--- title: Senior Electrical System Engineer Payloads description: BAE Systems is hiring for the Senior Electrical System Engineer Payloads role in Westminster, CO. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/senior-electrical-system-engineer-payloads-at-bae-systems-01a1c2d6-7ed3-78ea-ba78-88cb624a4272 date: 2026-11-10T01:16:23Z og_description: Join BAE Systems as Senior Electrical System Engineer Payloads in Westminster, CO. Pays $97K–$164.9K per year. Full-time, on-site role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/eg34ch.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [BAE Systems](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/bae-systems?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Westminster, CO | | **Salary** | $97K/yr - $164.9K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Nov 09, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** BAE Systems sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 3 H-1B petitions (FY2025 Q4 – FY2026 Q3). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for BAE Systems. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $129,000 – $163,000 a year (median $143,000). ## Description **Job Description** Minimum $20,000 Sign-On Bonus being offered for external hires. BAE Systems is expanding our expertise to provide exciting and challenging solutions to our customers. Our spacecraft solutions team works in a fast paced, highly collaborative development environment to provide continuously evolving capabilities in space payloads. As an electrical system engineer, you will work with a team of electrical engineers through the program life cycle to develop electronic products for various complex, high precision, and high reliability applications. 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:** - Provide technical leadership for a multidisciplinary system team (optical, mechanical, focal plane, power, thermal, RF, software) including suppliers to create, influence and define discriminating electronics solutions involving electro-optical imaging, SoCs, mechanisms, thermal conditioning, payload control, mission data processing and power including DC-DC converter designs and products for power distribution. - Work with subject matter experts to define space-based electronics systems and components to include focal plane interface electronics, power electronics and power conversion, single board computers, high precision thermal control including cryo systems, and FPGA based controllers. - Lead resolution of electrical hardware anomalies at the system level and determine root cause and corrective action at the engineering development level and with flight hardware. - Compose objective, quantifiable trade studies incorporating heritage system designs as well as new technologies and supplier capabilities to guide critical architectural decisions affecting the performance of other systems and subsystems. - Electrical system-level modeling and simulation, analysis, trades, risk assessment, requirements derivation, allocation, and flow down leveraging, DOORs, MBSE, and various other system engineering tools. - Maintain end-to-end electrical compatibility, functional allocations, and margins across entire system - Hands-on involvement in every aspect of design, development, production, and test. - Identify and mitigate technical risks early in the design phase. - Present analysis, findings, and design to peers, internal management, and customers throughout program phases (Proposal, IBR, SRR, PDR, CDR, IV&V). - Develop electronics to quality and reliability standards for NASA, NOAA, DoD, and classified customers. - 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. O**n-Site Work Environment:** This position requires regular in-person engagement by working **on-site three or more days** each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required. **Working Conditions:** - Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment. - May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required. - May access other facilities in various weather conditions. **Required Education, Experience, & Skills** - BS or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 4 or more years related experience. - Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master’s Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. 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. - Robust problem solving, decision making (related to cost, schedule, technical and risk), and closure skills (dedication to close open items/issues) to ensure mission success - Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate complex concepts to widely varying audiences. - Demonstrated behaviors of a systems thinker; selects and applies appropriate systems thinking skills to solve very complex problems and implement constructive change - Working knowledge of interface and design documentation, such as functional block diagrams, PCB design, layout, and fabrication documentation skills - Detailed design experience in analog circuit, digital circuits, FPGA, PCB Layout, and electronics packaging. #LI-LB3 A security clearance or access with Polygraph is not required to be eligible for this position. However, the applicant must be willing and eligible for submission, depending on program requirements, after an offer is accepted and must be able to maintain the applicable clearance/access. **Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills** - Experience in creating and delivering aerospace electronics systems and subsystems - Experience in creating and delivering space-based electronics systems and subsystems - Technical competence in the following areas: ROIC photodetector arrays, motor drives including 3 phase, voice coils and steppers along with associated feedback including resolvers and encoders, general analog circuitry for thermal control, telemetry gathering and transistor biasing, FPGA closed loop control, DC-DC conversion and power distribution and harnessing along with strong grounding knowledge and EMI background - Analytical experience with WCA and Part Stress is preferred. - Experience through the entire system lifecycle from concept, design, production, integration. **Pay Information** Full-Time Salary Range: $97008 - $164914 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. **About BAE Systems, Inc.**BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support. Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters. This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified. ## Skills - Security Clearance - Influencing - Decision Making - Transistor - Technical Leadership - Electrical Grounding - Calendar Management - Block Diagram - Photodetector - Systems Engineering - Problem Solving - Closed-Loop Control Systems - Risk Management - System on Chip (SoC) Design - Root Cause Analysis - Mechanical Systems - Electronics Packaging - Motor Drives - Detailed Design - Electromagnetic Interference And Compatibility (Emc/emi) - Analog Circuit Design - Electrical Systems - Model Based Systems Engineering - Power Electronics - Software Development Life Cycle - Systems Thinking - Presentation Skills - Site Work - PCB Design - Corrective And Preventive Action (Capa) - Technical Documentation - Polygraphy - Fabrication - Electro-Optics - Thermal Control Systems - Modeling and Simulation - Digital Circuit Design - Robotic Components - Verification And Validation - Telemetry - Power Distribution - Demonstration Skills - Dc-dc Converters - Data Processing - Personal Protective Equipment - Field-Programmable Gate Array (Fpga) - Trade Studies - Flight Hardware ## Benefits - Mental Health - Health Insurance - Dental Insurance - Vision Insurance - Life Insurance - Legal Services - Employee Programs - Paid Time Off (Pto) - Sick Leave - 401(k) Plans - Pet Insurance ## Related - [More jobs at BAE Systems](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/bae-systems?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Electrical Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/electrical-engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Electrical Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/electrical-engineering/electrical-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [Defense and Space](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/aerospace-and-defense/defense-and-space?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 69648 jobs - [Colorado](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/colorado?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 61867 jobs - [BAE Systems](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/bae-systems?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 4788 jobs - [Westminster, CO](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/colorado/westminster?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 1434 jobs ## Related pages - [Defense and Space](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/aerospace-and-defense/defense-and-space?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 69648 jobs - [Colorado](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/colorado?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 61867 jobs - [BAE Systems](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/bae-systems?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 4788 jobs - [Westminster, CO](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/colorado/westminster?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 1434 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)