Hardware Engineer Jobs in Colorado
Hardware Engineer jobs in Colorado are concentrated in Denver, Colorado Springs, and Boulder, where defense contractors, aerospace firms, and semiconductor companies maintain significant engineering workforces. Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Ball Aerospace are among the most established employers in the state, consistently hiring across embedded systems, RF and microwave engineering, and printed circuit board design. The market runs from new graduates entering defense programs to senior engineers leading hardware development on complex government and commercial systems. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Who We Are:
About Quest Global
Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.
We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.
As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.
The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills:
What You will Do:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Controls Hardware engineer with strong expertise in DCS/Gas and Steam Turbine and Balance of Plant (BOP) cabinet engineering for Power plant applications. This role will be responsible for the design, development, integration, and technical support of Cabinet design and development, including architecture, internal components, power distribution, and wiring, specifically tailored for DCS/BOP/GT/ST integration with plant control systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- System Design and Architecture: Responsible for design of Control Panel, including the overall cabinet layout, internal components, power distribution, and system architecture. Ensure that designs meet project specifications, industry standards, and customer requirements. Select appropriate components (e.g., DCS/GT/ST controller, I/O cards) based on system requirements. Integrate these components to ensure optimal performance and seamless communication across the system.
- Control Systems Expertise: Utilize in-depth knowledge of control systems (DCS/PLC/GT/ST) to ensure proper integration, configuration, and troubleshooting of control devices within the system.
- Project Ownership: Plan, assign, and review engineering deliverables to ensure quality and schedule adherence. Individually contribute to full life cycle of a control panel.
- Collaboration and Coordination: Work closely with stakeholders to ensure the system design aligns with all aspects of the project. Provide technical guidance and support throughout the design, testing, and installation phases.
- Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive system design documents, schematics, and manuals. Ensure that all designs comply with company standards, industry regulations, and customer specifications.
- Execution and Support: Coordinate with vendors, OEMs, and internal disciplines. Provide technical sales support for generation of customer proposals. Engineering support at assembly and lead during FAT, SAT, commissioning, installation, troubleshooting and modifications.
What You Will Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation/Electrical Engineering, Control or Mechanical Engineering. At least 6 years of experience in designing and integrating control systems, with a focus on DCS/PLC/GT/ST platforms and BOP cabinet systems. Experience in upgrading complex control systems, including managing cabinet system architectures and ensuring minimal system downtime during upgrades.
- Technical Skills:
- In-depth knowledge of control systems, particularly DCS/PLC platforms.
- Familiarity with safety-critical systems and their integration into control systems.
- Experience with electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and system layouts.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity practices related to industrial control systems.
- Familiarity with PLM tools and proficiency with both solid modelling and 2-dimensional CAD tools for system design (e.g., AutoCAD Mechanical & Electrical, Autodesk Inventor).
- Familiarity with industrial automation standards and safety regulations (e.g., IEC, ISO).
- Soft Skills:
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills to collaborate effectively with various engineering teams.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
- Willingness to travel for FAT/SAT or site support when required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with gas, steam, or combined-cycle power plants
- Knowledge of redundancy concepts, safety systems, and interlocks
- Familiarity with 3D CAD model reviews and coordination with design tools
- Exposure to international projects and multicultural engineering teams
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Pay Range: $100- $110K
Compensation decisions are made based on factors including experience, skills, education, and other job-related factors, in accordance with our internal pay structure. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, paid time off, and retirement plan.
Work Requirements: This role is considered an on-site position located in Longmont CO.
- You must be able to commute to and from the location with your own transportation arrangements to meet the required working hours.
- Shop floor environment, which may include but not limited to extensive walking
Travel Requirements: Due to the nature of the work, 10% of travel is required.
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Employer paid Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability
Who We Are:
About Quest Global
Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.
We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.
As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.
The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills:
What You will Do:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Controls Hardware engineer with strong expertise in DCS/Gas and Steam Turbine and Balance of Plant (BOP) cabinet engineering for Power plant applications. This role will be responsible for the design, development, integration, and technical support of Cabinet design and development, including architecture, internal components, power distribution, and wiring, specifically tailored for DCS/BOP/GT/ST integration with plant control systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- System Design and Architecture: Responsible for design of Control Panel, including the overall cabinet layout, internal components, power distribution, and system architecture. Ensure that designs meet project specifications, industry standards, and customer requirements. Select appropriate components (e.g., DCS/GT/ST controller, I/O cards) based on system requirements. Integrate these components to ensure optimal performance and seamless communication across the system.
- Control Systems Expertise: Utilize in-depth knowledge of control systems (DCS/PLC/GT/ST) to ensure proper integration, configuration, and troubleshooting of control devices within the system.
- Project Ownership: Plan, assign, and review engineering deliverables to ensure quality and schedule adherence. Individually contribute to full life cycle of a control panel.
- Collaboration and Coordination: Work closely with stakeholders to ensure the system design aligns with all aspects of the project. Provide technical guidance and support throughout the design, testing, and installation phases.
- Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive system design documents, schematics, and manuals. Ensure that all designs comply with company standards, industry regulations, and customer specifications.
- Execution and Support: Coordinate with vendors, OEMs, and internal disciplines. Provide technical sales support for generation of customer proposals. Engineering support at assembly and lead during FAT, SAT, commissioning, installation, troubleshooting and modifications.
What You Will Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation/Electrical Engineering, Control or Mechanical Engineering. At least 6 years of experience in designing and integrating control systems, with a focus on DCS/PLC/GT/ST platforms and BOP cabinet systems. Experience in upgrading complex control systems, including managing cabinet system architectures and ensuring minimal system downtime during upgrades.
- Technical Skills:
- In-depth knowledge of control systems, particularly DCS/PLC platforms.
- Familiarity with safety-critical systems and their integration into control systems.
- Experience with electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and system layouts.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity practices related to industrial control systems.
- Familiarity with PLM tools and proficiency with both solid modelling and 2-dimensional CAD tools for system design (e.g., AutoCAD Mechanical & Electrical, Autodesk Inventor).
- Familiarity with industrial automation standards and safety regulations (e.g., IEC, ISO).
- Soft Skills:
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills to collaborate effectively with various engineering teams.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
- Willingness to travel for FAT/SAT or site support when required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with gas, steam, or combined-cycle power plants
- Knowledge of redundancy concepts, safety systems, and interlocks
- Familiarity with 3D CAD model reviews and coordination with design tools
- Exposure to international projects and multicultural engineering teams
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Pay Range: $100- $110K
Compensation decisions are made based on factors including experience, skills, education, and other job-related factors, in accordance with our internal pay structure. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, paid time off, and retirement plan.
Work Requirements: This role is considered an on-site position located in Longmont CO.
- You must be able to commute to and from the location with your own transportation arrangements to meet the required working hours.
- Shop floor environment, which may include but not limited to extensive walking
Travel Requirements: Due to the nature of the work, 10% of travel is required.
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Employer paid Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability
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What Colorado Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in hardware engineer jobs across Colorado.
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a closely related field
- Hands-on experience with schematic capture, PCB layout, and hardware bring-up
- Proficiency with lab instruments including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers
- Experience designing for FPGA, ASIC, or embedded microcontroller platforms
- Active or eligible DoD security clearance, required by many Colorado defense contractors
- Familiarity with hardware design review processes and regulatory standards such as IPC or MIL-SPEC
Hardware Engineer Jobs in Colorado: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a hardware engineer in Colorado?
Most hardware engineer roles in Colorado require a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related discipline. Colorado does not require a state-issued license specifically for hardware engineers, though engineers who stamp public-facing designs may pursue Professional Engineer licensure through the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors. Many defense and aerospace roles also require candidates to obtain or maintain a DoD security clearance.
How much do hardware engineers make in Colorado?
Hardware engineers in Colorado earn a median of about $156,080 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $100,050 for the lowest 10% to over $222,220 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire hardware engineers in Colorado?
Colorado hardware engineer roles are posted by Amazon, Lockheed Martin, and BAE Systems USA and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Colorado's strong defense and aerospace sector means a large share of openings come from government contractors and systems integrators with long-term operations in the state.
Which Colorado cities have the most hardware engineer jobs?
Denver, Colorado Springs, and Boulder have the most hardware engineer openings in Colorado. Denver anchors the market through its concentration of aerospace and defense contractors, while Colorado Springs draws heavily from military installations and the contractors that support them, and Boulder's technology and research corridor attracts hardware roles in semiconductors and commercial electronics development.
Are there remote hardware engineer jobs in Colorado?
Yes, but they're rare. About 38% of hardware engineer openings tied to Colorado are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of most hardware roles. The positions most likely to offer remote flexibility are those focused on design, simulation, and documentation rather than lab work, prototyping, or on-site testing.
How can I get hired as a hardware engineer in Colorado with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a new-graduate or associate engineer role at one of Colorado's large defense contractors, which regularly run structured new-grad programs for candidates with a relevant degree and internship experience. Companies like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon hire into rotational engineering programs from Colorado universities. Building a portfolio of lab projects, pursuing FPGA or embedded development coursework, and targeting roles titled junior hardware engineer or electrical engineering associate strengthens a candidacy considerably.
Where can I find and apply to hardware engineer jobs in Colorado?
You can find and apply to hardware engineer jobs in Colorado on Migrate Mate, which lists current Colorado openings from employers across the state. Search for roles that fit your background, experience level, and preferred location, then apply directly to the ones that match.
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