Top Systems Engineer Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

Leads payload systems engineering for satellite missions, managing spacecraft-to-payload interfaces, system trades, supplier coordination, design reviews, concept of operations, modeling, technology evaluation, and troubleshooting. The role spans optical payloads, spacecraft buses, laser communications, onboard processing, power, data, timing, reliability, and environmental constraints. It requires cross-functional collaboration across payload, spacecraft, and ground teams, plus experience with space-based optical remote sensing systems and requirements documentation.

Supports WGS ground satellite configuration and control modernization across the product lifecycle. Responsibilities include hardware baseline analysis, rack installation and deployment, requirements derivation and traceability, mission-thread management, cabling, parts ordering, infrastructure interfaces, system integration, sustainment, technical documentation, and risk management. The role is fully onsite in Colorado Springs and requires eligibility for a U.S. Top Secret/SCI clearance and U.S. person status.

Supports Boeing’s WGS GSCCE modernization program across the full systems engineering lifecycle. Responsibilities include ground infrastructure hardware analysis, requirements development and traceability, system design, simulation and modeling, interface management, risk baselining, software integration, verification and validation, test campaign development, and technical documentation. The role is fully onsite in Colorado Springs and requires U.S. person status plus the ability to obtain an interim and final Secret clearance.

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.

Systems Engineer supporting Boeing’s WGS GSCCE modernization program. Responsibilities include systems design, requirements analysis and traceability, software integration, verification and validation, simulation and modeling, test campaign development, technical documentation, risk management, and customer support across the product lifecycle. The role is fully onsite in Colorado Springs and requires U.S. citizenship, export-control compliance, and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance.

Lead DoD systems development programs using MBSE, SysML, Cameo, and digital engineering practices. Architect systems, guide teams through the systems engineering lifecycle, establish requirements traceability, customize and automate modeling tools, mentor engineers, and collaborate with software and domain experts. The role supports software-intensive, open-architecture systems across defense mission areas and requires an active Secret clearance with eligibility for Top Secret.

Develop and integrate satellite ground systems for the AMDT3 missile defense program. Responsibilities include decomposing and tracing requirements, developing architectures and concepts of operation, supporting milestone reviews, conducting system integration and verification, managing technical risks, and coordinating with engineering teams, government stakeholders, and subject matter experts. The role requires clear technical communication and adherence to systems engineering processes in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.

Designs, deploys, and optimizes Linux-based HPC clusters, storage, networking, schedulers, and GPU environments for aerospace simulation workloads. Provides enterprise Linux administration and Level 2/3 support, automates provisioning and configuration, integrates identity platforms, and implements security controls aligned with CMMC and NIST requirements. The role also monitors infrastructure health, maintains documentation, and supports facilities across Colorado and Ohio.

Develops and integrates complex satellite ground system solutions across the product lifecycle. Responsibilities include decomposing and managing requirements, developing system architectures and concepts of operation, supporting milestone reviews, and overseeing integration, verification, and validation. The role also manages technical risks, tracks performance, ensures compliance with engineering processes, and collaborates with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts. May lead small systems engineering teams and mentor junior engineers.

Leads program-level systems engineering for advanced space and mission systems across architecture, requirements, integration, verification, and validation. Serves as technical authority, manages system-level budgets and technical baselines, leads multidisciplinary engineering teams, coordinates stakeholders and suppliers, and owns major technical gate reviews. Uses MBSE and requirements tools to ensure traceability and verification throughout the program lifecycle. Requires extensive customer engagement, technical leadership, presentations, and mentoring.

Lead program-level systems engineering for advanced space and mission systems. Define mission objectives, system architecture, requirements baselines, technical budgets, trade studies, interfaces, and verification activities. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, customers, suppliers, PMO, and engineering organizations through design, integration, validation, and operations. Lead major technical reviews, manage requirements traceability using MBSE, support risk processes, present to senior audiences, and mentor systems engineers.

Leads systems engineering for advanced space missions, owning technical requirements, architecture, budgets, trade studies, integration, verification, validation, and major design reviews. Supervises multidisciplinary systems engineers, coordinates with customers, program management, suppliers, and technical leadership, and applies MBSE for architecture and requirements traceability. The role also mentors engineers, supports risk management, manages technical baselines, and presents to senior stakeholders. It requires on-site work five days per week and an active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain a polygraph.

Leads systems engineering for space-based missions across architecture, requirements, integration, verification, and validation. Supervises systems engineers, manages technical baselines and budgets, coordinates trade studies and gate reviews, and interfaces with customers, program management, suppliers, and engineering teams. Uses MBSE and requirements tools to ensure traceability and verification. The role also mentors engineers, supports risk management, and presents technical information to senior stakeholders. Requires on-site work five days per week and an active TS/SCI clearance.

Leads the architecture and delivery of complex software-intensive systems across cloud platforms, distributed systems, AI-enabled products, and mission environments. Defines system boundaries, interfaces, integration strategies, technical direction, and validation approaches across multiple engineering teams. Performs architecture trade studies, manages risks, partners with product and engineering leaders, influences through technical expertise, and improves engineering practices. The role also mentors senior technical leaders and advances AI-enabled systems engineering practices.

Lead technical development of advanced radar and sensor systems, establish technology roadmaps, guide IRAD efforts, and solve complex engineering challenges. Develop capture strategies, engage customers, build external partnerships, protect intellectual property, and represent capabilities through publications and presentations. Mentor engineering talent and provide technical leadership across programs, bids, and divisions. Significant travel of up to 30% is required.

Design and improve hardware systems for toll collection, including cameras, detectors, illuminators, circuit boards, sensors, and outdoor deployments. Develop on-device Python or C++ code, integrate hardware with software and servers, prototype new devices, and iterate CAD models for scalable assembly. The role requires hands-on ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and in-office work in Denver.

Leads safety, reliability, mission assurance, and risk management for aerospace propulsion systems. Develops safety requirements, performs failure and reliability assessments, manages risk registers, supports hazard classification and flight-test safety planning, leads failure investigations, and coordinates with DoD Weapon Safety Review Boards. Collaborates across systems engineering, design, manufacturing, testing, mission operations, and program teams to ensure safe product lifecycle execution and regulatory approval.

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.

Build and operate a distributed telemetry data platform for ingest, processing, indexing, compression, storage, and query. Design APIs, horizontal scaling, fault tolerance, multi-environment deployments, customer data isolation, and high-performance systems supporting petabytes of data and millions of series. Engineers own projects from design through release and operations while solving complex distributed-systems challenges on a small founding team.

Leads systems engineering execution for satellite command-and-control ground systems supporting national defense missions. Owns requirements, verification and validation, system architecture, space-to-ground interfaces, integration, testing, operational readiness, risk mitigation, and sustainment. Coordinates cross-functional teams, mission operations, government stakeholders, and technical review boards while applying MBSE and requirements management processes. The role requires extensive lifecycle leadership of classified aerospace ground systems and eligibility for DoD TS/SCI or TS/SAP clearance.

Designs, develops, integrates, tests, and sustains satellite ground and mission control systems throughout the program lifecycle. Leads requirements definition, system interfaces, integration plans, verification activities, customer collaboration, proposal support, and on-orbit operations. The role supports mission control hardware and software at factory and customer sites, including government-furnished infrastructure and cloud-based applications.

Develops and integrates complex satellite ground systems for the AMDT3 missile defense program. Responsibilities include requirements decomposition and traceability, systems architecture, concept of operations, integration, verification and validation, milestone deliverables, technical risk management, and performance tracking. The role collaborates with government stakeholders and engineering teams, supports ground-to-space mission operations, and may lead small teams while working under compressed schedules.

Manages and troubleshoots IT infrastructure, including operating systems, software, networks, virtualization, user accounts, and distributed computing environments. Develops automation scripts, implements backup and recovery procedures, administers Windows and Active Directory environments, manages group policies and access controls, and supports system monitoring and resource allocation. Collaborates on IT projects while improving system reliability, efficiency, and security.

Leads space vehicle systems engineering through development, testing, delivery, and on-orbit operations. Supports the chief engineer, manages technical baselines, leads design and readiness reviews, directs systems engineering staff, and oversees architecture, interface, CONOPS, trade studies, risk assessment, and anomaly resolution. The role serves as a technical representative to customers and partners, contributes to proposals, and coaches engineers while balancing technical performance, cost, and risk.

Drives performance engineering and scalability across software systems by identifying bottlenecks, optimizing code, queries, databases, and architecture, and implementing fixes. Builds performance frameworks, data-generation tools, benchmarks, and CI/CD automation using k6, JavaScript, Grafana, and InfluxDB. Establishes performance standards, investigates distributed systems and cloud environments, documents architectural decisions, and collaborates with engineering teams to improve throughput, latency, reliability, and efficiency.