Chief Engineer
Apex Systems
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Boulder, CO · Posted November 3, 2026
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Where Boulder, CO ranks
Where Boulder, CO placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Mountain West$144k · of 11
- #2Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Mountain West82 / 100 · of 11
- #4Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mountain West233 openings · of 22
- #4Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Mountain West59 / 100 · of 11
- #4Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Mountain West55 / 100 · of 11
- #5Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Mountain West57 / 100 · of 11
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)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 81 open chief engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $122,500 to $237,500 and the median is $175,000.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among architectural and engineering managers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for architectural and engineering managers: 3% (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
...TS/SCI Chief EngineerApex Systems is hiring for a Chief Engineer with a large aerospace and defense client, in support of the US Space Force, on-site in Boulder, CO!Position requires a currently active, DoD-issued Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.Location: 100% on-site...