Top Aerospace Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

Lead and scale a team of People Business Partners to act as trusted advisors to executives. Build operating models, run talent calibrations, develop managers, translate people data into recommendations, handle complex employee relations, and partner with Talent, Total Rewards, and People Ops to align people programs with business needs.

Lead EchoStar’s enterprise Talent Acquisition function and a 70+ member recruiting organization. Set strategy, objectives, budgets, and recruiting technology priorities; partner with executives and HR functions; improve hiring quality, productivity, time to hire, and candidate experience; oversee professional, frontline, executive, and university recruiting; use data and AI to optimize delivery; manage employment branding and recruitment marketing; and ensure compliance with labor laws.

Analyzes customer and agent experience challenges, identifies operational bottlenecks and training gaps, gathers feedback, and develops actionable recommendations. Provides product subject matter expertise, supports operational updates, and partners cross-functionally on strategic change initiatives. Uses data interpretation, reporting tools, AI-powered analysis, and feedback loops to improve support materials and agent workflows while managing multiple projects in onsite environments.

Leads corporate FP&A, including driver-based forecasting, consolidated financial reporting, financial modeling, executive and Board reporting, and M&A analysis. Serves as a key CFO partner, manages finance professionals, develops three-statement models, supports SEC reporting, and delivers data-driven decision support using EPM tools, advanced Excel, and financial systems.

Supports the development and analysis of materials for aerospace systems under senior engineer guidance. Applies foundational materials science principles, standards, and theories to routine technical problems; prepares technical data, reports, and presentations; participates in technical reviews and cross-functional meetings; and communicates technical information while developing engineering expertise.

Provide technical vision and architectural leadership for major aerospace programs: define system architecture and standards, conduct feasibility and trade studies, develop technology roadmaps, advise program leadership, drive reusable design patterns and standardization, participate in early-phase proposals and milestones, and translate strategic vision into executable architectures that meet mission objectives.

Provides advanced technical support for hardware, software, networking, operating systems, mobile devices, Linux, audio/visual systems, and executive users. Diagnoses complex issues, manages support requests, documents resolutions, and collaborates on escalations. Leads and mentors technical support personnel, manages IT projects, configures and maintains systems, and delivers customer-focused assistance. The role also requires ongoing technical development and support for specialized IT environments.

Design and develop complex electrical hardware for airborne augmented reality systems, including power architectures, FPGAs, high-speed communications, embedded computers, PCBAs, and test systems. Own products from requirements through prototyping, qualification, manufacturing, and flight. Conduct trade studies, design reviews, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, performance analysis, and documentation while collaborating with cross-functional engineering and program teams.

Leads customer mission integration from engine delivery through flight campaigns. Serves as the technical point of contact, manages contract execution, ensures Interface Control Document compliance, conducts integration and testing, reviews engine data, troubleshoots hardware in the field, briefs customers, and implements propulsion improvements. The role requires hands-on aerospace hardware experience, customer communication, technical leadership, and approximately 30% travel to customer sites and test locations.

Leads capture management for tactical defense solutions, including identifying and qualifying opportunities, developing customer and industry relationships, shaping technical solutions, assessing markets, forming partnerships, developing proposal strategies, and overseeing proposal preparation and delivery. Requires extensive defense acquisition expertise, proposal leadership, senior-level communication skills, and an active Secret clearance with eligibility for Top Secret.

Supports test engineering across tactical programs and R&D projects, including qualification and acceptance testing of antennas and electro-optical systems. Develops test plans, executes tests, analyzes data, prepares reports, supports requirements flow-down and design reviews, and participates in Test Readiness Reviews. Coordinates with diverse teams, maintains schedules, and supports hardware, software, and systems test activities. Work may occur in offices, laboratories, production areas, clean rooms, or remote research environments, with occasional travel between campuses and other locations.

Designs, simulates, tests, and documents RF passive and active circuits for phased-array antennas, receivers, transmitters, oscillators, and RF subsystems operating from VHF through 20 GHz. Leads RF hardware realization, testing, troubleshooting, and production readiness while mentoring engineers and technicians. The role also involves customer interaction, technical leadership, measurement analysis, circuit-board and chip-and-wire design, and coordination across internal and external facilities.

The Information System Security Officer coordinates technical security solutions, leads Authorization to Operate processes, manages customer and stakeholder engagements, and prepares and maintains system accreditation and authorization packages. The role requires expertise in U.S. government IT, RMF, compliance tracking tools, Red Hat Linux, Microsoft Office, and security standards. An active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph, U.S. citizenship, Security+ certification, and DoD 8570 compliance are mandatory.

Develops and maintains software requirements, architectures, algorithms, APIs, backend services, and user interfaces for SATCOM mission-planning systems. Supports Agile and DevSecOps development across design, integration, testing, and deployment, including CI/CD automation, vulnerability scanning, code reviews, and performance optimization. The role works with space and ground systems, geospatial visualization, databases, Kubernetes, and modern front-end technologies. It requires active Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, full-time onsite work in Colorado Springs, and up to 10% travel.

Own day-to-day marketing execution with an emphasis on content and product storytelling. Translate complex technical concepts into credible content for technical, business, and executive audiences. Create blogs, thought leadership, customer stories, campaigns, emails, landing pages, social content, presentations, and webinar materials. Manage marketing channels, support industry events, coordinate communications, and use AI and automation thoughtfully to improve efficiency. The role requires independent project ownership and close collaboration with leaders, engineers, customers, and marketing partners.

Lead operational reliability and platform enablement for Databricks: build monitoring, CI/CD, deployment standards, compute and job policies, observability, runbooks, and governance to support secure, cost-aware, production data workloads across regulated environments. Mentor engineers and align platform with cloud/infrastructure and compliance requirements.