Engineering Program Manager Jobs in Colorado
Engineering Program Manager jobs in Colorado are concentrated in aerospace and defense, semiconductor manufacturing, and enterprise software, with the market consistently ranking among the most active in the mountain west for this role across junior program coordinator to senior director levels. The densest hiring is in Denver, Colorado Springs, and Boulder, where established employers like Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Google maintain large engineering operations. The most in-demand specialties are systems integration program management, hardware development programs, and agile software delivery. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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We're ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you'll collaborate on some of the world's toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.
NO CLIENT NAME
As a Technical Program Manager - Offshore Engineering and Sustaining Specialist you will be responsible for;
- Coordinate day-to-day activities and priorities for the offshore sustaining engineering team in India.
- Establish clear workflows, task assignments, deliverables, ownership, and reporting structures.
- Track workload, resource allocation, project progress, dependencies, and open issues.
- Support the continued development and scaling of offshore engineering capabilities.
- Facilitate collaboration between US-based engineering leaders, subject matter experts, and offshore contractors.
- Coordinate technical knowledge transfer between US and India engineering teams.
- Establish documentation practices, knowledge-sharing sessions, and onboarding processes.
- Ensure offshore resources have access to the necessary technical documentation, tools, requirements, and engineering guidance.
- Identify communication gaps and proactively resolve coordination challenges across time zones.
- Build effective working relationships across engineering, quality, regulatory, operations, and other relevant functions.
- Support the planning and execution of sustaining engineering activities, including engineering changes, issue resolution, product maintenance, and documentation updates.
- Monitor project milestones, risks, blockers, and action items.
- Improve processes for work intake, prioritization, status reporting, and escalation.
- Promote compliance with applicable medical device quality systems, design controls, change management, and documentation requirements.
- Develop metrics to measure offshore team performance, delivery predictability, and operational effectiveness.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in technical project/program management, engineering coordination, or technical operations.
- Experience coordinating distributed teams, offshore resources, or cross-site engineering activities.
- Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with project tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, or similar platforms.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, identify risks, and drive action-item closure.
- Willingness to work flexible hours to support collaboration with teams in India.
- Experience in the MedTech, medical device, life sciences, or other regulated industry.
- Familiarity with sustaining engineering, product lifecycle management (PLM), engineering change orders (ECOs), and configuration management.
- Understanding of medical device design controls, quality management systems, and documentation practices.
- Experience establishing or scaling offshore engineering teams.
- Experience facilitating technical onboarding, process standardization, and knowledge transfer.
- Improved coordination and predictable delivery of offshore engineering activities.
- Clear ownership, priorities, and accountability across US and India teams.
- Reduced delays caused by communication gaps or incomplete knowledge transfer.
- Improved documentation quality and consistency.
- A repeatable operational framework that supports future offshore team growth
Salary Range: $125k-$145k
The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience
MANDATORY FOR ALL REMOTE/HYBRID AND/OR CALIFORNIA, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, HAWAII, COLORADO, MARYLAND, CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, MINNESOTA, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, NEVADA, NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND, WASHINGTON STATE & CINCINNATI, OHIO, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, TOLEDO, OHIO BASED ROLES.
Note: Due to the nature of the work, only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) need apply for this position. - OPTIONAL
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.
Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.
Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
We're ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you'll collaborate on some of the world's toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.
NO CLIENT NAME
As a Technical Program Manager - Offshore Engineering and Sustaining Specialist you will be responsible for;
- Coordinate day-to-day activities and priorities for the offshore sustaining engineering team in India.
- Establish clear workflows, task assignments, deliverables, ownership, and reporting structures.
- Track workload, resource allocation, project progress, dependencies, and open issues.
- Support the continued development and scaling of offshore engineering capabilities.
- Facilitate collaboration between US-based engineering leaders, subject matter experts, and offshore contractors.
- Coordinate technical knowledge transfer between US and India engineering teams.
- Establish documentation practices, knowledge-sharing sessions, and onboarding processes.
- Ensure offshore resources have access to the necessary technical documentation, tools, requirements, and engineering guidance.
- Identify communication gaps and proactively resolve coordination challenges across time zones.
- Build effective working relationships across engineering, quality, regulatory, operations, and other relevant functions.
- Support the planning and execution of sustaining engineering activities, including engineering changes, issue resolution, product maintenance, and documentation updates.
- Monitor project milestones, risks, blockers, and action items.
- Improve processes for work intake, prioritization, status reporting, and escalation.
- Promote compliance with applicable medical device quality systems, design controls, change management, and documentation requirements.
- Develop metrics to measure offshore team performance, delivery predictability, and operational effectiveness.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in technical project/program management, engineering coordination, or technical operations.
- Experience coordinating distributed teams, offshore resources, or cross-site engineering activities.
- Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with project tracking tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, or similar platforms.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, identify risks, and drive action-item closure.
- Willingness to work flexible hours to support collaboration with teams in India.
- Experience in the MedTech, medical device, life sciences, or other regulated industry.
- Familiarity with sustaining engineering, product lifecycle management (PLM), engineering change orders (ECOs), and configuration management.
- Understanding of medical device design controls, quality management systems, and documentation practices.
- Experience establishing or scaling offshore engineering teams.
- Experience facilitating technical onboarding, process standardization, and knowledge transfer.
- Improved coordination and predictable delivery of offshore engineering activities.
- Clear ownership, priorities, and accountability across US and India teams.
- Reduced delays caused by communication gaps or incomplete knowledge transfer.
- Improved documentation quality and consistency.
- A repeatable operational framework that supports future offshore team growth
Salary Range: $125k-$145k
The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience
MANDATORY FOR ALL REMOTE/HYBRID AND/OR CALIFORNIA, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, HAWAII, COLORADO, MARYLAND, CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, MINNESOTA, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, NEVADA, NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND, WASHINGTON STATE & CINCINNATI, OHIO, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, TOLEDO, OHIO BASED ROLES.
Note: Due to the nature of the work, only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) need apply for this position. - OPTIONAL
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.
Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.
Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
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Engineering Program Manager Job Market in Colorado
A snapshot from current Colorado openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Lockheed Martin28
- Univeristy Of Colorado Boulder3
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HPE3
- ALTEN1
- ENGIE1
Top Industries Hiring
- Mining & Natural Resources
What Colorado Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in engineering program manager jobs across Colorado.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a closely related technical discipline
- Minimum five years of experience managing complex engineering programs or cross-functional technical projects
- PMP certification or equivalent program management credential recognized by PMI
- Demonstrated experience with agile, scrum, or other iterative development frameworks in engineering environments
- Proficiency with program management tools such as Jira, Microsoft Project, or comparable platforms
- Strong cross-functional communication skills working with hardware, software, and systems engineering teams
Engineering Program Manager Jobs in Colorado: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a engineering program manager in Colorado?
Most engineering program managers in Colorado start with a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, computer science, or a technical field, then move into project coordination or junior program roles. Colorado employers strongly favor candidates who earn the Project Management Professional credential through PMI, as aerospace and defense contractors in the Denver and Colorado Springs corridors routinely list it as required. Experience managing cross-functional engineering teams and familiarity with systems engineering processes are the clearest differentiators for advancement.
How much do engineering program managers make in Colorado?
Engineering program managers in Colorado earn a median of about $183,810 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $135,380 for the lowest 10% to over $272,950 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire engineering program managers in Colorado?
Employers hiring engineering program managers in Colorado right now include Lockheed Martin, Univeristy Of Colorado Boulder, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HPE, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Colorado's defense and aerospace concentration means several of the most consistent openings come from large systems contractors anchored along the Front Range corridor.
Which Colorado cities have the most engineering program manager jobs?
Littleton, Boulder, and Englewood account for the largest share of engineering program manager openings in Colorado. Denver drives volume through its enterprise technology and defense headquarters presence, Colorado Springs reflects the heavy concentration of defense and space systems contractors near Peterson Space Force Base, and Boulder's research and semiconductor industry pulls demand for program managers who can oversee hardware and software development programs simultaneously.
Are there remote engineering program manager jobs in Colorado?
Yes, and more than many engineering roles, though a meaningful share still require on-site presence for classified programs and hardware-dependent work. About 67% of engineering program manager openings tied to Colorado are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote availability highest for software and cloud infrastructure programs and lowest for defense contracts requiring facility access or security clearance.
How can I get hired as a engineering program manager in Colorado with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving into a junior program coordinator or technical project coordinator role, which Colorado defense contractors and tech employers regularly post as on-ramps that do not require prior program management titles. Large Front Range employers like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon run rotational and early-career program associate tracks where candidates from systems engineering, supply chain, or quality assurance backgrounds transition into program management. Earning the CAPM credential from PMI before applying gives candidates a measurable edge over those without formal credentials.
Where can I find and apply to engineering program manager jobs in Colorado?
You can find and apply to engineering program manager jobs in Colorado on Migrate Mate, which lists current Colorado openings. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your background and location preference, and apply directly to the ones that fit.
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