Chief Engineer
Amentum Holdings
Colorado Springs, CO · $226k a year · Posted November 3, 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)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $225,500 a year. Across 81 open chief engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $122,500 to $237,500 and the median is $175,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 29% above the median.
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
...for upcoming proposal**
Are you ready to support critical USSF missions and make a lasting impact?
Amentumis seekinga Chief Engineer to join our team to support the USSF COBRA DANE Operations and Sustainment (CDOS) In Colorado Springs, CO. In this pivotal...