Top Systems Engineer Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

Leads systems engineering activities across spacecraft missions, segments, elements, and subsystems. Develops, allocates, traces, verifies, and manages requirements throughout the program lifecycle using MBSE and requirements database tools. Supports architecture and interface development, gate reviews, integration and test coordination, risk management, customer presentations, and multidisciplinary team leadership. Mentors engineers and maintains requirements and verification artifacts for complex, high-reliability aerospace and defense systems.

Provides systems engineering leadership for complex spacecraft and mission systems. Develops, allocates, traces, verifies, and manages requirements across mission segments, elements, and subsystems throughout the program lifecycle. Uses MBSE for architecture and interface traceability, supports technical reviews and integration and test activities, coordinates risk management, presents to customers and leadership, and mentors systems engineers.

Supports systems engineering throughout the space mission lifecycle, including requirements development, allocation, traceability, verification, validation, interfaces, technical documentation, MBSE modeling, integration and testing, and major design reviews. Collaborates with technical teams and subject matter experts to convert product requirements into integrated system solutions. The role is on-site five days per week and requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with potential polygraph eligibility.

Supports systems engineering across the full space mission lifecycle, including requirements development, allocation, traceability, verification, validation, interface management, MBSE modeling, integration and test planning, and technical documentation. Coordinates with subject matter experts, prepares materials for major design reviews, supports SEMP execution, and presents technical information to stakeholders. The role is on-site five days per week and may involve work in laboratories, production areas, cleanrooms, and other facilities.

Supports spacecraft systems engineering by documenting requirements, tracking subsystem performance, coordinating across power, communications, and avionics teams, and assisting with verification testing. The 12-week internship includes mentorship, cross-functional workshops, leadership sessions, and hands-on aerospace projects. Candidates must be undergraduate students graduating between December 2027 and June 2028, with strong communication, organization, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. The ability to obtain and maintain U.S. security clearance is required.

Designs and analyzes space missions, including rendezvous, proximity operations, and constellation performance. Builds simulation and modeling tools, conducts orbital mechanics and Monte Carlo analyses, optimizes spacecraft maneuvers, and supports system architecture decisions. Oversees mission-system integration, verification, testing, real-time mission support, and pre- and post-flight analyses. Collaborates with subsystem teams and stakeholders to assess performance, reliability, safety, risks, and mission success.

Lead satellite systems engineering and operations for 10 on-orbit WGS satellites. Advise customers on satellite and ground command operations, manage technical changes, test software and databases, maintain procedures, run simulations, analyze satellite performance data, resolve anomalies, improve processes, develop engineering tools, and mentor engineers. The role requires occasional compensated on-call support and collaboration with military customers.

Supports operations and engineering for WGS on-orbit satellites and MILSATCOM ground systems. Advises customers on satellite and command-and-control operations, authors procedures and change requests, tests ground software and databases, runs simulations, analyzes satellite performance data, supports anomaly resolution, and provides engineering recommendations. The role is fully onsite, requires occasional on-call support, and requires an active Secret clearance with the ability to upgrade to TS/SCI.

Lead satellite systems engineering and on-orbit operations for WGS MILSATCOM satellites. Advise customers on satellite and ground command-and-control operations, manage technical meetings and engineering changes, test ground software and databases, maintain and validate operational procedures, conduct simulations and spacecraft performance analysis, investigate anomalies, and support engineering teams. Requires active Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, a technical bachelor’s degree, and willingness to relocate to Schriever, Colorado.

Provides systems engineering leadership for spacecraft and mission programs, managing requirements development, allocation, traceability, verification, validation, and change management across the program lifecycle. Uses MBSE and requirements database tools, supports major design reviews and integration activities, coordinates multidisciplinary teams, manages risks and opportunities, presents to customers and leadership, and mentors other systems engineers. The role is performed onsite five days per week and may involve laboratory, production, cleanroom, or outdoor environments.

Lead and support systems engineering activities across spacecraft missions, segments, elements, and subsystems. Develop, allocate, trace, verify, and manage requirements throughout the program lifecycle using MBSE and requirements database tools. Coordinate verification with integration and test teams, support technical gate reviews and risk processes, interface with customers and engineering leadership, present technical information, and mentor systems engineers. The role is on-site five days weekly and requires eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain applicable Top Secret/SCI access.

Supports spacecraft systems engineering across the product lifecycle, including requirements derivation and traceability, architecture development, concept of operations, system integration, verification and validation, milestone reviews, technical risk management, and performance tracking. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to develop compliant system solutions for the Dream Chaser program while documenting engineering artifacts and supporting continuous improvement.

Develops, integrates, tests, and sustains manufacturing execution system tools for aerospace production. Responsibilities include gathering requirements, building C#/.NET and Blazor applications, managing SQL data, analyzing complex datasets, supporting CI/CD and testing, troubleshooting anomalies, and improving manufacturing visibility and efficiency. The role works cross-functionally with engineering and production teams in a fully on-site environment and requires a DoW Interim Secret clearance.

Develops and integrates complex spacecraft systems across the product lifecycle. Responsibilities include deriving and managing requirements, developing architectures and concepts of operation, supporting milestone reviews, overseeing system integration and verification, managing technical risks, and coordinating cross-functional engineering teams. The role may lead small teams and requires compliance with engineering processes, effective stakeholder communication, and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. security clearance.

Develops and integrates advanced spacecraft systems by managing requirements, architecture, system decomposition, traceability, integration, verification, and validation. Supports technical milestones, performance tracking, risk identification, and cohesive system delivery using Model Based Systems Engineering approaches. Requires an active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Lead systems engineering across the product lifecycle: derive, decompose, allocate, trace, and manage requirements; develop system architecture and concepts of operation; oversee integration, verification, and V&V; track technical performance and risks; produce milestone artifacts and lead cross-functional teams while mentoring engineers and improving processes.

Supports systems development across the product lifecycle by decomposing and managing requirements, developing architectures, creating technical artifacts, tracking performance and risks, and supporting integration, verification, and milestone reviews. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure compliant, cohesive system solutions while following engineering processes and communicating with stakeholders.

Lead systems engineering for space battle management, command and control programs. Responsibilities include defining requirements and interfaces, developing concepts of operations, analyzing system behavior, conducting trade studies, supporting agile software product lifecycles, and coordinating across software, hardware, cybersecurity, infrastructure, networking, and mission engineering teams. The role interfaces with customers and industry partners and requires an active Top Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and up to 10% travel.

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.

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.

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.

Develops and integrates complex spacecraft systems through requirements decomposition, architecture definition, concept of operations, system integration, and verification. The role supports technical milestone reviews, manages risks and performance measures, maintains traceability and configuration baselines, and collaborates with cross-functional engineering teams. It may lead small systems engineering teams and mentor junior engineers while ensuring compliance with engineering processes and standards.

Lead systems engineering for a next-generation unmanned aircraft system. Responsibilities include defining system architecture, behaviors, requirements, interfaces, fault responses, and traceability; integrating avionics, autonomy, propulsion, sensors, and mission systems; conducting MBSE modeling, trade studies, safety analyses, flight testing, and performance validation; and coordinating cross-functional teams, DoD stakeholders, and government partners through development and operational deployment.

Leads spacecraft systems engineering across requirements management, system architecture, concept of operations, integration, verification, and validation. Oversees technical milestone reviews, requirements traceability, risk mitigation, performance tracking, and configuration management while collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams. The role also mentors engineers and ensures compliant, cohesive system solutions throughout the development lifecycle.

Leads mission performance modeling, simulation, trade studies, sensitivity analysis, optimization, and requirements derivation for complex space, air, and ground architectures. Develops analytical tools, quantifies mission effectiveness, establishes performance metrics, communicates technical findings to customers and executives, mentors engineers, and supports strategic proposals. Requires Python proficiency, systems analysis expertise, and an active Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI.