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Space Jobs for RF Engineers in Colorado

55 open roles for RF and communications engineers at 16 space companies name a site in Colorado, most of them in Westminster and Littleton; typical pay runs $131k–$266k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring RF and communications engineers in Colorado

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
CesiumAstro15$174k/yr
Lockheed Martin10$158k/yr
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems5$159k/yr
Sierra Space5$134k/yr
True Anomaly4$233k/yr
SEAKR Engineering3$163k/yr
Blue Origin2too few figures
CACI2too few figures
Lunar Outpost2not stated
The Aerospace Corporation1not stated
L3Harris1too few figures
Loft Orbital1too few figures
MITRE1too few figures
Northrop Grumman1too few figures
Rendezvous Robotics1too few figures
Viasat1too few figures

Where the roles are

  • Westminster16
  • Littleton8
  • Denver6
  • Boulder5
  • Broomfield5
  • Colorado Springs5
  • Golden4
  • Louisville3
  • Centennial2
  • Englewood1

Kinds of work

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What people ask about RF and communications engineers' work in Colorado

Which space companies hire RF and communications engineers in Colorado?

Today, CesiumAstro (15 roles), Lockheed Martin (10 roles), BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems (5 roles), Sierra Space (5 roles), True Anomaly (4 roles), SEAKR Engineering (3 roles), and 10 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Colorado.

Where in Colorado are the roles for RF and communications engineers?

Most are in Westminster (16), Littleton (8), Denver (6), Boulder (5), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space roles for RF and communications engineers in Colorado pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $158k/yr, with typical pay from $131k–$266k/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). For reference, the 5,850 electronics engineers, except computer working in Colorado, in any industry, earn a median $127k/yr (BLS, May 2025, the public record).

Do roles for RF and communications 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 RF and communications engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.