jobs in golden, co, us

Spacecraft Mechanisms Engineer - Docking, Capture & Mating

Golden, Colorado

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Spacecraft Mechanisms Engineer - Design the Docking Hardware That Lets Spacecraft Build Themselves in Orbit Golden, CO | On-site Opportunity Summary A seed-stage space startup is building modular spacecraft that rendezvous, dock, and latch together in orbit. The mechanisms that capture and join these modules, and pass loads, power, and data across the interface, are the heart of the vehicle. You will own the docking, capture, and mating hardware from concept through qualification, production

Full-time

USD 120,000.00 - 170,000.00 per year

Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer - Structures & Packaging

Golden, Colorado

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Spacecraft Structures Engineer - Design and Build Next-Generation Spacecraft Golden, Colorado | On-site Opportunity Summary Join a well-funded, seed-stage space technology startup developing a new approach to spacecraft architecture and assembly. The team is building modular spacecraft systems designed to overcome traditional launch constraints, enabling larger, more capable spacecraft to be assembled and operated in orbit. We are seeking a Spacecraft Structures Engineer to lead the mechanica

Full-time

USD 120,000.00 - 170,000.00 per year

Senior Perception & Navigation Engineer - Spacecraft Autonomy

Golden, Colorado

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Lead Perception & Navigation Engineer - Build the autonomy stack for next-generation spacecraft Golden, Colorado | On-site Opportunity Summary Join a well-funded, seed-stage space startup developing a new class of spacecraft designed to autonomously interact, assemble, and operate together in orbit. The platform depends on multiple spacecraft elements being able to detect one another, estimate relative position and motion, navigate in close proximity, and execute autonomous rendezvous and doc

Full-time

USD 160,000.00 - 190,000.00 per year

GNC Engineer - Spacecraft Controls & Electromagnetic Actuation

Golden, Colorado

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GNC Engineer - Develop Controls for Spacecraft That Assemble Themselves in Orbit Golden, CO | On-site Opportunity Summary A venture-backed space startup is building modular spacecraft that dock and latch together in orbit using electromagnetic actuation, creating vehicles far larger than anything that fits inside a rocket fairing. Controlling a spacecraft whose mass, inertia, and shape change as it assembles is an open problem, and this team is solving it with flight hardware. We are adding

Full-time

USD 100,000.00 - 140,000.00 per year

Flight Software Engineer - Embedded Systems & Communications

Golden, Colorado

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Flight Software Engineer - Build the flight software, embedded platform, and communications infrastructure behind a new generation of distributed spacecraft systems. Golden, Colorado | On-site Opportunity Summary This role sits at the intersection of embedded software, flight computing, communications, and avionics. You will help build the core software platform that runs the spacecraft while also supporting the networking and communication systems that allow multiple vehicles and ground sys

Full-time

USD 120,000.00 - 170,000.00 per year

Test Engineer

Golden, Colorado

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Test Engineer - Build and own the test systems that take spacecraft hardware from development through flight Golden, Colorado | On-site Opportunity Summary This role will own the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of test activities across spacecraft components, subsystems, and integrated systems. You will develop test strategies, procedures, fixtures, data acquisition systems, and automation while working directly with engineering teams to validate performance and drive hardware

Full-time

USD 105,000.00 - 150,000.00 per year

Mechanical Engineer - Spacecraft Hardware

Denver, Colorado

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Mechanical Engineer - Build the mechanical hardware behind a new generation of modular spacecraft, taking complex systems from early concept through qualification, production, and on-orbit operation Denver, Colorado | On-site Opportunity Summary This role will own the design, analysis, integration, and testing of spacecraft mechanical and electromechanical systems. You will take hardware from initial requirements and CAD through detailed design, prototype builds, environmental testing, produc

Full-time

USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 per year

Thermal Engineer

Denver, Colorado

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Thermal Engineer - Own the thermal architecture behind next-generation spacecraft from design through on-orbit operation Denver, Colorado | On-site Opportunity Summary This role will own the thermal architecture and thermal-control strategy for advanced spacecraft hardware from initial requirements through analysis, qualification, flight, and on-orbit operation. You will be responsible for both the analytical and hardware sides of the discipline, including detailed thermal modeling, radiator

Full-time

USD 125,000.00 - 165,000.00 per year

RF Systems Engineer - Spacecraft Communications

Denver, Colorado

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RF Systems Engineer - Own the wireless architecture for autonomous spacecraft assembly Golden, Colorado | On-site Opportunity Summary Join a recently funded space technology startup developing autonomous spacecraft designed to connect, coordinate, and assemble larger structures in orbit. The company is moving from development toward flight demonstrations and is growing its engineering team around a highly integrated spacecraft platform. As the company's primary RF Systems Engineer, you will h

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USD 140,000.00 - 170,000.00 per year

GNC Engineer - Spacecraft Pointing & Maneuvering

Remote or San Francisco, California

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GNC Engineer - Maneuver and Point the First Spacecraft to Carry a High-Energy Laser San Francisco, CA | Hybrid or Remote with Travel Opportunity Summary Join a newly funded space and defense startup building the first spacecraft to carry a high-energy laser into orbit. As a GNC Engineer, you will own how the spacecraft maneuvers, holds attitude, and points its laser and sensors with precision at objects in orbit. This role covers traditional spacecraft GNC and precision instrument pointing,

Full-time

USD 180,000.00 - 250,000.00 per year

Perception Targeting Engineer

Remote or San Francisco, California

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Perception Targeting Engineer - Build the Sensing and Targeting Software That Tells a Space-Based Laser Where to Look San Francisco, CA | Hybrid or Remote with Travel Opportunity Summary Join a newly funded space and defense startup building the first spacecraft to carry a high-energy laser into orbit. As a Perception Targeting Engineer, you will turn camera, LiDAR, and radar data into an accurate picture of the space around the spacecraft, then write the targeting and control logic that puts

Full-time

USD 180,000.00 - 250,000.00 per year

Flight Software Engineer - Spacecraft & Laser Payload

Remote or San Francisco, California

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Flight Software Engineer - Write the Software That Moves a Satellite and Points Its Laser San Francisco, CA | Hybrid or Remote with Travel Opportunity Summary Join a newly funded space and defense startup building the first spacecraft to carry a high-energy laser into orbit. As a Flight Software Engineer, you will build the software that operates the spacecraft and its laser payload, taking it from the test bench through launch and on-orbit operations. You will help define the flight softwar

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USD 180,000.00 - 250,000.00 per year

jobs in Golden, CO, USA