Full-time

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Posted by BAE Systems • Boulder, CO, United States

📍 Boulder, CO 🕒 March 02, 2026

About the Role

**Job Description**
At BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems (SMS), we believe that career growth stems from curiosity coupled with opportunity. As a member of the mechanical department, you'll be able to grow and hone multiple engineering discipline skills while supporting our world-class optical payloads.

This position supports our Grating Technology Center (GTC). We are looking for a mechanical engineer to design and maintain complex machinery and control systems that produce optical gratings used in our exquisite payloads. The successful candidate will demonstrate current knowledge plus a strong drive to learn about precision mechanisms, opto-mechanics, test engineering, and control systems. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a small team where creative problem solving, teamwork and hands-on work are essential for success.

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