Launch and mission operations in the Colorado Springs area
Space Jobs for Mission Operations Engineers in the Colorado Springs Area
15 open roles for mission and launch operations engineers at 11 space companies name a site in the Colorado Springs area, most of them in Colorado Springs and Schriever AFB; typical pay runs $95.4k–$180k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring mission and launch operations engineers in the Colorado Springs area
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman | 3 | $130k/yr |
| KBR | 2 | too few figures |
| True Anomaly | 2 | too few figures |
| The Aerospace Corporation | 1 | not stated |
| Anduril | 1 | too few figures |
| Boeing | 1 | too few figures |
| L3Harris | 1 | too few figures |
| Parsons | 1 | too few figures |
| Peraton | 1 | too few figures |
| SEAKR Engineering | 1 | too few figures |
| Trinzic | 1 | too few figures |
Where the roles are
- Colorado Springs13
- Schriever AFB2
Kinds of work
Open space roles for mission and launch operations engineers in the Colorado Springs area, newest first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC
Satellite Operations Controller (Active TS/SCI/Poly) (opens the job details)
Peraton · Launch & Ops · Schriever AFB, CO, United States· todayDetails
$51,000–$82,000/yr
Spacecraft Operations Controller (opens the job details)
Trinzic · Launch & Ops · Colorado Springs, United States· 1d agoDetails
$77,900–$85,000/yr
Specialist, Systems Engineering (Space Operations Astrodynamics) (opens the job details)
L3Harris · Flight Software · Schriever AFB, CO, United States· 2d agoDetails
$80,500–$149,500/yr
Vehicle Engineer Level 3/4 - Spacecraft Operations - Colorado Springs (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Launch & Ops · Colorado Springs, CO, United States· 2d agoDetails
$103,600–$155,400/yr
Mission Operations Engineer, Colorado Springs - Millennium Space Systems (opens the job details)
Boeing · Launch & Ops · Colorado Springs, CO· 4d agoDetails
$82,000–$177,000/yr
RPO Operations Engineer (opens the job details)
The Aerospace Corporation · Launch & Ops · Colorado Springs, CO· 4d agoDetails

Mission Operations Engineer I (opens the job details)
SEAKR Engineering · Launch & Ops · Colorado Springs, CO, United States· 1w agoDetails
$80,000–$95,000/yr
Cloud Operations Engineer (opens the job details)
Parsons · Software & IT · CO, Colorado Springs· 1w agoDetails
$103,500–$181,100/yr
Flight Controller Level 2 - Spacecraft Operations - Colorado Springs (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Launch & Ops · Colorado Springs, CO, United States· 3w agoDetails
$75,800–$113,800/yr
Northrop Grumman · Launch & Ops · Colorado Springs, CO, United States· 4w agoDetails
$103,600–$155,400/yr
Systems Engineer, Spacecraft Operations (RPO) (opens the job details)
Anduril · Launch & Ops · Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$127,000–$170,000/yr
Space Operations Training Specialist (opens the job details)
KBR · Launch & Ops · Colorado Springs, Colorado· 1mo agoDetails
$120,000–$130,000/yr
Lead Operations Engineer (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · Launch & Ops · Colorado Springs, CO· 3mo agoDetails
$150,000–$250,000/yr
Spacecraft Operations Technician (opens the job details)
KBR · Launch & Ops · Colorado Springs, Colorado· 3mo agoDetails
$77,900–$116,800/yr
Operations Engineer III, Mission Operations (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · Launch & Ops · Colorado Springs, CO· 7mo agoDetails
$105,000–$150,000/yr
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What people ask about mission and launch operations engineers' work in the Colorado Springs area
Which space companies hire mission and launch operations engineers in the Colorado Springs area?
Today, Northrop Grumman (3 roles), KBR (2 roles), True Anomaly (2 roles), The Aerospace Corporation (1 role), Anduril (1 role), Boeing (1 role), and 5 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in the Colorado Springs area.
Where in the Colorado Springs area are the roles for mission and launch operations engineers?
Most are in Colorado Springs (13), Schriever AFB (2), 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 the Colorado Springs area pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $126k/yr, with typical pay from $95.4k–$180k/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).
Do roles for mission and launch operations engineers in the Colorado Springs area 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 the Colorado Springs area (the Colorado Springs, CO metropolitan statistical area as the Census Bureau draws it: El Paso and Teller 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 mission and launch operations engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.