Launch and mission operations in the Denver area
Space Jobs for Mission Operations Engineers in the Denver Area
16 open roles for mission and launch operations engineers at 9 space companies name a site in the Denver area, most of them in Broomfield and Littleton; typical pay runs $139k–$245k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring mission and launch operations engineers in the Denver area
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems | 4 | $159k/yr |
| Lockheed Martin | 3 | $169k/yr |
| Blue Origin | 2 | too few figures |
| Sierra Space | 2 | too few figures |
| CesiumAstro | 1 | too few figures |
| Loft Orbital | 1 | too few figures |
| Lunar Outpost | 1 | not stated |
| Rocket Lab | 1 | too few figures |
| True Anomaly | 1 | too few figures |
Where the roles are
- Broomfield4
- Littleton4
- Denver3
- Centennial2
- Golden2
- Westminster2
Open space roles for mission and launch operations engineers in the Denver area, newest first
Updated 30 Oct 2026, 22:03 UTC
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · Quality · Broomfield, Colorado +5 more· 2d agoDetails
$118,095–$200,762/yr
Ground Station Software Engineer III (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Software & IT · Denver, CO· 3d agoDetails
$164,652–$230,512.80/yr
Senior Principal Engineer II – Mission Operations Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · Launch & Ops · Broomfield, Colorado +3 more· 1w agoDetails
$149,603–$254,317/yr
Payload Operations Engineer III (TS/SCI Required) (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Launch & Ops · Denver, CO· 1w agoDetails
$130,706–$182,987.70/yr
Principal Engineer - Mission Operations Sustainment Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · Launch & Ops · Broomfield, Colorado, United States· 2w agoDetails
$118,095–$200,762/yr
Mission Manager (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · Programs & Business · Denver, CO· 3w agoDetails
$110,000–$165,000/yr
Mission Manager- TS/SCI Clearance (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Launch & Ops · Littleton, CO, United States· 3w agoDetails
$107,200–$134,000/yr
Lead Avionics Responsible Engineer V, Flight Controls, Secret Clearance (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Avionics · Littleton, CO, United States· 4w agoDetails
$166,900–$309,900/yr
Principal Engineer – Mission Operations Systems (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · Launch & Ops · Broomfield, Colorado +3 more· 1mo agoDetails
$118,095–$200,762/yr
Spacecraft Operations Systems Engineer III (opens the job details)
Sierra Space · Launch & Ops · Centennial, CO, United States of America· 1mo agoDetails
$119,064–$163,713/yr
Operations Engineer - E2 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Launch & Ops · Littleton, CO; Sunnyvale +2 more· 1mo agoDetails
$88,100–$163,700/yr
Operations Engineering Asc Mgr - L4 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Littleton, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yr
Flight Director (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · Systems & Test · Westminster, CO, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$90,000–$115000/yr
Backend Engineer - Mission Operations Services (opens the job details)
Loft Orbital · Software & IT · Golden, CO, United States· 4mo agoDetails
$140,000–$190000/yr
Sierra Space · Launch & Ops · Centennial, CO, United States of America· 4mo agoDetails
$119,064–$163,713/yr
Lead Mission Director (opens the job details)
Lunar Outpost · Launch & Ops · Golden, Colorado· 5mo agoDetails
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What people ask about mission and launch operations engineers' work in the Denver area
Which space companies hire mission and launch operations engineers in the Denver area?
Today, BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems (4 roles), Lockheed Martin (3 roles), Blue Origin (2 roles), Sierra Space (2 roles), CesiumAstro (1 role), Loft Orbital (1 role), and 3 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in the Denver area.
Where in the Denver area are the roles for mission and launch operations engineers?
Most are in Broomfield (4), Littleton (4), Denver (3), Centennial (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 Denver area pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $159k/yr, with typical pay from $139k–$245k/yr; 63.1% 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 Denver 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 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 mission and launch operations engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.