
Sentinel Future Capabilities Requirements Senior Systems Engineer
Hill AFB, UTFull-time$121–205K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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BAE Systems seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to support government requirements development for new capabilities on the Sentinel ICBM weapon system at Hill Air Force Base. The role provides technical expertise and leadership across hardware and software engineering, including design analysis, development, integration, and implementation. The position is located at Hill AFB because of its special-access classified environment and is not conducive to regular telework or remote schedules.
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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 seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for an exciting opportunity developing new capabilities for the Sentinel ICBM weapon system at Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah. This position will provide expert engineering support to assist the government customer develop requirements for hardware and software on a highly complex program.
This new ICBM program will design, develop, produce, and deploy new payload system suites (reentry vehicles and/or countermeasures). The key payload attributes include enhancements in accuracy, lethality, and ICBM Reentry System/Reentry Vehicle (RS/RV) interoperable operations. Program activities also include the employment of digital acquisitions through the application of digital engineering, agile software development, and open systems architectures.
Responsibilities include:
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Provide technical advice to Government leaders and engineers.
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Support requirements development, analysis of alternatives, verification and validation activities, and milestone preparation.
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Prepare/review engineering analysis reports and key acquisition documents, including RFP packages.
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Participate in technical interchange meetings, design reviews, program management reviews, certification working groups, and other technical meetings, as required.
The Senior Systems Engineer supports the Program Manager in the execution of program duties. The role provides highly technical expertise and guidance in solving complex hardware/software engineering problems. Additionally, this position provides technical leadership across all phases of hardware/software design analysis, development, integration, and implementation, and requires a candidate capable of determining the appropriate use of technologies to solve engineering problems.
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 states 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
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Bachelor s degree in engineering or related technical discipline with 7 years of Engineering experience or master s degree in engineering or related technical discipline with 5 years of Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering experience.
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3 years of progressive responsibility in providing technical leadership.
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Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
- Experience as an engineer on a missile system or complex weapon system in an acquisition environment (especially ACAT I program or ICBM-related experience).
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $120874 - $205486
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 10,973 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$121–205K/yr
- Utah median$98–178K/yr238 salary ranges
- US median$115–188K/yr8,067 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $163K, is 15% above the Utah median midpoint ($141K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Utah.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 324 open Systems Engineer jobs in Utah and 10,973 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Utah
- Northrop Grumman169 open
- L3Harris29 open
- BAE Systems (this employer)18 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,115 postings).
- Education
- 4,704 of the 10,973 open Systems Engineer jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 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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