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BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems
About BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems is the former Ball Aerospace, bought by BAE Systems in 2024. It builds spacecraft, science and weather instruments and the systems that operate them, mainly in Boulder, Broomfield and Westminster, Colorado. BAE Systems posts all of its US hiring on one site, so only the roles whose title names space work are read here, and each one is judged again before it is listed.
Typical pay, live
, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 142 open BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems roles; typical pay across them is $131k to $254k a year (median $159k).
Live BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems roles
Updated 1 Nov 2026, 07:02 UTCSpace Systems - Core Systems Engineering Intern, Summer 2027 (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Broomfield, Colorado +5 more· 1d agoDetails
$26.50–$35.75/hrEngineer II - Information System Security (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Broomfield, Colorado +3 more· 2w agoDetails
$79,365–$134,921/yrSenior Engineer – System Security (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Broomfield, Colorado, United States· 2d agoDetails
$97,008–$164,914/yrPrincipal Systems Storage Administrator (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Westminster, Colorado, United States· 2w agoDetails
$118,095–$200,762/yrManager I - Capture Management (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Broomfield, Colorado, United States· 1w agoDetails
$132,962–$226,035/yrEngineering Manager IV – Ground Systems (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Broomfield, Colorado +3 more· 4d agoDetails
$173,023–$294,137/yrManager III – Capture Management (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Broomfield, Colorado, United States· 2w agoDetails
$153,377–$260,743/yrManager III - Capture Management Solutions Architect (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Broomfield, Colorado, United States· 2w agoDetails
$153,377–$260,743/yrManager III – Ground Systems and Services Integrated Supply Chain (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Broomfield, Colorado +3 more· 4d agoDetails
$138,267–$235,053/yrManager III – Ground Development Program Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Broomfield, Colorado, United States· 2w agoDetails
$150,370–$255,630/yrSenior Principal Engineer – Ground/Application Software (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Broomfield, Colorado +5 more· 2w agoDetails
$132,962–$226,035/yrPrincipal Engineer – Mission Operations Systems (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Broomfield, Colorado +3 more· 1mo agoDetails
$118,095–$200,762/yr
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- Broomfield is the headquarters of BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems, the former Ball Aerospace, which BAE bought in 2024. (Source: BizWest)
- Boulder is BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems' large campus, the former Ball Aerospace's. (Source: BizWest)
- Westminster is a production site of BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems, the former Ball Aerospace. (Source: BizWest)
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About BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems
Spacecraft, instruments and mission systems from the former Ball Aerospace, now inside BAE Systems. It pays $131k–$254k/yr typically (median $159k/yr).
Hiring now, with pay we measure from its own live feed142 open roles on BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems, independently checked 1 Nov 2026.
Paid as an employee on BAE Systems's own payroll (salaried or hourly, as each posting states).
Boulder, Broomfield and Westminster, CO
What BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems pays
From current postings · as of 1 Nov 2026Median $159k/yr, taken across 142 postings with a stated rate. Posted rates go as low as $47.6k/yr and as high as $294k/yr.
Measured from 137 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours).
Best-paid BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems openings today
All 142 by payEngineering Manager IV – Ground Systems (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Broomfield, Colorado +3 more· 4d agoDetails
$173,023–$294,137/yrManager IV – Contracts (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Broomfield, Colorado, United States· 1w agoDetails
$157,911–$268,449/yrManager III – Capture Management (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Broomfield, Colorado, United States· 2w agoDetails
$153,377–$260,743/yrManager III - Capture Management Solutions Architect (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Broomfield, Colorado, United States· 2w agoDetails
$153,377–$260,743/yrSoftware & IT · Boulder, Colorado, United States· 2d agoDetails
$153,377–$260,743/yr
“Typical” here means the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top; every role list on this site uses that one definition. Our methods page explains where each pay number comes from and how sure we are of it.
The work BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems hires for
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What our research measures about BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems
Read from the open postings on 2026-10-31 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.
- Who is hiring146 open roles, 0.8% of all the space roles we read, across 13 kinds of work; 140 of them posted in the last 30 days.
- Who can apply0.7% of the postings are open only to US persons or US citizens, and 86.3% name a security clearance.
- Degrees and experience10.3% of the postings take a high school diploma or an associate's degree, 96.6% name a master's or PhD.
- Degrees and experience3 of its open postings count military experience toward what they ask.
- Pay transparency100.0% of the postings state their pay, at a median $159,000 a year.
- Internships and entry level11 open roles are for someone starting out (7.5% of its open roles), 1 of them internships or co-ops.
- Shifts, weekends and travel0.7% of the postings ask for weekend work, 1.4% for overtime or extended hours, and 2.1% name an evening, night or rotating shift.
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What does BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems do?
Spacecraft, instruments and mission systems from the former Ball Aerospace, now inside BAE Systems.
How much does BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems pay?
Openings at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems pay $131k–$254k/yr in the usual case, and the midpoint sits at $159k/yr. We take both from the 142 current postings with a stated rate. The lowest posted rate is $47.6k/yr; the highest is $294k/yr.
What is it like to work at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems?
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems pays $131k–$254k/yr typically (median $159k/yr).
Which locations does BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems hire in?
Boulder, Broomfield and Westminster, CO
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