Top Design Engineer Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

Supports core and backbone network reliability through lab setup, hardware and software validation, test-plan execution, results documentation, and root-cause analysis. Helps improve network deployment standards, runbooks, lab guides, topology diagrams, and troubleshooting documentation. Collaborates with deployment teams and technical partners on rollout planning, testing coordination, and innovation initiatives. Participates in professional development, mentorship, networking, and cross-functional internship activities.

Leads mechanical design, kinematic and structural analysis, integration, material selection, testing, and verification of movable thrust-vectoring nozzles for solid rocket motors. Coordinates EMA and sensor suppliers, presents technical maturity and risk data at program milestones, and supports static and flight-test qualification. Requires extensive rocket propulsion and movable nozzle/TVC experience, advanced CAD and FEA familiarity, and eligibility for a DoD Secret clearance.

Designs and develops complex tooling and fixtures for advanced manufacturing processes. Leads process optimization, gated design reviews, validation, and cross-functional improvement projects. Creates CAD models, drawings, and specifications; collaborates with engineers, suppliers, technicians, and operators; supports tooling implementation and training; and ensures compliance with safety, quality, and manufacturing standards.

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.

Design, analyze, and qualify solid rocket motor primary and secondary structures and propulsion elements. Lead clean-sheet designs, development and qualification campaigns, prototype assembly and testing, test-data review, technical documentation, and design changes. Generate and approve CAD models and drawings, resolve discrepant hardware, manage schedules and design risks, coordinate with cross-functional and procurement teams, and mentor junior engineers. Designs must support additive manufacturing, automation, high-rate production, and reduced touch labor.

Lead SSD system design and verification: debug cross-domain firmware/hardware issues, perform performance/power/thermal/reliability characterization, develop test and characterization methodologies, support DFMEA and design reviews, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and customer teams to ensure compliance and product reliability.

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.

Collaborate with product designers to implement modular, reusable React components and pixel-perfect UI across desktop and mobile. Build performant CSS-driven interactions, animations, and micro-interactions. Bridge front-end logic with design and maintain high polish across Vetcove's applications.

Design, build, and operate high-pressure and cryogenic fluid and mechanical test systems for rocket engine testing. Generate P&IDs, CAD models, work instructions, and system documentation. Perform fluid flow, piping flexibility, and structural (FEA) analyses; source components; manage projects; support test operations and data evaluation; and participate in design reviews.

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.

Lead design, development, integration, alignment, and testing of advanced optical systems for space, airborne, defense, and commercial customers. Work hands-on with optical hardware, procure and validate components, perform optical performance analysis and tolerancing, support subsystem integration and test, participate in design reviews, and contribute to proposals and technical papers.

Design, develop, verify, and troubleshoot secure communications hardware for space systems. Responsibilities include PCB and high-speed digital design, radiation analysis and component selection, hardware fabrication and testing, FPGA and software team integration, verification planning, vehicle-level testing, standards compliance, design reviews, and technical mentorship. The role supports mission-critical COMSEC systems and may involve classified communication hardware, launch campaigns, and aerospace programs.

Own and evolve Buffer's front-end design system and component library for marketing pages. Build performant, accessible, animated React/TypeScript experiences on buffer.com, collaborate with designers and marketers, audit and improve performance and accessibility, and mentor peers on front-end architecture and standards.

Design Engineer on Broadcom's Custom Silicon Design Team working on physical implementation of high-performance ASICs (3 nm and below). Responsibilities include floorplanning, placement, clock tree synthesis, routing, timing closure, physical verification, and signoff. Work in UNIX environments, use TCL (Python/Perl preferred) and commercial/in-house EDA tools, collaborate cross-functionally, and contribute to design flow automation and silicon bring-up. Requires Electrical/Electronics Engineering degree and strong VLSI/ASIC fundamentals.

Design and verify digital integrated circuits, including processor architectures, memory-management units, multicore systems, and cache systems. Responsibilities include defining specifications, analyzing architecture trade-offs, participating in design reviews, supervising IC layouts, developing behavioral models, characterizing prototypes, and coordinating product testing and releases. The program also provides exposure to design verification and analog design through training and on-the-job projects.

Lead architecture, design, and verification of mixed-signal avionics hardware and FPGA/ASIC RTL for flight-critical systems. Own full product lifecycle from requirements, schematic and PCB work through FPGA implementation, timing closure, verification, qualification, and production release. Support avionics integration, testing, reliability analyses, and ground test support.

Design and develop multi-layer insulation blankets and thermal control systems for New Glenn Upper Stage structures, tanks, and fluid systems. Translate thermal requirements into manufacturable designs, define materials and attachment methods, create drawings and installation procedures, and support fabrication, inspection, calorimeter, installation verification, and thermal vacuum testing. Collaborate with thermal analysts, structural and mechanical engineers, manufacturing teams, and technicians to validate performance across launch and on-orbit environments.

Develops chip-level timing architecture, constraints, analysis, and signoff for advanced ASIC and SoC designs. Responsibilities include MMMC STA, pre- and post-route analysis, timing ECOs, violation debugging, signal integrity and clock analysis, timing-flow automation, and power/performance optimization. Collaborates with physical design, synthesis, and clock teams while contributing technical leadership, mentoring, methodology improvements, and timing documentation.

Executes ASIC and SoC physical design from RTL or gate-level netlist through GDSII, including floorplanning, placement, clock tree synthesis, routing, timing closure, and physical signoff. Resolves timing, power, area, congestion, and signal integrity issues using industry-standard EDA tools. Collaborates with cross-functional design teams, develops automation scripts and flows, and supports tapeout-ready implementation and methodology improvements.

Design and develop analog and mixed-signal CMOS, BiCMOS, and HBT RF ASIC building blocks. Perform circuit, signal, and system-level simulations; characterize designs; develop characterization plans; analyze power, cost, and performance trade-offs; and contribute to technical documentation and design reviews. The role also involves critical analog/RF cell layout, PLL architecture and modeling, lab characterization, silicon-to-simulation correlation, and collaboration with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.

Design electrical systems for biopharmaceutical and industrial manufacturing facilities, including lighting, power distribution, UPS, and security integration. Develop calculations, layouts, construction documents, and technical queries; coordinate with multidisciplinary teams; support engineering studies and facility assessments; review shop drawings and submittals; coordinate with vendors; and apply applicable electrical codes, standards, and pharmaceutical facility best practices.

Design machines using SolidWorks for a customer engagement. This fully remote contract is expected to last three months, with potential extension. Candidates should have at least two years of SolidWorks experience and be at an intermediate level or higher.

Designs active phased-array antennas and related RF hardware from concept and requirements definition through simulation, optimization, PCB fabrication, testing, qualification, and in-orbit support. The role involves RF front-ends, beamformers, and power dividers, along with customer and executive design reviews and proposal writing. Requires advanced electromagnetic simulation, EDA, laboratory testing, communication, and aerospace hardware experience.

Lead spacecraft mechanical design efforts, manage teams, define requirements, and mentor junior engineers while coordinating with various subsystems and clients.

Designs and verifies RF signal-chain circuits, low-phase-noise oscillators, distribution networks, and multi-GSPS digitizer assemblies for spacecraft communications and signal analysis. Performs RF analysis, laboratory measurements, troubleshooting, documentation, design reviews, and PCB layout support. Collaborates across engineering teams, manages concurrent assignments, presents results to leadership, and mentors less experienced RF engineers.