Manufacturing Software Engineer - Space Hardware (Onsite)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Colorado Springs, CO · Posted November 7, 2026
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Where Colorado Springs, CO ranks
Where Colorado Springs, CO placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mountain West366 openings · of 22
- #4Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Mountain West58 jobs · of 15
- #6Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Mountain West47 / 100 · of 11
- #7Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Mountain West58% · of 19
- #9Best cities for aerospace and defense jobs245 openings · of 67
- #9Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Mountain West0.9% · of 18
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among industrial engineers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for industrial engineers: 4% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. in Colorado Springs seeks an entry-level Manufacturing Software Engineer to develop software that drives automated testing on the manufacturing floor. You will work hands-on with hardware, collaborate with manufacturing teams,...