senior software engineering Platform Engineer ic · Posted May 11, 2026
$136,000 – $231,200
USD per year

About this role

BAE Systems is hiring a senior-level Platform Engineer in the software engineering function based in Hill AFB, UT. The posting calls out experience with Python, System Design, Agile, Security. Compensation is listed at $136,000–$231,200 per year.

Role
Platform Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Hill AFB, UT
Department
Engineering & Technology
Posted
May 11, 2026
AI Summary
Senior MS&A Developer creates and tests advanced rocket and missile dynamics simulations for the Sentinel ICBM program. Applies engineering expertise to 6-DOF flight performance models, ensures accuracy of analysis tools, and supports technical documentation and briefings for the aerospace vehicle equipment division.

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Job description

from BAE Systems careers

Job Description BAE Systems is seeking an exceptional, Senior Modeling, Simulation and Analysis (MS A) Developer Engineer for an exciting opportunity to support the Air Force's acquisition of the next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system, known as the Sentinel ICBM Program. Why Sentinel (formerly GBSD)? The Sentinel Program is an enormous and complex “Mega-Project” modernizing the entire ICBM weapon system deployed across tens of thousands of square miles in five states. Without a doubt, Sentinel is one of the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) most important acquisition efforts for the next decade, if not longer. It includes a complete refurbishment or replacement of hundreds of aging Minuteman III ICBM facilities to secure and support a newly designed, technologically advanced ballistic missile. It will also provide an entirely new command and control system as well as vast array of required support equipment specifically engineered to operate and sustain the new weapon system over the decades ahead. Sentinel is one of the DoD’s newest official “programs of record,” having recently achieved Acquisitions Milestone B and enjoys broad, strong support at the national level. It is a long-term project with the weapon system anticipated to remain operational until at least 2075. Sentinel is…

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