Space industry jobs in Colorado Springs, CO
Flight software and GNC jobs in Colorado Springs, CO
13 open flight software and GNC jobs in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at 6 employers, typically posting $127k–$162k a year. Write the code that flies the vehicle and steers it: flight software, guidance, navigation and control.
- 25th percentile$126,825/hr
- Median (50th)$135,000/hr
- 75th percentile$161,675/hr
- Distinct posted rates7
- Jobs stating an hourly rate7
- Employers4
The median is the middle of the 7 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $126,825–$161,675 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
Newest flight software and GNC jobs in Colorado Springs
Checked 7 Nov 2026, 11:17 UTC
$95,900–$227,600/yr
- $148,300–$344,400/yr
$69,100–$198,200/yr
$129,300–$193,900/yr
$110,000–$130,000/yr- $120,000–$150,000/yr
- $74,900–$138,400/yr
Selected agencies hiring now
Contract Professionals Inc (CPI)Engineering and technical staffing agency
Aerospace and defense staffing firm in Waterford, Michigan, placing engineers, maintenance technicians, mechanics, welders and CNC machinists.
Places: Propulsion, Mechanical, Avionics, RF & Payloads
Moseley Technical ServicesEngineering and technical staffing agency
Engineering and technical staffing firm in Huntsville, Alabama, placing engineers and A&P, sheet metal, CNC and quality technicians.
Places: Propulsion, Mechanical, Avionics, RF & Payloads
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Flight Software occupations in Colorado Springs
Each opens the town's jobs in that occupation.
What flight software and GNC jobs pay in Colorado Springs
Typical posted pay
The middle half of 7 posted pay figures from 4 employers, median $135k/yr.
Flight software and GNC jobs in Colorado Springs, CO: common questions
What do flight software and GNC jobs in Colorado Springs, CO pay?
Of the 7 open flight software and GNC jobs here that state a salary, at 4 companies, the middle half offers $127k–$162k a year, median $135k/yr.
Who has the most flight software and GNC jobs in Colorado Springs, CO?
By open jobs on this board: The Aerospace Corporation (5), KBR (3) and Lockheed Martin (2).
What do you need to get hired?
A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC. Each posting lists its own requirements.
Sources and method
- SpaceJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Colorado Springs, CO, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 7 Nov 2026
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (places)
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SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Flight software and GNC jobs in Colorado Springs, CO. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/states/colorado/colorado-springs/gnc-flight-software