Launch and mission operations in Colorado
Space Jobs for Mission Operations Engineers in Colorado
11 open roles for mission and launch operations engineers at 7 space companies name a site in Colorado, most of them in Colorado Springs and United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring mission and launch operations engineers in Colorado
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman | 3 | not stated |
| True Anomaly | 3 | not stated |
| Boeing | 1 | not stated |
| Loft Orbital | 1 | too few figures |
| Rocket Lab | 1 | too few figures |
| Spire Global | 1 | too few figures |
| Vantor | 1 | too few figures |
Where the roles are
- Colorado Springs3
- United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs3
- Boulder1
- Denver1
- Golden1
- Littleton1
- Longmont1
Open space roles for mission and launch operations engineers in Colorado, newest first
Updated 30 Oct 2026, 04:01 UTC
Northrop Grumman · Launch & Ops · United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs· todayDetails

Vehicle Engineer Level 3/4 - Spacecraft Operations - Colorado Springs (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Launch & Ops · United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs· todayDetails

Flight Controller Level 2 - Spacecraft Operations - Colorado Springs (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs· todayDetails

Mission Operations Engineer, Colorado Springs - Millennium Space Systems (opens the job details)
Boeing · Launch & Ops · USA - Colorado Springs, CO· todayDetails

Satellite Operations Engineer (opens the job details)
Vantor · Launch & Ops · Longmont, CO, United States of America· 1w agoDetails
$74,000–$98,000/yr
Mission Manager (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · Programs & Business · Denver, CO· 3w agoDetails

Mission Manager- TS/SCI Clearance (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Launch & Ops · Littleton, CO, United States· 3w agoDetails
$107,200/yr
Systems Operations Engineer (opens the job details)
Spire Global · Launch & Ops · Boulder, Colorado, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$130,000/yr
Lead Operations Engineer (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · Launch & Ops · Colorado Springs, CO· 3mo agoDetails

Backend Engineer - Mission Operations Services (opens the job details)
Loft Orbital · Software & IT · Golden, CO, United States· 4mo agoDetails
$140,000–$190000/yr
Operations Engineer III, Mission Operations (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · Launch & Ops · Colorado Springs, CO· 7mo agoDetails
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What people ask about mission and launch operations engineers' work in Colorado
Which space companies hire mission and launch operations engineers in Colorado?
Today, Northrop Grumman (3 roles), True Anomaly (3 roles), Boeing (1 role), Loft Orbital (1 role), Rocket Lab (1 role), Spire Global (1 role), and 1 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Colorado.
Where in Colorado are the roles for mission and launch operations engineers?
Most are in Colorado Springs (3), United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs (3), Boulder (1), Denver (1), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.
How much do space roles for mission and launch operations engineers in Colorado pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $119k/yr, with typical pay from $102k–$172k/yr; 63.1% of Colorado's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state.
Do roles for mission and launch operations engineers in Colorado require US citizenship?
Of the 533 space postings in Colorado whose text we read, 74.7% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 59.7% 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 Colorado, 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 mission and launch operations engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.