Feed updated 30 Oct 2026, 19:03 UTC
14,456 space industry jobs open now at the companies that build, launch and fly spacecraft.
We reread each employer's own careers board every hour, so the openings are current and the pay is what the postings actually offer.
- $124k–$266k/yr typical pay
- Up to $289k/yr
Typical pay, these roles
$124k–$266k/yr
Median $143k/yr, from 30 advertised rates among these 30 matches. Every role: $113k–$248k/yr.
Compare pay by employer30 open roles you can do from United States

Embedded Software Manager – Level 1 (Secret) Chandler (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Chandler, AZ, United States· 3w agoDetails
$114,900–$172,300/yr
Embedded Software Manager – Level 2 (Secret) Chandler (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Chandler, AZ, United States· 3w agoDetails
$139,100–$208,700/yrAbove-typical pay
GNC Engineering Mgr 2 - Secret (Chandler) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Chandler, AZ, United States· 1w agoDetails
$139,100–$208,700/yrAbove-typical pay
GNC Engineering Mgr 1 - Secret (Chandler) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Chandler, AZ, United States· 4d agoDetails
$114,900–$172,300/yr
Manager Embedded Software Engineering 2 (Space Systems) - TS/SCI (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Rolling Meadows, IL, United States· 1w agoDetails
$153,800–$230,800/yrTop-tier pay
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Calling all Secret-Cleared GNC Engineers! (Chandler) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Chandler, AZ, United States· 3w agoDetails
$65,800–$184,200/yr
Payload Flight Software Lead - Level 5 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 1w agoDetails
$177,000–$265,600/yrTop-tier pay
Payload Flight Software Lead - Level 6 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 1w agoDetails
$192,800–$289,200/yrTop-tier pay
Navigation Lead Staff GNC Engineer (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Palmdale, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$177,000–$265,600/yrTop-tier pay
Systems Engineer - Fault Management and System Autonomy (AHT) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Dulles, VA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$91,800–$137,600/yr
Calling all GNC Engineers! (Chandler) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Chandler, AZ, United States· 2d agoDetails
$65,800–$184,200/yr
Controls and Simulation Engineer Level 5 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Sunnyvale, CA, United States· 3d agoDetails
$177,000–$265,600/yrTop-tier pay
Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) Engineer - Level 2/3 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$91,800–$137,600/yr
Space Systems Embedded Software Engineer - Level 2 (TS/SCI) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Rolling Meadows, IL, United States· 1w agoDetails
$87,600–$131,400/yr
Embedded Software Engineers - Level 3/4 (Secret) - Chandler (AHT) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Chandler, AZ, United States· 3w agoDetails
$98,400–$147,600/yr
Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) Engineering Analyst – Level 5 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Dulles, VA, United States· 4w agoDetails
$177,000–$265,600/yrTop-tier pay
AHT - GNC Engineer: Autopilot – Level 3 or 4 (Space) Chandler (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Chandler, AZ, United States· 3w agoDetails
$98,400–$147,600/yr
Software Deputy Subproject Technical Lead - Level 3/4 (AHT) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 3d agoDetails
$114,000–$171,000/yr
GNC Engineer: Actuators - Level 3/4 (Chandler) (AHT) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Chandler, AZ, United States· 3d agoDetails
$98,400–$147,600/yr
Flight Software Engineer - Level 3 or 4 (Active Secret) - AHT (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$114,000–$171,000/yr
Space Systems Embedded Software Engineers - Level 3 or 4 (TS/SCI) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Rolling Meadows, IL, United States· 1w agoDetails
$108,800–$163,200/yr
Systems Engineer Level 6 - Flight Algorithm IPT lead (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Chandler, AZ, United States· 3w agoDetails
$166,500–$249,700/yrTop-tier pay
Algorithms Software Engineer - Level 2 or 3 - (AHT) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Boulder, CO, United States· 3w agoDetails
$91,800–$137,600/yr
Sr Principal Engineer Software – SW Architect (26-461) Space AHT (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Huntsville, AL, United States· 2w agoDetails
$135,800–$203,600/yrAbove-typical pay
Sr Principal Embedded Software Engineer (level 4) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Cincinnati, OH, United States· 4w agoDetails
$142,200–$213,200/yrAbove-typical pay
Embedded Software Engineer – Level 3 or 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Dulles, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$114,000–$171,000/yr
GNC Engineer/Technical Lead: Nav Modeling Analysis & Sim - Level 5 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Chandler, AZ, United StatesNewDetails
$152,900–$229,300/yrTop-tier pay
On-Orbit Test Astrodynamics Engineer (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Colorado Springs, CO, United States· 4w agoDetails
$129,300–$193,900/yrAbove-typical pay
(AHT) GNC Engineer: State Estimation and Tracking – Level 3 or 4 (Chandler) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Chandler, AZ, United States· 3d agoDetails
$98,400–$147,600/yr
SkillBridge - Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) Engineer - level 3 or 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Dulles, VA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$114,000–$171,000/yr
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Common questions about space industry jobs
How SpaceJobs.Now works →Where can I see every space industry job in one place?
That is the job SpaceJobs.Now does. As of 30 Oct 2026, SpaceJobs.Now brings together 14,456 open space industry roles pulled every hour from the career sites of 144 employers, with salary comparisons across all 144 companies on our list. A posting that an employer repeats across several sites or countries still counts as one role, so the total is the number of distinct space jobs you could actually apply for. Apply buttons go straight to the employer's own application form, and space companies whose boards we cannot read yet still get a listing, so the comparison covers them too.
What is a space industry job?
A space industry job is a role at a company that designs, builds, launches or operates rockets, satellites and spacecraft, or supplies the parts, software and ground systems behind them. Today's board holds 14,456 open space industry jobs, and the three biggest groups by count are Programs & Business (2,215), Technicians (2,007) and Systems & Test (1,756). Each role states what it asks for, from a degree and years of experience to the country you can work from.
What does a space industry job pay?
Space industry roles typically pay $113k–$248k/yr. The median sits at $146k/yr, worked out live from 8,428 distinct posted rates at 100 employers in the 14,456 roles open now. At the top end, one role on today's board offers $1.5M/yr. These figures leave out 5,987 open roles whose postings name no pay.
How do you get a job in the space industry?
To get a job in the space industry, you find the employers hiring for what you do, apply through each employer's own application page and go through its interviews. SpaceJobs.Now pulls the live openings of the 144 employers hiring now and compiles pay across all 144 it tracks, so you can compare what each pays and open any role's application in one click.
Can you get into the space industry without a degree or experience?
Sometimes. Each posting sets its own requirements, and they vary widely. Space roles open to people with no experience have a page of their own, showing the pay and whatever they still require, which is often a country or one specific skill.
Can you work in the space industry from outside the US?
For some roles, yes. 0% of the 14,456 roles open now accept applicants from any country, and 2% can be done remotely. Plenty of others require a particular site or country; to see what you could apply for from home, start with the country pages.
Are these real jobs?
Yes. Every role here is read from an employer's own job board, and its Apply button opens that employer's own application page. Each employer page shows what it pays and what it is hiring for, so you can judge before you apply.