# Sr. Propulsion Systems Engineer

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future. Title:Sr. Propulsion Systems Engineer Position Type: Full Time Pay Range: $108,000 - $165,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) On-site position at our Lafayette, CO location (work locations are subject to change based on business need). Benefits: Employer sponsored health, dental, and vision benefits effective the first of the month following hire date Life insurance 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution) Genero

- **Id**: 3769902
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/blue-canyon-technologies-sr-propulsion-systems-engineer>
- **Role**: Aerospace
- **Role family**: Aerospace
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Lafayette, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T21:17:27Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-05T22:07:50Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
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- **Description chars**: 5831
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- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Equity, Life insurance, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Satellite Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 1842996
- **Name**: Blue Canyon Technologies
- **Domain**: bluecanyontech.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/bluecanyontech>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: BambooHR

## Salary

- **Min**: 108000
- **Max**: 165000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 165000

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T21:17:27Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 41
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-05T05:54:30Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 165000
- **Is top pay**: no

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