Top Aerospace Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

Leads large-scale technical engineering projects from proposal and planning through execution, integrating cross-functional teams and ensuring technical, cost, schedule, and quality objectives are met. Oversees trade studies, supplier performance, project governance, risk management, metrics, and corrective action plans. Provides technical mentorship, supports program managers, interfaces with customers and senior leadership, and coordinates engineering and functional stakeholders to resolve issues and drive innovation.

Manages program cost, schedule, and financial controls for government and defense contracts. Oversees budgets, schedules, cost and schedule baselines, earned value reporting, funding profiles, forecasts, variance analyses, and contract changes. Develops actionable performance reports, ensures compliance with contracting requirements, advises program and finance leaders, improves operating policies, and leads a team of program cost control professionals to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Designs, implements, and maintains secure, scalable IT infrastructure and cloud platforms. Leads systems administration, infrastructure optimization, security implementation, automation, networking, distributed computing, and IT projects. Mentors junior administrators, troubleshoots complex environments, develops scripts, manages vendors, prepares technical documentation and proposals, and presents to customers and professional audiences.

Own production operations for workplace AI platforms, including configuration, integrations, observability, secrets, access controls, model and prompt changes, benchmarking, and incident response. Translate technical findings into governance, risk, compliance, and training materials while collaborating with Security, Legal, HR, and business stakeholders. Investigate failures, implement mitigations, document root causes, and maintain reliable, secure AI services.

Build and lead a scalable application security and secure SDLC program across engineering teams. Establish policies, standards, tooling, vulnerability management, threat modeling, developer enablement, security champions, software supply-chain controls, and executive reporting. Partner with development, platform, DevOps, product, and leadership teams to integrate security into CI/CD, source control, build, release, and deployment workflows while supporting audits, advisories, incident response, and regulatory requirements.

Monitors enterprise, factory, and platform systems in a 24/7 operations center; manages tickets, incidents, alarms, escalations, and operational communications. Performs initial troubleshooting and supports system administration while coordinating with IT, mission operations, customer service, and software development teams. The role requires shift work, including overnight and weekend coverage, and involves maintaining system status visibility and resolving technical issues.

Support systems engineering foundations for satellite and ground systems: maintain requirements, models, design artifacts, and verification evidence; enforce processes and traceability; coordinate across disciplines; organize engineering baselines and documentation while learning MBSE and lifecycle practices.

Supports AI engineering initiatives at Vantor, contributing to spatial intelligence solutions and helping develop technologies that enable customers to understand current and future conditions. The posting provides limited role-specific responsibilities but emphasizes problem-solving, innovation, collaboration, and mission-focused work. Applicants must qualify as a U.S. Person under applicable export control and ITAR requirements.

Build and maintain production frontend applications for mission-critical communications software. Develop reusable UI components, integrate frontend systems with APIs and backend services, implement testing and CI/CD pipelines, resolve defects and performance issues, and support technical documentation. Translate requirements into development tasks, contribute to agile planning, provide technical leadership and mentorship, and collaborate with engineering, UI/UX, and customer stakeholders.

Own product and feature launches, positioning, messaging, go-to-market plans, sales enablement, and technical content. Develop collateral, case studies, thought leadership, vertical-specific messaging, and customer proof points for technical and executive audiences. Collaborate with product, engineering, sales, and design teams while tracking launch adoption, share of voice, and pipeline impact.

Leads software systems engineering for SATCOM mission planning supporting military NC3 networks. Responsibilities include requirements, architecture, API and backend development, user interface implementation, integration, testing, deployment, code reviews, security, performance improvements, mentoring, and Agile DevSecOps delivery. The role requires onsite work in Colorado Springs, active U.S. Secret clearance, U.S. Person status, and up to 10% travel.

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.

Develop and maintain requirements, architecture, APIs, interfaces, and algorithms for SATCOM mission planning software. Support full software lifecycle in Agile/DevSecOps environments, build backend services, implement CI/CD pipelines, perform code reviews, and translate designs into modern front-end interfaces emphasizing automation, testing, security, and performance.

Develops embedded satellite command and control, mission planning, and data analysis software. Performs full software lifecycle activities including requirements, architecture, design, coding, testing, integration, documentation, and support. The role requires on-site work five days per week and may involve travel between campuses or other locations. Work spans cloud, web, backend, modeling, simulation, test infrastructure, and formal software development practices.

The role involves leading capture management efforts for Tactical Solutions, building customer relationships, developing proposals, and assessing market potential.

Leads radiation hardness assurance for spacecraft and payload electrical, electronic, and electromechanical components. Performs TID, SEE, DDD, and ELDRS analyses; reviews parts, schematics, and subcontracted electronics; supports radiation testing; develops plans and reports; collaborates with circuit, systems, and program teams; and presents radiation risks at milestones. The role is fully on-site and requires active Top Secret/SCI clearance with eligibility for TS/SCI polygraph.

Supports solid rocket motor energetics research through experimental hardware construction, instrumentation setup, data acquisition, testing, maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, documentation, and analytical reporting. Collaborates with development, manufacturing, quality, and management teams to transfer laboratory processes into production. Handles hazardous and explosive materials while following strict safety, quality, and documentation procedures.

Owns the commercial product roadmap and drives subscriber and revenue growth across multiple market sectors. Responsibilities include analyzing market trends and internal data, identifying product opportunities, monitoring performance metrics, leading cross-functional launches, developing executive business cases, coordinating vendors, and using AI-driven analysis to improve product development and market responsiveness.

Leads configuration data management and release activities for aerospace programs. Reviews engineering drawings, EBOMs, and ECOs; maintains configuration plans; performs audits and root-cause analysis; supports PLM tools, upgrades, and testing; ensures compliance with aerospace standards and contractual requirements; provides reporting and stakeholder support; and mentors team members while driving process improvements.