Top Senior Systems Engineer Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

The Sr Systems Engineer will monitor and analyze orbital parameters, calculate trajectories, and manage space safety through collision avoidance, collaborating with mission teams and using specialized software for orbit determination.

The Sr Systems Engineer leads the development and implementation of complex system solutions, manages requirements, oversees system integration, and ensures project success through collaboration and technical risk management.

The Senior Systems Engineer will define, analyze, and implement mission requirements for aerospace systems, focusing on spacecraft trajectories and operations. Responsibilities include system integration, verification, modeling, risk assessment, and reporting.

Lead specification, architecture, integration, and verification of complex space systems. Manage requirements derivation, traceability, V&V planning, system integration, and technical risk. Coordinate cross-functional teams, oversee milestone reviews, and ensure compliance with engineering processes and operational readiness.

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll design high-performance data management systems, optimize for scalability, solve distributed challenges, and collaborate with the team to maintain code quality. Requires strong backend development and systems programming expertise, particularly in Rust.

Plan and execute integration, verification, and validation test campaigns for EO/IR payloads and sensor systems. Develop test plans and procedures, perform lab/integration/environmental testing, collect and analyze performance data, troubleshoot anomalies, support MBSE verification traceability, and produce test reports and verification artifacts to ensure systems meet mission requirements.

Design, build, and maintain reliable infrastructure for Yext's SaaS platform, collaborating with engineering teams to enhance performance, security, and operational efficiency.

Lead systems engineering for satellite command-and-control ground systems: define and trace requirements, perform trade studies, plan integration and verification, support RMF/ATO and security, conduct risk assessments, and guide cross-functional teams through design, test, and mission execution.

Lead systems engineering integration and test (SEIT) activities: derive, decompose, allocate, trace, and manage requirements and architectures; define concepts of operation; oversee integration, verification, and validation; run milestone reviews; identify and mitigate technical risks; mentor engineers and ensure adherence to engineering processes and standards.

Lead systems engineering activities including requirements decomposition, architecture, integration, verification and validation. Oversee requirements traceability, develop concepts of operation, manage technical risks, drive milestone reviews, mentor teams, and ensure compliance with engineering processes and standards across the system development lifecycle.

Lead the definition, validation, and maintenance of system-level requirements for hypersonic systems, overseeing verification and qualification processes.

Lead systems engineering for mission-critical space systems: define and trace requirements, perform trade studies, integration and verification planning, risk assessments, test support, and lead cross-functional teams to ensure mission readiness and safety.

The Sr Systems Engineer leads the development and integration of advanced systems solutions, ensuring alignment throughout the product lifecycle while managing requirements and technical risks.

Lead the engineering architecture for an AI-driven product, focusing on system design, collaborating with AI agents, and ensuring quality and scalability in large-scale SaaS environments.

Lead the design and implementation of data architecture strategies within AI and ML, collaborating with stakeholders to enhance data solutions and ensure compliance with governance policies.

Lead spacecraft electrical power systems engineering for space missions, performing design, sizing, testing, procurement oversight, and delivering EPDS components (batteries, solar arrays). Represent power team to programs, support proposals, advance power architectures, manage IR&D, and collaborate across teams to ensure mission requirements are met.

Lead spacecraft electrical power systems engineering across program phases. Act as responsible engineer for batteries, solar arrays, power conversion and distribution, support procurement, sizing, technical proposals, and IR&D. Represent EPDS to programs and contribute to power system architectures, testing, and delivery of space-qualified hardware.

The Sr Systems Engineer leads system solutions development, managing requirements, architectures, integration, and supporting teams through technical milestones and risk management.

Lead process ownership and development for AP milling and powder handling for solid rocket motors. Design, qualify, and improve milling processes and equipment, enforce process documentation and change control, perform hazard analyses, and drive continuous improvement using Lean/Six Sigma. Provide hands-on troubleshooting, mentor staff, ensure process safety and regulatory compliance, and support validation, scale-up, and incident investigations.

Design, evaluate, and validate thermal protection system materials for solid rocket motors. Conduct lab-scale simulated experiments, develop/analyze thermal models, define bonding and mechanical properties, support material sourcing and manufacturing validation, document processes, and collaborate across interdisciplinary teams to improve TPS fabrication and integration.

The role involves leading mission-level test activities, developing interface documentation, managing program test management, and ensuring mission system integration post-launch.

Lead launch segment concept development, define and flow down requirements, manage interfaces with launch providers and internal teams, support launch campaign execution, produce technical documentation and proposals, and coordinate safety, materials, and training for launch operations.

The MBSE Core Capabilities Engineer supports Model-Based Systems Engineering by advancing tools and infrastructure, collaborating with teams, and improving adoption of MBSE methods.

The MBSE Core Capabilities Engineer leads Tools and Infrastructure for Model-Based Systems Engineering, providing expertise in tools and collaboration across sectors, while supporting MBSE adoption and organizational change management.

The MBSE Core Capabilities Engineer focuses on advancing tools and infrastructure for Model-Based Systems Engineering, requiring expertise in Cameo/MagicDraw and SysML.