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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer - **Company:** BAE Systems - **Location:** Aurora, CO, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $79,000.0 - $135,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, Cyber Security, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), Verification and Validation (Software), Information Technology - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.baesystems.com/global/en/job/BAE1US128989BREXTERNAL/Systems-Engineer-II-Mission-Performance?utm_source=BuiltIn&utm_medium=phenom-feeds ## About the Role * BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 2 or more years related experience * Each higher-level degree, i.e., master's degree and/or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education. * A current, active TS/SCI security clearance is required. * Technical Foundation & Domain Expertise: + Coding Proficiency: Strong Python skills are essential. We view your arrival as the start of a continuous learning journey; we will provide the training and resources needed to expand your toolkit into other specialized packages. + Analytical Rigor: The ability to build analytic models and translate those results into clear, actionable technical reports. * Communication & Collaborative Excellence: + Strategic Delivery: You can take complex analysis and turn it into a compelling narrative for both internal stakeholders and external customers. + Team Synergy: You thrive in small, high-impact teams where collaboration, open communication, and shared success are the priority. + Professionalism: A communicator who can document results with precision and interact effectively across all levels of the organization., * Academic Depth: An advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Physics, Mathematics, or a related STEM field, providing a strong theoretical foundation for complex problem-solving. * Space Domain Mastery: A passion for and experience with space systems and the intricacies of orbital dynamics. * Simulation Expertise: Proficiency in industry-standard tools such as STK and AFSIM to model and analyze mission architectures. * Research Mindset: A proven track record of independent research, demonstrating the ability to navigate ambiguity and derive insights from complex data sets. * Advanced Coding: The ability to leverage Python not just for basic tasks, but as a primary tool for sophisticated analytical modeling. * Modern Systems Approach: Exposure to Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and a desire to apply these methodologies to next-generation missions., Top Skills: Concept Of Operations (Conops)Digital Signal Processing (Dsp)Firmware EngineeringHardware EngineeringRadarSoftware EngineeringSystems EngineeringVerification And Validation (V&V) ## Description Launch Your Career at the Frontier of Mission Engineering Are you a problem-solver driven by curiosity and a desire to tackle the world's most complex technical challenges? Join the Mission Engineering team at BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems. We are a high-energy group of innovators who believe that technical excellence and a supportive, vibrant culture go hand-in-hand. This isn't a role where you'll be stuck in a silo. You will be embedded in a collaborative environment where creativity is encouraged, mentorship is a priority, and your contributions directly influence the future of space, air, and ground domain architectures. As part of the Strategic Capabilities Unit (SCU), you will be at the heart of BAE Systems' most discriminating technologies, helping us define the next generation of mission success. The Engineering, Science and Analysis (ESA) Strategic Capabilities Unit comprises the technical talent and organizational leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers' missions. Our collaborative, cross-functional teams are committed to innovation, integrity, continual learning and strong execution. What You'll Do: * As a Systems Engineer, you will move beyond theory and into application, utilizing a custom-built tool-suite to characterize the performance of complex system architectures. Your work will provide the data-driven insights that set the requirements for the components and systems of tomorrow. * Technical Development & Innovation: + Build the Tools: You won't just use existing software; you will develop new tools and algorithms for mission systems modeling and data analysis, evolving our capabilities in real-time. + Analyze Complex Systems: Collaborate with a team of analysts to simulate and characterize mission performance across diverse domains (Space, Air, and Ground). + Solve Real-World Problems: Contribute to critical project milestones by providing creative solutions to multifaceted technical bottlenecks. * Professional Growth & Visibility: + Develop Executive Presence: Gain rare, early-career experience presenting your findings and proposed solutions to peers, senior management, and external customers. + Business Acumen: Get a "behind-the-scenes" look at the defense industry by supporting new business initiatives, including proposal writing and cost/schedule estimation. + Cross-Functional Synergy: Build a professional network across Strategic Business Units and the wider company, learning how high-impact technologies move from concept to delivery. * Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule. * Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment. * Perform other duties as necessary. On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations will be required. This role is based on-site five days per week to ensure you have the mentorship, face-to-face collaboration, and hands-on experience necessary for rapid professional growth., Analyze, model, and optimize mission performance across space, air, and ground architectures. Develop predictive algorithms and simulation tools, conduct trade-off and sensitivity analyses, derive subsystem requirements, establish performance metrics, and communicate technical findings to leadership and customers. Mentor junior engineers and support technical proposals and business strategy. The role requires on-site work five days per week, collaboration across teams, and an active TS/SCI clearance., Analyzes and develops satellite propulsion systems, focusing on pressurized fluid dynamics. Responsibilities include orbit dynamics, delta-v budgets, surge and waterhammer estimation, plume impingement modeling, fluid flow modeling, and propellant budget estimation. The engineer may also support propulsion architecture, component and assembly management, testing, and cross-functional product delivery. The role requires on-site work five days per week and collaboration across multidisciplinary engineering teams., Lead the architecture and ground-up development of next-generation RADAR systems. Own technical roadmaps, architecture trade studies, CONOPS, requirements, verification and validation, and hardware program execution. 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