Top Aerospace Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

Manage the global travel and expense program, including Concur administration, expense report processing, corporate-card reconciliation, audits, policy compliance, employee support, reporting, and process improvements. Partner with Accounting, Accounts Payable, FP&A, HR, and IT to maintain accurate financial data, effective controls, system integrations, and timely reimbursements.

Leads a 20–30-person Systems Operations and Sustainment team supporting satellite launch, commissioning, on-orbit testing, operations, and maintenance. Defines engineering processes, manages staffing and career development, coordinates new business proposals, develops cost and schedule estimates, and supports strategic planning. Requires systems engineering leadership, mission operations experience, proposal and budgeting expertise, and collaboration across defense and space programs.

Support quality assurance across component-to-system manufacturing and test. Report quality metrics, resolve routine quality issues, support SPC and FAI activities, participate in audits, and drive CAPA with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.

Lead a Systems Operations & Sustainment engineering team (~20-30 staff) supporting satellite launch, commissioning, on-orbit test, operations, and sustainment for national defense programs. Coordinate processes, lead new business/cost estimating efforts, manage hiring, performance, career development, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement while enforcing standards and supporting proposals and operations readiness.

Leads complex global aerospace development programs and mentors program managers. Owns program plans, scope, schedules, costs, risks, estimates, requirements, and execution processes. Coordinates cross-functional teams across domestic and international locations, ensuring technical performance, delivery, quality, and financial objectives. Communicates program performance and financial issues to leadership while driving talent development and on-time execution.

Deploys and operates classified terrestrial and cloud networks across on-premise, AWS GovCloud, and IL-6+ environments. Responsibilities include routing, switching, boundary protection, segmentation, encrypted communications, STIG implementation, RMF/ATO support, network documentation, and troubleshooting. The role also configures NSA Type 1 cryptographic devices, manages KEYMAT and CCI documentation, and collaborates with security, cloud, and engineering teams. An active Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI are required, with occasional travel to government and classified facilities.

Lead design, build, and support Amazon Connect contact flows, serverless Java/Python microservices, and React-based agent workspaces. Implement LLM-driven agent assistance (RAG/Bedrock), secure REST APIs, and observability/CI for enterprise contact center integrations.

Leads strategic partnership development for Boost Mobile and EchoStar, including pipeline growth, partner governance, joint business planning, commercial deal structuring, financial modeling, and executive negotiations. Manages and develops a business development and partner management team while coordinating cross-functional initiatives from opportunity development through launch and optimization. Uses AI-supported market analysis and data-driven decision-making to expand subscriber acquisition, revenue, and market presence.

Lead lifecycle communications for Boost Mobile across email, SMS, and push. Design and build automated, data-driven journeys, perform segmentation and technical campaign configuration, analyze performance, integrate AI/predictive personalization, and align execution with stakeholder strategy to drive retention and engagement.

Build and integrate secure AI assistants and chatbots into geospatial intelligence and mission-support applications. Develop LLM workflows using RAG, prompt orchestration, tool calling, and conversational context; connect AI services to enterprise data sources and APIs; and enforce access controls, provenance, auditing, and safety measures. Deploy and operate services in Kubernetes and OpenShift, including classified or disconnected environments, while evaluating AI quality, security, latency, and usability.

Leads a cross-functional engineering and science team supporting U.S. Space Force software evaluation and integration. Responsibilities include evaluating physics-based concepts, designing and testing full-stack software, implementing end-to-end solutions, reviewing and writing code, translating RF and space weather requirements, coordinating engineering disciplines, mentoring personnel, and communicating technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.

Designs, architects, develops, tests, and troubleshoots complex software applications for space systems. The role includes writing scalable and maintainable code, conducting unit tests and code reviews, documenting software processes, using version control, and applying advanced algorithms and software engineering practices. Provides technical leadership and mentorship, collaborates with engineering teams, and supports large-scale software projects while maintaining secure, high-quality development standards.

Leads sourcing and procurement for capital equipment, facilities purchases, services, software, and other indirect materials. Manages RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluation, commercial negotiations, purchase orders, delivery and installation coordination, supplier performance, issue resolution, documentation, and cost-saving initiatives while partnering with engineering, manufacturing, facilities, finance, and operations.

Leads enterprise infrastructure and cybersecurity architecture across on-premises, cloud, hybrid, network, endpoint, and secure computing environments. Owns technology roadmaps, infrastructure reliability, disaster recovery, cybersecurity risk management, incident response, CMMC and DoD compliance readiness, asset lifecycle management, and secure modernization. Partners across engineering, compliance, facilities, and program teams while mentoring technical staff and implementing resilient, compliant environments.

Leads engineering activities for satellite ground mission planning systems, including requirements analysis, architecture, interface design, system integration, verification, and formal testing. Develops and executes integration and test plans, procedures, and reports; leads technical reviews; resolves cross-functional issues; supports customer requirements and operational mission threads; and mentors engineering teams in an agile environment.