Top Design Engineer Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

Lead system-level SSD architecture and design from concept to high-volume manufacturing. Resolve complex multi-domain issues (firmware, hardware, systems), define characterization strategies (power, thermal, performance, reliability), interface with executives and customers, drive continuous improvement, and mentor engineering teams.

Leads FPGA development for high-reliability ground, aerospace, and space systems. Responsibilities include FPGA SoC architecture, design, verification, validation, Agile Scrum leadership, Jira backlog management, cost and schedule oversight, risk management, cross-functional coordination, customer communication, and mentoring engineers in VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog. The role also ensures radiation-hardened, flight-qualified electronics meet technical and program requirements.

Develops complex ASICs through physical design, synthesis, timing analysis, timing closure, formal verification, floorplanning, ECO implementation, and signoff. The role analyzes critical paths, maintains timing constraints, improves implementation flows, and collaborates with design, architecture, DFT, and signal integrity teams. It also includes methodology development, standards compliance, technical guidance, and mentoring of engineers.

Supports mission design and analysis for spacecraft and system-of-systems development. Defines mission parameters, derives requirements, builds constellation and performance models, analyzes mission data, and contributes to modeling and simulation efforts. Prepares technical documentation and reports, communicates findings, solves routine technical problems, and collaborates with senior engineers and broader design teams to meet project objectives.

Lead the design, development, qualification, procurement, testing, and production support of ordnance components for solid rocket motors. Responsibilities include designing ignition, safe-and-arm, separation, and termination systems; managing technical supplier interfaces; authoring specifications and test documentation; overseeing environmental and energetic testing; investigating failures; performing risk analyses; and collaborating across systems engineering, safety, quality, and integration teams.

Designs, documents, tests, secures, and transitions global CAN/LAN and WAN network infrastructure. Responsibilities include network hardware configuration, routing and switching implementation, maintenance planning, troubleshooting support, DISA STIG compliance, ATO acquisition, technical documentation, and supervision of network support specialists. The role also supports production network operations and modernization across a mission-focused government enterprise.

Leads pre-silicon ASIC design verification across methodology, test planning, SystemVerilog/UVM testbench development, scoreboards, checkers, functional coverage, regression triage, and sign-off. Develops automation and applies AI-assisted tools to improve verification. Provides technical mentorship, supports leadership development, and drives VLSI innovation. The role focuses on high-quality verification of block and integration-level designs in a distributed team environment.

Designs and delivers EPMS, electrical telemetry, and industrial controls solutions for Microsoft AI datacenters. Responsibilities include defining instrumentation and communications requirements, configuring EPMS hardware and networks, developing system integrations, testing and commissioning technologies, troubleshooting complex electrical and controls issues, producing technical documentation, and coordinating with multidisciplinary engineering, vendor, commissioning, and deployment teams.

Develops and maintains 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, BOMs, technical documentation, and configuration baselines for an advanced radar system. Verifies drawings for accuracy, ASME compliance, and dimensional integrity; supports PLM, engineering releases, change management, configuration audits, design verification, manufacturing readiness, and integration activities. Coordinates across multidisciplinary engineering, manufacturing, logistics, and configuration management teams. Requires an active Secret clearance and up to 25% travel.

Designs secondary structures and fluid panel assemblies for Blue Origin’s MK2 Crew Lander. Creates and manages CAD models, 2D drawings, assemblies, installations, MBD files, and interface control documents. Defines GD&T and tolerance stack-ups, supports manufacturability and build-plan development, participates in design trades and structural analysis, reviews drawings, improves design processes, and mentors junior engineers. The role requires collaboration with manufacturing, materials, thermal, ECLS, and other engineering teams.

Design and optimize passive and active silicon photonic components from simulation through layout, foundry tapeout, and characterization. Perform electromagnetic and multiphysics simulations, analyze wafer-level measurement data, develop manufacturable designs, and collaborate with layout engineers, system-level PIC designers, and foundry partners. The role focuses on improving optical performance, fabrication tolerance, bandwidth, crosstalk, insertion loss, and power consumption for LiDAR and optical switching applications.

Leads the design, documentation, integration, commissioning, and troubleshooting of mechanical, robotic, and automated manufacturing systems. Creates SOLIDWORKS prototypes and engineering documentation, selects controls and safety components, programs PLCs, performs FMEA, and ensures regulatory compliance. The role supports energetic materials processing, collaborates across engineering and customer teams, mentors junior staff, and contributes to project deliverables, testing, and commissioning at multiple sites.

Design and implement large-scale, high-performance SoC ASICs using advanced physical design methodologies and EDA tools. Responsibilities include physical implementation at 5nm or smaller nodes, timing and verification analysis, design-flow innovation, customer technical support, and collaboration on AI, computing, and networking products.

Design and physically integrate high-speed CMOS ASICs from concept through product release. Responsibilities include chip and block floor planning, routing, timing analysis and closure, memory, SerDes, I/O, test and clocking integration, custom and standard-cell design, power and signal integrity analysis, physical verification, and post-release debugging. The role also requires customer communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Designs and integrates high-speed CMOS ASICs from concept through product release. Responsibilities include chip and block floor planning, routing, timing analysis and closure, memory, SerDes, I/O, test and clocking integration, custom and standard-cell design, and physical verification. The role also involves customer communication, cross-functional collaboration, debugging complex design issues, and balancing power, area, performance, and signal integrity requirements.

Leads electrical design and integration for automated and robotic manufacturing systems. Designs control panels, power distribution, schematics, safety systems, PLC integrations, and electrical documentation using SOLIDWORKS Electrical. Supports mechanical CAD design, commissioning, troubleshooting, regulatory compliance, customer interfaces, and technical project delivery. Mentors junior staff and collaborates across engineering, build, testing, and commissioning activities.

Performs full physical IC design from RTL through silicon tape-out, including synthesis, physical verification, timing closure, EM/IR analysis, place and route, clock tree synthesis, floor planning, layout, and methodology development. Collaborates with RTL engineers and develops design flows using TCL and Perl. This is an on-site role in Colorado Springs.

Performs full physical IC design from RTL through silicon tape-out, including synthesis, physical verification, timing closure, EM/IR analysis, place and route, clock tree synthesis, floorplanning, layout, and methodology development. Collaborates with RTL engineers and works onsite in Colorado Springs.

Performs end-to-end physical IC design from RTL through silicon tape-out, including synthesis, physical verification, timing closure, EM/IR analysis, place and route, clock tree synthesis, floor-planning, layout, and methodology development. Collaborates with RTL engineers and works on PCIe switch and enterprise storage products. This is an on-site role in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Designs and implements high-performance digital IC RTL for PCIe switch and enterprise storage products. Responsibilities include architecture analysis, microarchitecture development, Verilog/SystemVerilog coding, timing closure, RTL debugging, third-party IP integration, cross-functional issue resolution, and silicon validation support. The role is fully onsite and supports advanced AI/ML data center ecosystems.

Design and lay out high-performance, high-reliability avionics PCBs for aerospace applications. Develop schematics, libraries, documentation, and manufacturing-ready layouts using Altium and related tools. Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, firmware, and software teams; resolve complex layout issues; support design reviews; ensure DFM, DFA, DFT, quality, and regulatory compliance; improve development processes; and mentor junior engineers and layout resources.

Design complex flip-chip BGA packages for high-performance ASICs used in AI, networking, HPC, and 5G applications. Responsibilities include package layout, signal and power integrity, thermal performance, reliability, manufacturability, project scheduling, customer interface, and collaboration with internal and vendor teams. The role also supports process improvement, documentation, automation, and multi-project execution.

Design and package modular industrial heat-pump systems for production. Responsibilities include creating 3D CAD layouts, detailed drawings, BOMs, and controlled releases; designing piping, structures, supports, and interfaces; performing engineering calculations; leading DFMA and cost-reduction efforts; coordinating suppliers and external specialists; supporting fabrication, commissioning, troubleshooting, validation, and field issue resolution.

Design transportation infrastructure for local, state, and federal agencies, including roadway geometry and corridor modeling. Support construction administration, field inspection, code compliance, QA/QC, and multidisciplinary project delivery. Use AutoCAD Civil 3D or Bentley MicroStation OpenRoads for detailed CAD design. The role is primarily office-based but includes occasional travel, overnight stays, site visits, and construction fieldwork.

Design and implement FPGA code for satellite digital payloads, including DSP algorithms, software-defined radio modulation and demodulation, and embedded processor interfaces. Develop custom IP, improve DSP and interface reliability, integrate vendor IP, and support communications architecture and spacecraft design studies. Participate across simulation, synthesis, place and route, timing closure, and hardware testing using Xilinx FPGAs and industry-standard HDL and simulation tools.