Networking Systems Engineer I
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 engineering role focused on integrating, testing, and supporting the operation of networking and communications hardware aboard spacecraft. Day-to-day work involves hands-on hardware integration, developing and running test procedures, troubleshooting data-path and interface issues, and maintaining technical documentation across the full spacecraft lifecycle from assembly through on-orbit operations. Suits candidates with a relevant technical degree and some practical exposure to complex hardware systems.
Junior level · Denver, CO · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $107,401 (middle half $89,864–$133,850).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
York Space Systems is headquartered in Denver, CO; no location is stated in the posting but that is the company's known primary site. The role is explicitly hands-on and lab/integration-focused, making remote work unlikely.
The posting explicitly states 'This is not a network administration role' — the work is spacecraft network architecture, hardware integration, and test. SOC 15-1244 is the closest available code, but the role is genuinely hybrid between systems/network engineering and hardware integration in an aerospace context; 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is a reasonable runner-up.
The 'Position Level' section explicitly states this is intended for an early-career engineer, supporting a Junior seniority classification. No minimum years of overall experience are stated; the basic qualifications accept internship or academic project experience.
The degree requirement is a hard gate: a Bachelor's in a relevant technical discipline is listed under Basic Qualifications with no 'or equivalent experience' escape clause.
Networking concepts (Ethernet, IP networking, routing, switching, serial interfaces) are listed under Basic Qualifications as a 'basic understanding' requirement — treated as hard gates given their placement in the required section.
All preferred-section skills (TCP/IP, UDP, VLANs, MPLS, SNMP, NETCONF, YANG, Python, MATLAB, Wireshark, Linux, spacecraft-specific protocols) are listed under 'Preferred Qualifications' and are marked accordingly.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
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