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Space Jobs for Propulsion Engineers in the Fort Collins Area
16 open roles for propulsion engineers at 1 space company name a site in the Fort Collins area, most of them in Berthoud; typical pay runs $103k–$160k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring propulsion engineers in the Fort Collins area
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Ursa Major | 16 | $123k/yr |
Where the roles are
- Berthoud16
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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 07:01 UTC
Senior Design Engineer, Solid Rocket Motor Ignition Systems (opens the job details)
Ursa Major · Propulsion · Berthoud, Colorado, United States· 3w agoDetails
$120,720–$150,900/yrSenior Propulsion Engineer, Tanks (opens the job details)
Ursa Major · Propulsion · Berthoud, Colorado, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$125,000–$150,000/yrTurbomachinery Engineer II (opens the job details)
Ursa Major · Propulsion · Berthoud, Colorado, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$91,000–$116,000/yrStaff Design Engineer, Solid Rocket Motor Nozzles (opens the job details)
Ursa Major · Mechanical · Berthoud, Colorado, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$143,360–$179,200/yrSenior Design Engineer, Solid Rocket Motor Cases (opens the job details)
Ursa Major · Mechanical · Berthoud, Colorado, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$105,840–$132,300/yrDesign Engineer II, Solid Rocket Motors (opens the job details)
Ursa Major · Mechanical · Berthoud, Colorado, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$87,600–$109,500/yrFluids Analyst II (opens the job details)
Ursa Major · Mechanical · Berthoud, Colorado, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$89,000–$112,000/yrStaff Fluid System Manufacturing Engineer (opens the job details)
Ursa Major · Technicians · Berthoud, Colorado, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$124,000–$155,000/yrPropulsion Engineer, Fluid & Mechanical Systems (opens the job details)
Ursa Major · Propulsion · Berthoud, Colorado, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$80,000–$100,000/yrSenior Propulsion Engineer, Combustion Devices (opens the job details)
Ursa Major · Propulsion · Berthoud, Colorado, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$121,000–$152,000/yrSenior Propulsion Engineer, Fluid & Mechanical Systems (opens the job details)
Ursa Major · Propulsion · Berthoud, Colorado, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$121,000–$152,000/yrSenior Turbomachinery Engineer (opens the job details)
Ursa Major · Propulsion · Berthoud, Colorado, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$112,000–$140,000/yrStaff Turbomachinery Engineer (opens the job details)
Ursa Major · Propulsion · Berthoud, Colorado, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$132,000–$165,000/yrPropulsion Engineer (Vehicle) (opens the job details)
Ursa Major · Propulsion · Berthoud, Colorado, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$80,000–$100,000/yrPropulsion Engineer II (Vehicle) (opens the job details)
Ursa Major · Propulsion · Berthoud, Colorado, United States· 4mo agoDetails
$92,000–$115,000/yrPropellant Tank Responsible Engineer - In-Space (opens the job details)
Ursa Major · Mechanical · Berthoud, Colorado, United States· 5mo agoDetails
$92,000–$115,000/yr
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What people ask about propulsion engineers' work in the Fort Collins area
Which space companies hire propulsion engineers in the Fort Collins area?
Today, Ursa Major (16 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in the Fort Collins area.
Where in the Fort Collins area are the roles for propulsion engineers?
Most are in Berthoud (16), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.
How much do space roles for propulsion engineers in the Fort Collins area pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $123k/yr, with typical pay from $103k–$160k/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 150 aerospace engineers working in the Fort Collins area, in any industry, earn a median $133k/yr (BLS, May 2025). The space roles for propulsion engineers here post a median $123k/yr today, 7.4% below that; our research on levels and pay sets every profession and area side by side, once a day.
Do roles for propulsion engineers in the Fort Collins area require US citizenship?
Of the 2,072 space postings in Colorado whose text we read, 58.3% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 63.3% 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 Fort Collins area (the Fort Collins-Loveland, CO metropolitan statistical area as the Census Bureau draws it: Larimer County), 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 propulsion engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.