Pay from BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's own postings
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Mechanical Engineer Salary
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's 12 open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $131k/yr, typically $107k–$226k/yr, from 9 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.
Against other pay
- Every BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems role
- median $159k/yr
- BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's mechanical engineers: 18% below it
- Mechanical engineers at every space company
- median $145k/yr
- BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems: 10% below it
- All US mechanical engineers, May 2025
- median $104k/yr
- BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's postings: 26% above it
- Highest posted top
- $226k/yr
- Engineer Senior Principal - Mechanical Harnessing - $40K Sign-On Bonus
Typical pay is 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. Pay is compared as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours (40 a week for 52 weeks), a weekly one at 52 weeks, a monthly one at 12 months. A posting that names only a ceiling ("up to $X") is left out of the figures.
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems mechanical engineer pay by level
| Level the title names | Open roles | Median | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry, associate or level I | 3 | Too few figures | |
| Level II | 2 | Too few figures | |
| Senior | 5 | $131k/yr | $131k–$165k/yr |
| Principal or fellow | 2 | Too few figures |
A level is read from the title, the first that applies from an internship to a director (the reading of our research on career levels and pay). A figure needs three distinct posted rates.
Where BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems hires mechanical engineers
- Boulder, CO10 roles, median $131k/yr
- Broomfield, CO8 roles, median $131k/yr
- Westminster, CO8 roles, median $159k/yr
- Hudson, NH1 role
Open BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems roles for mechanical engineers, highest pay first
Updated 1 Nov 2026, 00:02 UTC
Engineer Senior Principal - Mechanical Harnessing - $40K Sign-On Bonus (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · Avionics · Westminster, Colorado, United States· 2w agoDetails
$132,962–$226,035/yrEngineer Senior Principal - Structural (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · Mechanical · Boulder, Colorado +5 more· 3w agoDetails
$132,962–$226,035/yrProject Engineer I - Mechanical (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · Mechanical · Boulder, Colorado +5 more· 2w agoDetails
$118,095–$200,762/yrProject Engineer I - Mechanical (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · Mechanical · Boulder, Colorado +5 more· 2w agoDetails
$118,095–$200,762/yrEngineer Senior - Thermal (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · Mechanical · Boulder, Colorado, United States· 2w agoDetails
$97,008–$164,914/yrEngineer Senior – Structural (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · Mechanical · Boulder, Colorado +5 more· 2w agoDetails
$97,008–$164,914/yrEngineer Senior – Structural (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · Mechanical · Westminster, Colorado +5 more· 3w agoDetails
$97,008–$164,914/yrEngineer Senior – Structural (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · Mechanical · Boulder, Colorado +5 more· 2w agoDetails
$97,008–$164,914/yrSenior Mechanical Engineer – Space Systems (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · Mechanical · Hudson, New Hampshire, United States· 4w agoDetails
$97,008–$164,914/yrEngineer II – Structural (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · Mechanical · Boulder, Colorado +5 more· 3w agoDetails
$79,365–$134,921/yrSystem Test Engineer II - Mechanisms and Test Scripts - $10K Sign on Bonus (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · Systems & Test · Boulder, Colorado, United States· 2w agoDetails
$79,365–$134,921/yrEngineer I – Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · Mechanical · Boulder, Colorado +3 more· 2d agoDetails
$64,926–$110,374/yr
More BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems salaries by profession
- Electrical Engineer, median $159k/yr
- Systems Engineer, median $131k/yr
- Program or Project Manager, median $159k/yr
- Software Engineer, median $159k/yr
Mechanical Engineer salaries at other space companies
- Blue Origin, median $145k/yr
- SpaceX, median $130k/yr
- Lockheed Martin, median $137k/yr
- Relativity Space, median $155k/yr
- Northrop Grumman, median $130k/yr
- Rocket Lab, median $134k/yr
- K2 Space, median $158k/yr
- Vast, median $141k/yr
- Amazon Leo, median $160k/yr
- CesiumAstro, median $154k/yr
- Sierra Space, median $110k/yr
- Varda Space Industries, median $160k/yr
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems alerts
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems openings, sent to your inbox
Each week we send what BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems posted since the last email, with comparable openings at other space companies. No cost, and you can stop it with one click.
Only job openings, never promotions. Stop it from any email.
Questions about BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems pay for mechanical engineers
How much does BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems pay mechanical engineers?
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $131k/yr, typically $107k–$226k/yr, from 9 distinct pay figures in 12 of its 12 postings. Typical pay here is 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. The highest posted top is $226k/yr, for Engineer Senior Principal - Mechanical Harnessing - $40K Sign-On Bonus.
What does BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems pay mechanical engineers at each level?
By the level each title names: senior: a median $131k/yr (5 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.
Does BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems pay mechanical engineers more than other space companies?
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's median, $131k/yr, is 10% below the $145k/yr median of the 1,207 open roles for mechanical engineers at every space company we read (BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's among them).
Do mechanical engineers earn more than other roles at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems?
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's roles for mechanical engineers post a median $131k/yr, 18% below the $159k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems salaries compares every kind of work).
How does BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's pay for mechanical engineers compare with the national wage?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of mechanical engineers at $104k/yr (May 2025); BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's posted median, $131k/yr, is 26% above it. A posting states what a new hire is offered, the national figure what everyone in the occupation earns, so the two measure different people. Source: BLS wage estimates by state (OEWS, May 2025), read through O*NET OnLine, CC BY 4.0.
Where does BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems hire mechanical engineers?
Its open roles for mechanical engineers are in Boulder, CO (10), Broomfield, CO (8), Westminster, CO (8) and Hudson, NH (1). By place, they post a median of $131k/yr in Boulder, CO, $131k/yr in Broomfield, CO and $159k/yr in Westminster, CO.