Red Canyon Engineering & Software
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How Red Canyon Engineering & Software hires
Truth index
B 75/100
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
100%
Reposted roles
0%
Red Canyon Engineering & Software scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 5 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 100% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Overview
Red Canyon Engineering & Software provides engineers and software developers for aerospace and space programs, including satellite integration and test, flight software and navigation. It hires satellite systems I&T engineers, flight software engineers, navigation engineers and systems engineers. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, United States.
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Red Canyon Supports NASA's Wallops Range Contract
Red Canyon is proud to support ARES Technical Services Corporation on NASA's Wallops Range Contract (WRC). The Wallops Range Contract provides mission-critical launch range operations and engineering support for NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, enabling th
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Red Canyon Supports General Atomics
Red Canyon is proud to support General Atomics and Swordfish, an unclassified spacecraft architecture effort building a reusable flight software foundation for future missions. Designed around a three-spacecraft concept (two LEO, one near-GEO), the team i
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2025 Engineer of the Year
Congratulations to Steve Midzor, Red Canyon's 2025 Engineer of the Year! For over a decade, Steve has been supporting the Artemis mission, meticulously managing software delivered for the spacecraft. His dedication hasn't just been noticed by us-he is als
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2024 Red Canyon Engineer of the Year!
Congratulations to Kirill Kravchuk, Red Canyon's 2024 Engineer of the Year! From developing embedded laser software for optical comms to building flight software for Maxar, Proteus, and OpTech, Kirill's versatility has been unmatched. He's also led busine
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Red Canyon is proud to support BlackVe
Red Canyon is proud to support the BlackVe Express Mission, an innovative orbiter currently in development! Our team is delivering cutting-edge software development, integration, and test support, helping accelerate delivery and ensure mission success.We'
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Meet Our STARLIT Interns!
(Left) David Leighton, (Right) Luke Basset This summer, Red Canyon Software has the pleasure of hosting two outstanding University of Colorado STARLIT Scholars through a program that fosters workforce development and prepares students from all backgrounds
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Red Canyon Supports Optimum Technologies
A huge congratulations to Optimum Technologies LLC for winning this contract with the United States Space Force. Red Canyon Software is proud to support Optimum Technologies' Flight Software for their optical imaging payload that will be on the Tactically
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Red Canyon Partners with Peraton on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's LGSS Contract
Red Canyon Software is extremely proud to join our prime, Peraton, on the winning team supporting the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Sustainment Segment (LGSS) contract. The success of this program would not be possible w
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Employee Spotlight - Lily McCumber
"Hi, I'm Lily. I'm currently a senior at Colorado State University studying computer science- with a graduation date of December 2023! I'm working on software development for a satellite this summer as an intern here at Red Canyon. To me, space and the re
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Live from the Assembly of the Europa Clipper!
In 2024, the Europa Clipper spacecraft is scheduled to launch for a journey to reach Jupiter's orbit to study one of its several moons, Europa. When the spacecraft reaches its target, important research and extensive testing can be conducted regarding wat
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Red Canyon Engineering & Software over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
20
Postings analysed
9
Stack modernity
67/100
Languages
Python
C++
MATLAB
JavaScript
Cloud & platforms
Kubernetes
Linux
RTEMS
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Full Red Canyon Engineering & Software tech stack
20 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$190k
Typical range
$65k – $200k
Open positions
7
6
Jobs
Middle
33.3%
Senior
33.3%
Staff
16.7%
Principal
16.7%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 2 | $170k | $140k – $200k |
| Senior | 2 | $187k | $175k – $200k |
| Staff | 1 | $200k | $200k |
| Principal | 1 | $190k | $190k |
Highest paying role
Senior GNC Engineer
$200k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Red Canyon Engineering & Software
By role, level and city, against the market · 7 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
42/100
Stable
Open positions
8
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
86 days
faster than 14% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
33% ▼
Hardware
33% ▲
Finance
33% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added CCSDS to stack
Oct 2026
Added SysML to stack
Oct 2026
Added STK to stack
Oct 2026
Added Verification & Validation to stack
Oct 2026
Added MBSE to stack
Oct 2026
Added IBM DOORS to stack
Oct 2026
New location: United States
Oct 2026
New location: Denver
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Excel to stack
Sep 2026
Added Dropbox to stack
Sep 2026
Added Rest API to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
2
Countries
1
Busiest office
Denver
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Denver
United States
HQ
Corporate Headquarters
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days $65k Avg Salary
hires for Finance
Louisville
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering $200k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware
Temple
United States
Regional office
Deep Impact (EPOXI)
Type of Craft – Flyby – Crashed on Temple 1
Earlier presence
Westminster, United States
Jobs
$100k – $200k per year · Hybrid · Contractor · 3+ years exp · PhD · Louisville
Python
MATLAB
Verification & Validation
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$150k – $190k per year · Remote (United States) · Nationals only · Contractor · 15+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · United States
IBM DOORS
MBSE
MedTech
Verification & Validation
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$120k – $200k per year · Remote (United States) · Nationals only · Contractor · 8+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · United States
C++
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$120k – $200k per year · Remote (United States) · Nationals only · Contractor · 6+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · United States
Python
C++
MATLAB
Simulink
Management
UML
SpaceTech
STK
SysML
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$132k – $175k per year · In office · TS/SCI · Full-Time · 8+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree
GMAT
STK
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$100k – $140k per year · Remote (United States) · Contractor · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · United States
Python
Digital Twin
MedTech
Verification & Validation
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≈ $94k – $199k per year (Estimated) · Remote (United States) · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · United States
C++
Linux
Robotics
Digital Twin
SpaceTech
RTEMS
CCSDS
MedTech
Verification & Validation
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