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Space Jobs for GNC Engineers in the Denver Area

65 open roles for GNC engineers at 8 space companies name a site in the Denver area, most of them in Littleton and Denver; typical pay runs $141k–$281k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring GNC engineers in the Denver area

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Lockheed Martin23$158k/yr
Blue Origin11$157k/yr
Rocket Lab10$143k/yr
True Anomaly8$210k/yr
Sierra Space6$203k/yr
Katalyst Space Technologies4$183k/yr
CesiumAstro2too few figures
Rendezvous Robotics1too few figures

Where the roles are

  • Littleton30
  • Denver19
  • Centennial6
  • Broomfield4
  • Highlands Ranch3
  • Westminster2
  • Golden1

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What people ask about GNC engineers' work in the Denver area

Which space companies hire GNC engineers in the Denver area?

Today, Lockheed Martin (23 roles), Blue Origin (11 roles), Rocket Lab (10 roles), True Anomaly (8 roles), Sierra Space (6 roles), Katalyst Space Technologies (4 roles), and 2 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in the Denver area.

Where in the Denver area are the roles for GNC engineers?

Most are in Littleton (30), Denver (19), Centennial (6), Broomfield (4), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space roles for GNC engineers in the Denver area pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $158k/yr, with typical pay from $141k–$281k/yr; 93.2% of Colorado's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Colorado's law has required every employer with at least one employee in Colorado to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jan 2021 (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 2,010 aerospace engineers working in the Denver area, in any industry, earn a median $156k/yr (BLS, May 2025). The space roles for GNC engineers here post a median $158k/yr today, 1.2% above that; our research on levels and pay sets every profession and area side by side, once a day.

Do roles for GNC engineers in the Denver area require US citizenship?

Of the 2,087 space postings in Colorado whose text we read, 58% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 63.5% name a security clearance, by our research on who can apply, which compares every state. Each posting states its own rule, often citing export control under ITAR or the EAR.

How is this list made?

We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when it is a US role and its own location line names a place in the Denver area (the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan statistical area as the Census Bureau draws it: Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson and Park counties), by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are, and its title names the profession by the same rule as the page for GNC engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.