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Space Jobs in Aurora, Colorado

23 open roles at 5 space companies name a site in Aurora, Colorado; typical pay runs $130k–$252k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring in Aurora, Colorado

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Northrop Grumman10$141k/yr
RTX7$156k/yr
Lockheed Martin3too few figures
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems2too few figures
Peraton1too few figures

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Updated 30 Oct 2026, 15:04 UTC

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What people ask about space work in Aurora, Colorado

Which space companies are hiring in Aurora, Colorado?

Today, Northrop Grumman (10 roles), RTX (7 roles), Lockheed Martin (3 roles), BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems (2 roles), Peraton (1 role). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Aurora, Colorado.

How much do space jobs in Aurora, Colorado pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $141k/yr, with typical pay from $130k–$252k/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 3,860 aerospace engineers working in Colorado, in any industry, earn a median $156k/yr (BLS, May 2025, as our research sets beside the open roles).

Do space jobs in Aurora, 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 Aurora, Colorado, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.