principal Data Engineer ic · Posted Apr 29, 2026
$153,377 – $260,743
USD per year

About this role

BAE Systems is hiring a principal-level Data Engineer based in San Diego, CA. The posting calls out experience with LLMs, RAG, Data Analytics. Compensation is listed at $153,377–$260,743 per year.

Role
Data Engineer
Function
data engineering
Level
principal
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
San Diego, CA
Department
Engineering & Technology
Posted
Apr 29, 2026

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Job description

from BAE Systems careers

Job Description See what you’re missing. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced solutions – from supplying the essential information that supports decision makers with deep insights on world events to providing mission planning capabilities for the Air Force’s refueling and logistics fleet that plan thousands of missions per day. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too. In our Advanced Mission Solutions (AMS) product line, you’ll help develop solutions that address our customers’ most pressing operational challenges. As a diverse organization our technology challenges span large scale/petabyte class information management solutions, collection management, autonomy, test and support, and precision targeting. We are a pathfinder in our defense and intelligence markets, focused on delivering disruptive technology to give our customers the edge they need. The AMS product line is looking for an experienced, self-motivated Portfolio Chief Engineer (PCE) to support a collaborative approach to the design and implementation of Data and Analytics Systems capabilities. The Data Analytic Solutions (DAS) group delivers cutting-edge big data content management, data-driven analytics, and multiple security domain software platforms that enable mission-critical decision…

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