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Future Payload Capabilities Principal Electrical Engineer (Guidance/Navigation Manager)

BAE Systems

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Compensation
$136–231K/yr
Location
Hill AFB, UT
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance

Job overview

BAE Systems seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead a small engineering team supporting a Government acquisition program developing new payload capabilities for the Sentinel ICBM at Hill Air Force Base. The role provides technical support across requirements, analysis, verification, acquisition documentation, and program reviews. The position is located at Hill AFB and is not conducive to telework schedules.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Technical LeadershipGuidance and NavigationElectrical EngineeringMissile SystemsComplex Weapon SystemsACAT I ProgramsICBM Systems

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering or Related Field12 Years Electrical Engineering Experience With Bachelor's or 10 Years With Master's6 Years Technical Leadership on Guidance and Navigation ProgramAbility to Obtain TS/SCI ClearanceSpecial Access Program Eligibility

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 Principal Electrical Engineer for an exciting opportunity developing new capabilities for the Sentinel ICBM weapon system at Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah. This position will lead a small team of engineers providing engineering support to a large Government acquisition 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 will also include the employment of digital acquisitions through the application of digital engineering, agile software development, and open systems architectures.

Responsibilities include

  • Provide technical advice to Government leaders and engineers.

  • Support requirements development, analysis of alternatives, verification and validation activities, and milestone preparation.

  • Prepare/review engineering analysis reports and key acquisition documents, including RFP packages.

  • Participate in technical interchange meetings, design reviews, program management reviews, certification working groups, and other technical meetings, as required.

  • Provide guidance and leadership to more junior engineering team members.

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Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Bachelor s degree in engineering or related field with 12 years of Electrical Engineering experience or master s degree in engineering or related field with 10 years of Electrical Engineering experience.

  • 6 years of progressive responsibility in providing technical leadership on a Guidance and Navigation program.

  • Experience as an electrical engineer on a missile system or other complex weapon system (especially ACAT I program or ICBM-related experience).

  • Ability to obtain a TS/SCI and clearance and eligible for Special Access Program.

Due to its special-access, classified working environment, this position is only located at Hill AFB, Utah, and is not conducive to telework schedules.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

The ideal candidate will have most of the following experience:

  • Experience as an electrical engineer on a missile system or complex weapon system (especially ACAT I program or ICBM-related 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.

Future Payload Capabilities Principal Electrical Engineer (Guidance/Navigation Manager)

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How this job compares

Set against the 10,269 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$136–231K/yr
  • Utah median$100–160K/yr87 salary ranges
  • US median$108–170K/yr6,573 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $184K, is 46% above the Utah median midpoint ($126K) — in the top quarter of Electrical Engineer salary ranges in Utah.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 156 open Electrical Engineer jobs in Utah and 10,269 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 6 years of experience; Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (8,574 postings).
Education
6,947 of the 10,269 open Electrical Engineer jobs (68%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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