Communications and payloads in the Denver area
Space Jobs for RF Engineers in the Denver Area
60 open roles for RF and communications engineers at 10 space companies name a site in the Denver area, most of them in Littleton and Westminster; typical pay runs $140k–$271k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring RF and communications engineers in the Denver area
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin | 16 | $158k/yr |
| CesiumAstro | 15 | $174k/yr |
| Blue Origin | 10 | $204k/yr |
| BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems | 6 | $191k/yr |
| True Anomaly | 4 | $233k/yr |
| SEAKR Engineering | 3 | $163k/yr |
| Lunar Outpost | 2 | not stated |
| Sierra Space | 2 | too few figures |
| Loft Orbital | 1 | too few figures |
| Rendezvous Robotics | 1 | too few figures |
Where the roles are
- Littleton15
- Westminster15
- Denver14
- Broomfield8
- Golden4
- Centennial2
- Englewood1
- Highlands Ranch1
Open space roles for RF and communications engineers in the Denver area, newest first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 11:02 UTC
Engineer Principal - RF Systems Analyst - $25K Sign-On Bonus (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · RF & Payloads · Broomfield, Colorado +7 more· 1d agoDetails
$118,095–$200,762/yr
Engineer Senior Principal II – RF Systems Analyst - $25K Sign-On Bonus (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · RF & Payloads · Broomfield, Colorado +7 more· 1d agoDetails
$149,603–$254,317/yr
Senior Staff DSP Engineer (opens the job details)
SEAKR Engineering · RF & Payloads · Centennial, CO, United States· 1d agoDetails
$180,000–$230,000/yr
RF Systems Engineer III (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · RF & Payloads · Denver, CO· 4d agoDetails
$130,706–$182,987.70/yr
Systems Engineer III (RF / Microwave Systems) (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · RF & Payloads · Denver, CO· 4d agoDetails
$130,706–$182,987.70/yr
RF Engineer Sr Stf (Level V) (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · RF & Payloads · Littleton, CO, United States· 4d agoDetails
$166,900–$309,900/yr
Senior RF Engineer (Level III) (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · RF & Payloads · Littleton, CO, United States· 4d agoDetails
$110,300–$204,900/yr
RF Engineer Staff (Level IV) - Secret clearance (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · RF & Payloads · Littleton, CO, United States· 4d agoDetails
$135,700–$251,900/yr
RF Engineering Asc Mgr (Level IV) (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · RF & Payloads · Littleton, CO, United States· 4d agoDetails
$135,700–$251,900/yr
RF Communications Engineer II (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · RF & Payloads · Denver, CO· 5d agoDetails
$107,136–$149,990.40/yr
Senior Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Engineer (opens the job details)
SEAKR Engineering · RF & Payloads · Englewood, CO, United States· 1w agoDetails
$130,000–$195,000/yr
RF Design Engineer III (opens the job details)
SEAKR Engineering · RF & Payloads · Centennial, CO, United States· 1w agoDetails
$100,000–$130,000/yr
Senior RF Communications Engineer, Blue National Security (BNS) (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · RF & Payloads · Denver, CO· 1w agoDetails
$156,802–$219,522.45/yr
Principal RF Communications Engineer (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · RF & Payloads · Denver, CO· 1w agoDetails
$183,193–$256,469.85/yr
Senior RF Engineer (Level III) (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · RF & Payloads · Littleton, CO, United States· 1w agoDetails
$110,300–$204,900/yr
RF Engineer I (opens the job details)
Sierra Space · RF & Payloads · Broomfield, CO, United States· 1w agoDetails
$77,403–$106,450.50/yr
RF Engineer II (opens the job details)
Sierra Space · RF & Payloads · Broomfield, CO, United States· 1w agoDetails
$93,075–$127,999.50/yr
Laser Communication Engineer II (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · RF & Payloads · Highlands Ranch, CO, United States· 1w agoDetails
$91,200–$169,400/yr
Principal Space RF Communications Architect (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · RF & Payloads · Denver, CO· 1w agoDetails
$169,624–$237,473.25/yr
Principal Optical Communications Architect (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · RF & Payloads · Denver, CO· 1w agoDetails
$169,624–$237,473.25/yr
Principal Deep Space RF Communications Architect (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · RF & Payloads · Denver, CO· 1w agoDetails
$169,624–$237,473.25/yr
Radio Frequency Engineer Asc - E1 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · RF & Payloads · Littleton, CO, United States· 2w agoDetails
$75,400–$140,000/yr
RF Communications Engineering IPT Lead (opens the job details)
Lunar Outpost · RF & Payloads · Golden, Colorado· 2w agoDetails

RF Engineer (Level II) (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · RF & Payloads · Littleton, CO, United States· 2w agoDetails
$91,200–$169,400/yr
RF Engineer Sr Stf (Level V) - Top Secret clearance (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · RF & Payloads · Littleton, CO, United States· 2w agoDetails
$166,900–$309,900/yr
RF Engineer Stf (Level IV) (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · RF & Payloads · Littleton, CO, United States· 2w agoDetails
$135,700–$251,900/yr
Senior Optical Communications Design Engineer, Project Sunrise (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · RF & Payloads · Denver, CO· 2w agoDetails
$181,626–$254,275.35/yr
RF Payload Calibration-Engineer Senior -$10K Sign-On Bonus (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · RF & Payloads · Broomfield, Colorado +3 more· 2w agoDetails
$97,008–$164,914/yr
Senior Principal Engineer – Payload RF Technical Lead- $10K Sign-on Bonus (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · RF & Payloads · Broomfield, Colorado, United States· 2w agoDetails
$132,962–$226,035/yr
Senior Principal Engineer III– Payload RF Technical Lead- $10K Sign-on Bonus (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · RF & Payloads · Broomfield, Colorado, United States· 3w agoDetails
$153,377–$260,743/yr
Engineer Senior Principal III – RF Architect (opens the job details)
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems · RF & Payloads · Broomfield, Colorado, United States· 3w agoDetails
$153,377–$260,743/yr
Senior Engineering Manager, RF Hardware (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · RF & Payloads · Westminster, CO, United States· 3w agoDetails
$218,000–$266000/yr
Sr. RF Communications Systems Engineer, TT&C Lead, Project Sunrise (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · RF & Payloads · Denver, CO· 3w agoDetails
$181,626–$254,275.35/yr
Senior RF Engineer Sr (Level III) - Top Secret clearance (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · RF & Payloads · Littleton, CO, United States· 3w agoDetails
$110,300–$204,900/yr
Senior RF Engineer (Level III) - Top Secret clearance (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · RF & Payloads · Littleton, CO, United States· 3w agoDetails
$110,300–$204,900/yr
Principal Digital Signal Processing Engineer, RF Payloads (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · RF & Payloads · Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA· 3w agoDetails
$190,000–$275,000/yr
Principal Space RF Engineer, Antenna & Full-Wave EM Modeling (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · RF & Payloads · Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA· 3w agoDetails
$190,000–$275,000/yr
Communication Systems Engineer Modeling & Simulation II (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · Systems & Test · Westminster, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$113,000–$136000/yr
Laser Communication Engineer (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · RF & Payloads · Littleton, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$91,200–$169,400/yr
RF Engineer (Level II) (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · RF & Payloads · Littleton, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$91,200–$169,400/yr
Summer 2027 - Electrical Engineering Internship, RF (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · RF & Payloads · Westminster, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails

Staff Electrical Engineer, Radio Frequency (RF) (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · RF & Payloads · Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$200,000–$310,000/yr
RF Communication System Architect (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · RF & Payloads · Westminster, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$218,000–$266000/yr
Senior RF Test Engineer II (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · Systems & Test · Westminster, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$134,000–$161000/yr
Senior Staff RF Test Engineer (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · Systems & Test · Westminster, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$184,000–$225000/yr
Staff RF Test Engineer (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · Systems & Test · Westminster, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$158,000–$189000/yr
Senior RF Engineer (Level III) - Secret clearance (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · RF & Payloads · Littleton, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$110,300–$204,900/yr
Senior Communication Systems Engineer - Spacecraft (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · RF & Payloads · Westminster, CO, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$133,000–$161000/yr
Staff Communication Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · Systems & Test · Westminster, CO, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$158,000–$189000/yr
Staff Antenna Design Engineer (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · RF & Payloads · Westminster, CO, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$158,000–$189000/yr
Senior RF Engineer (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · RF & Payloads · Westminster, CO, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$133,000–$161000/yr
Staff RF Engineer (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · RF & Payloads · Westminster, CO, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$158,000–$189000/yr
Senior PCB Designer (RF) (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · Avionics · Westminster, CO, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$37.67–$44.51/hr
Staff Electrical Engineer I - Phased Array Unit Lead (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · Avionics · Westminster, CO, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$158,000–$189000/yr
RF Design Engineer (opens the job details)
Rendezvous Robotics · RF & Payloads · Golden, Colorado, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$95,000–$170,000/yr
RF Engineer (Level II) - Top Secret clearance (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · RF & Payloads · Littleton, CO, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$91,200–$169,400/yr
Principal RF Engineer (opens the job details)
Lunar Outpost · RF & Payloads · Golden, Colorado· 3mo agoDetails

Test Engineer, RF (opens the job details)
Loft Orbital · Systems & Test · Golden, CO, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$110,500–$155000/yr
RF Systems Architect (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · RF & Payloads · Westminster, CO, United States· 5mo agoDetails
$218,000–$266000/yr
Principal Electrical Engineer, Radio Frequency (RF) (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · RF & Payloads · Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA· 6mo agoDetails
$190,000–$275,000/yr
rf & payloads alerts
rf & payloads openings, sent to your inbox
Once a week, the rf & payloads openings that appeared across every space company we follow, each with its posted salary. No cost, and one click stops it.
Only job openings, never promotions. Stop it from any email.
What people ask about RF and communications engineers' work in the Denver area
Which space companies hire RF and communications engineers in the Denver area?
Today, Lockheed Martin (16 roles), CesiumAstro (15 roles), Blue Origin (10 roles), BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems (6 roles), True Anomaly (4 roles), SEAKR Engineering (3 roles), and 4 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in the Denver area.
Where in the Denver area are the roles for RF and communications engineers?
Most are in Littleton (15), Westminster (15), Denver (14), Broomfield (8), 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 the Denver area pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $174k/yr, with typical pay from $140k–$271k/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 3,810 electronics engineers, except computer working in the Denver area, in any industry, earn a median $127k/yr (BLS, May 2025). The space roles for RF and communications engineers here post a median $174k/yr today, 36.7% above that; our research on levels and pay sets every profession and area side by side, once a day.
Do roles for RF and communications engineers in the Denver 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 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 RF and communications engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.