior position. 3 yrs of directly related experience (2 yrs with MS degree).

  • Be able to obtain a Top-Secret clearance.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Secret clearance

  • Knowledge/Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

  • Knowledge/Experience with Cameo, DOORS, and/or Rhapsody.

  • Knowledge/Experience with ICBM systems

  • Experience with DOD acquisition.

  • INCOSE ASEP

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.

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How this job compares

Set against the 11,079 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$72–123K/yr
  • Utah median$98–177K/yr242 salary ranges
  • US median$116–186K/yr8,158 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $97K, is 30% below the Utah median midpoint ($140K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Utah.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 331 open Systems Engineer jobs in Utah and 11,079 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Utah
Experience
This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 9,274 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,686 of the 11,079 open Systems Engineer jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 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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