Top Aerospace Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

Own full-cycle recruiting for highly specialized software engineering roles spanning autonomy, robotics, embedded software, perception, planning, distributed systems, simulation, machine learning, and infrastructure. Develop sourcing strategies, advise engineering leadership on talent markets and workforce planning, manage complex pipelines, improve recruiting processes and tooling, deliver strong candidate experiences, and mentor junior recruiters.

Lead multi-year strategic planning and annual operating cycles, evaluate portfolio tradeoffs, build financial models for capital allocation, and translate strategy into cross-functional execution plans with KPIs. Conduct market sizing, competitive analysis, scenario modeling, and track performance through operating cadences to identify bottlenecks and recommend solutions.

Lead enterprise strategy and operations: develop multi-year strategic plans, build financial models for capital allocation, translate priorities into cross-functional execution with KPIs, and track performance to sustain execution velocity.

Leads multiple agile teams responsible for enterprise server operating system content, patching infrastructure, automation products, and service offerings. Manages vendor compliance and outsourced patching operations, resolves escalated automation issues, coordinates service-provider recovery planning, and communicates performance, processes, risks, and solutions to executives and cross-functional stakeholders. Drives improvements in compute automation, infrastructure reliability, and internal customer experience.

The Principal Mechanical Engineer will lead a team in conducting structural and vibration analysis, CFD modeling, and collaborate across engineering disciplines for aerospace hardware design and testing.

The engineer will design, analyze, and implement advanced GNC systems for spacecraft, focusing on algorithm development and simulations. Responsibilities include programming, optimizing simulations, and ensuring compliance with performance requirements while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Designs, analyzes, and tests aerospace systems and components, with emphasis on aerodynamics, aerothermal analysis, astrodynamics, or related disciplines. Performs vehicle-level analysis, system design, first-order analyses, simulations, and testing; develops technical documentation and reports; communicates technical information; and collaborates with cross-functional teams during reviews and engineering problem-solving activities.

Lead process development and scale-up for spacecraft solar array manufacturing. Implement and qualify new tools and automation, translate R&D processes to production, run validation campaigns, optimize factory flow across SMT to array integration, apply data analytics and SPC to drive improvements, and train manufacturing teams.

Supports aerospace manufacturing through value stream analysis, simulation modeling, capacity planning, facility and work-cell layout improvements, production analysis, and Lean Manufacturing initiatives. Performs queueing analysis, DOE, SMED, time studies, value stream mapping, FMEA, and production planning. Conducts Gemba walks, influences cross-functional teams, communicates with senior leaders, and drives continuous improvement and implementation alignment.

Lead manufacturing analytics and statistical process control for Tactical Solutions. Establish SPC, sampling plans, metrics, correlations, predictive analyses, and root-cause studies to drive quality improvements, reduce costs, and support design-for-manufacturability across programs. Collaborate cross-functionally, support KPI/Key Product Characteristic setup, and implement lessons-learned to improve early-life designs.

Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded satellite command & control, mission planning, and data analysis software. Perform full software lifecycle work (requirements, architecture, code, integration, test, documentation), collaborate across teams, and support on-site development and deployment activities.

Lead day-to-day third‑party due diligence and screening operations, evaluate sanctions/restricted‑party/anti‑corruption/export‑control risks, document findings, recommend mitigations, support onboarding/monitoring, coordinate with cross‑functional teams, maintain workflows and dashboards, and assist with compliance reviews, training, audits, and policy administration to ensure timely, consistent, and audit‑ready decisioning.

Lead design and delivery of large, software-intensive distributed systems across cloud, AI-enabled, and mission environments. Define architectures, integration strategies, and validation approaches; drive technical tradeoffs, risk mitigation, operational readiness, and cross-team alignment while mentoring senior engineers and scaling systems engineering practices.

Maintain material requirements planning for assigned programs, aligning production schedules with material availability. Monitor shortages, long-lead items, constraints, and open orders; collaborate with Procurement, Manufacturing, and Engineering to resolve conflicts. Support S&OP demand reviews, maintain ERP/MRP data integrity, report schedule adherence, and improve planning processes. The role supports timely delivery of aerospace flight hardware and requires hybrid work near Denver or Colorado Springs.

Manage master scheduling and demand planning across aerospace and space-technology programs. Lead Material Resource Planners, own the S&OP cycle, align demand with production capacity and material availability, translate requirements into production plans, resolve scheduling constraints, manage critical-path materials, develop schedule-health metrics, conduct scenario analysis, and optimize ERP/MRP workflows. Partner cross-functionally with Program Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Supply Chain while building scalable planning processes and a high-performing team.

Own capital equipment commodity strategy, sourcing, supplier relationships, contract negotiations, procurement planning, and supplier performance. Lead high-value acquisitions from requirements and RFPs through delivery, installation, acceptance testing, and warranty. Partner with engineering, facilities, finance, and legal while managing long-lead risks, cost optimization, and FAR, DFARS, and ITAR compliance.

Lead end-to-end device financing product strategy across retail wireless brands. Build pricing models, collaborate with Finance/Marketing/Sales, analyze data using SQL and analytics platforms, automate executive reporting with generative AI, manage vendor relationships, and mentor junior analysts to drive adoption, profitability, and customer satisfaction.

Defines and manages end-to-end business requirements for customer-facing agent applications. Collaborates with business and IT stakeholders to align technical solutions with TV and OnTech objectives, analyzes and improves workflows, and identifies system enhancements. Uses AI tools to draft requirements and documentation, reduces requirement churn, and supports successful launches and agent adoption. Translates complex business processes into structured documentation while coordinating multiple projects in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.

Provides Tier 3 and Tier 4 technical support for commercial video and internet products. Diagnoses hardware, software, Linux, Android, networking, and RF/QAM issues; reproduces defects in laboratory environments; partners with engineering, QA, manufacturers, and field teams; performs release testing; maintains technical documentation and training materials; and manages escalation cases and resolution metrics in Salesforce.

Develop, implement, and validate guidance, navigation, and control software for aerospace flight systems. Responsibilities include translating requirements and models into embedded software, running simulations, supporting hardware-in-the-loop and flight testing, analyzing test data, and contributing to verification, traceability, risk mitigation, and technical documentation. The engineer collaborates with systems, avionics, propulsion, software, and test teams to deliver safe, reliable, mission-ready GNC capabilities.

Coordinates workplace operations, office administration, scheduling, travel, expenses, meetings, vendors, events, and employee experience activities. Supports HR onboarding, offboarding, personnel records, benefits documentation, and training processes. Maintains accurate trackers, spreadsheets, forms, business-system records, and confidential documentation while supporting leaders and teams, managing competing priorities, and ensuring the office remains organized, welcoming, and operational.