Top Aerospace Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

Designs and evaluates complex aerospace and space mission systems from a human performance perspective. Defines human engineering requirements, develops research and analysis plans, evaluates prototypes, conducts user interviews and field studies, and integrates human factors across multidisciplinary teams. Applies military standards, human performance principles, workload and situation-awareness assessments, task analysis, workflow mapping, and usability methods. The role is fully onsite in Colorado Springs, requires occasional travel and after-hours support, and requires eligibility for U.S. Top Secret/SCI clearance and special program access.

Develop and test Java-based C2BMC missile defense applications across the full software development lifecycle. Responsibilities include architecture and requirements development, design artifacts, coding, reviews, integration and testing, agile execution, issue resolution, and performance optimization. The role also involves collaborating with industry partners, documenting test activities, deploying integration processes, and mentoring junior engineers. Work is fully onsite in Colorado Springs or Huntsville and requires an active U.S. Secret clearance.

Owns requirements development, decomposition, allocation, verification, and validation for Boeing’s PTES program. Maintains the MBSE model, develops architecture and engineering artifacts, creates verification procedures and reports, supports stakeholder collaboration, manages technical risks and issues, and resolves systems engineering challenges. The role serves as the requirements management focal point and produces design documentation, specifications, data deliverables, and system analysis products.

Plans and manages materials for complex manufacturing programs, aligning procurement and inventory with production schedules. Analyzes material requirements, usage, lead times, supplier performance, and costs using ERP, MRP, Excel, and SQL. Leads process and system enhancements, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives; coordinates with procurement and cross-functional teams to resolve delivery, quality, and pricing issues; presents performance reports and mentors junior planners.

Plans and procures materials to support production schedules while optimizing inventory and minimizing costs. Collaborates with engineering, production, and procurement teams; analyzes material requirements, inventory, lead times, and supplier performance using ERP, MRP, Excel, and SQL. Resolves supplier issues, prepares management reports, and leads process and system enhancements. The role also supports challenging programs and trains junior material planning staff.

Embed AI solutions across legal and corporate affairs to remove workflow bottlenecks, build rapid prototypes for contract analysis and regulatory tracking, enforce data governance, and deliver executive reporting and KPIs to drive legal operations efficiency and risk mitigation.

Partner with HR leaders to define AI strategies, build KPIs, and deliver ROI. Design and deploy generative AI prototypes (e.g., Google AI Studio), integrate across ServiceNow, Jira, and HRIS, enforce data governance and compliance, automate executive reporting and workforce analytics, and translate technical solutions for non-technical HR stakeholders to accelerate AI adoption.

Supports high-volume manufacturing and distribution operations by bridging IT and warehouse teams. Leads UAT, production validation, application deployments, issue resolution, vendor coordination, and change management. Analyzes system usage, data accuracy, capacity metrics, and operational bottlenecks to improve productivity. Applies AI-driven analytics, provides technical guidance and training, and develops functional scopes and business communications.

Supports spacecraft structural design and analysis across proposal, development, fabrication, testing, and verification. Creates CAD models and drawings with GD&T, performs basic structural calculations, develops and verifies requirements, supports design for manufacturing and testing, manages risks and engineering changes, coordinates with spacecraft subsystem teams and external partners, and provides subcontractor technical oversight.

Apply systems engineering and MBSE methods to develop system models, architectures, requirements, interfaces, and digital engineering workflows. Support trade studies, integration, process automation, model governance, technical reviews, demonstrations, and stakeholder communications. Collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams, facilitate technical discussions, mentor junior engineers, and evaluate AI and automation opportunities. The role is primarily on-site three or more days per week and may involve travel between campuses or other locations.

Provides technical leadership for MBSE, systems architecture, and digital engineering across complex programs. Develops system architectures, requirements structures, interfaces, verification relationships, modeling methods, reference architectures, and reusable MBSE patterns. Integrates models with engineering and lifecycle data, evaluates systemic process and digital opportunities, mentors engineers, facilitates cross-functional technical discussions, and guides responsible use of AI and automation in engineering workflows.

Leads a portfolio of high-value government and prime contractor accounts, owning account health, growth strategy, revenue forecasts, margins, contract continuity, pipeline, and customer outcomes. Builds executive relationships, drives expansions and recompetes, oversees Program Managers, coordinates cross-functional product and service delivery, and translates mission needs into capture strategies, investments, and measurable business growth.

Manage the full lifecycle of complex government and commercial agreements, including FAR Part 12 contracts, OTAs, prime contracts, subcontracts, licensing agreements, teaming agreements, NDAs, OCI matters, and GSA contracts. Responsibilities include negotiation, compliance, risk mitigation, contract administration, stakeholder advising, audit support, process improvement, and monitoring regulatory developments.

Build predictive failure models, real-time anomaly detection systems, diagnostic tools, and operational dashboards for spacecraft manufacturing, testing, and integration. Apply statistical modeling, causal inference, reliability analysis, and data mining to identify root causes, bottlenecks, quality issues, supplier risks, and process improvements. Develop reproducible Python and SQL analyses that support engineering decisions and mission reliability.

Leads RF and microwave design strategy across aerospace and defense products, including receivers, transmitters, synthesizers, radar, data links, and SATCOM. Serves as the company-wide RF subject matter expert, owning technology roadmaps, architecture approvals, certification strategies, design reviews, qualification plans, and lifecycle issue resolution. Provides technical authority, mentors RF engineering teams, guides NPI and BTI activities, supports suppliers and customers, and drives design improvements, reuse, cost reduction, and development speed.

Design and develop high-performance electrical, computing, sensing, communication, and power systems for fixed-wing aircraft. Lead and contribute to multiple product design cycles involving electrical, mechanical, logic, and software engineering. Ship reliable, high-quality products while navigating development challenges, meeting deadlines, and improving hardware development efficiency, quality, and aircraft reliability.

Design and qualify solid rocket motor structures and propulsion elements for aerospace and defense applications. Responsibilities include clean-sheet design, requirements interpretation, CAD modeling and drawings, prototype assembly and testing support, test-data analysis, hardware discrepancy dispositions, technical documentation, production scalability, supply-chain coordination, schedule risk mitigation, cross-functional communication, and mentoring junior engineers. The role requires expertise in solid propulsion, additive manufacturing, structural mechanics, and aerospace engineering fundamentals.

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.