Payload Systems Engineer I at York Space Systems
Greenwood Village, CO
$80,000–$95,000
Jul 2, 2026
Greenwood Village, CO
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An early-career role focused on integrating, testing, and supporting the operation of payload systems aboard spacecraft. Day-to-day work spans reviewing supplier documentation, developing and running test procedures, troubleshooting hardware issues during integration and environmental testing, and coordinating across mechanical, electrical, software, and mission operations teams. The position suits a new graduate or junior engineer comfortable working hands-on with complex hardware in a cross-functional environment.
Junior level · Denver, CO · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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This is a Payload Systems Engineer role in the aerospace/spacecraft domain — it is primarily a hardware integration and test engineering position, not a software or IT occupation. No SOC code in the available list maps cleanly to aerospace/systems engineering; 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest available code, with 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) as a secondary option given the systems-integration and interface-definition work. Neither is a strong fit.
The posting explicitly states 'This position is intended for an early-career engineer,' confirming a Junior seniority level. No overall years-of-experience minimum is stated.
York Space Systems is headquartered in Denver, CO; no specific work location is stated in the posting, so Denver metro is assumed.
The required qualifications gate on a relevant Bachelor's degree and the ability to work from engineering drawings, ICDs, test procedures, and requirements documents — these are treated as hard gates. No specific named software tools are required.
Python, MATLAB, CAD tools, data analysis tools, test automation tools, and network analysis tools all appear under the Preferred Qualifications section. Python and MATLAB are listed as interchangeable options in that section.
RF systems, optical systems, embedded systems, requirements management, and configuration management all appear under Preferred Qualifications and are not hard gates.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): requirements management.
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