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Entry-Level Space Jobs in the Denver Area

119 open entry-level roles at 12 space companies name a site in the Denver area, most of them in Littleton and Golden; typical pay runs $62.4k–$140k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring people starting out in the Denver area

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Lockheed Martin31$93.6k/yr
United Launch Alliance16$63.5k/yr
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems12$87.7k/yr
Rendezvous Robotics12too few figures
Lunar Outpost11$49.9k/yr
Rocket Lab8$73.8k/yr
True Anomaly8$90k/yr
CesiumAstro7too few figures
Sierra Space6$91.8k/yr
Loft Orbital4$62.4k/yr
ispace3$58.2k/yr
Northrop Grumman1too few figures

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTC

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What people ask about entry-level space jobs in the Denver area

Which space companies are hiring people starting out in the Denver area?

Today, Lockheed Martin (31 roles), United Launch Alliance (16 roles), BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems (12 roles), Rendezvous Robotics (12 roles), Lunar Outpost (11 roles), Rocket Lab (8 roles), and 6 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in the Denver area.

Where in the Denver area are the entry-level space jobs?

Most are in Littleton (29), Golden (27), Centennial (20), Westminster (15), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do entry-level space jobs in the Denver area pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $85.8k/yr, with typical pay from $62.4k–$140k/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 entry-level space jobs in the Denver area require US citizenship?

Of the 2,087 space postings in Colorado whose text we read, 58% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 63.5% 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 says it is for someone starting out (an internship, an apprenticeship, a new graduate or a first-level role) by the same rule as every entry-level space job; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.