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Space Jobs for Systems Engineers in Colorado

366 open roles for systems engineers at 32 space companies name a site in Colorado, most of them in Littleton and Colorado Springs; typical pay runs $125k–$270k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring systems engineers in Colorado

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Lockheed Martin184$155k/yr
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems23$131k/yr
Northrop Grumman23$130k/yr
Blue Origin21$157k/yr
Sierra Space21$155k/yr
CesiumAstro13$147k/yr
L3Harris7$132k/yr
True Anomaly7$163k/yr
The Aerospace Corporation6not stated
Ursa Major6$141k/yr
Boeing5$149k/yr
KBR5$124k/yr
Redwire5$148k/yr
United Launch Alliance5$109k/yr
Vantor5$142k/yr
Anduril3too few figures
MITRE3$183k/yr
RTX3$156k/yr
Amentum2not stated
Booz Allen Hamilton2too few figures
Loft Orbital2too few figures
Lunar Outpost2too few figures
Quindar2too few figures
SEAKR Engineering2too few figures
Trinzic2too few figures

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 10:02 UTC

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Which space companies hire systems engineers in Colorado?

Today, Lockheed Martin (184 roles), BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems (23 roles), Northrop Grumman (23 roles), Blue Origin (21 roles), Sierra Space (21 roles), CesiumAstro (13 roles), and 26 more. The table above lists the 25 with the most roles open in Colorado.

Where in Colorado are the roles for systems engineers?

Most are in Littleton (144), Colorado Springs (56), Boulder (36), Denver (30), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space roles for systems engineers in Colorado pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $148k/yr, with typical pay from $125k–$270k/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 systems engineers in Colorado 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 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 systems engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.