Feed updated 31 Oct 2026, 16:02 UTC
18,090 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.
- $115k–$266k/yr typical pay
- Up to $400k/yr
Typical pay, these roles
$115k–$266k/yr
Median $143k/yr, from 135 advertised rates among these 140 matches. Every role: $113k–$250k/yr.
Compare pay by employer140 open roles you can do from United States

Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 1w agoDetails
$266,300–$399,500/yrTop-tier pay
Engineering Integration Manager (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Australia-Fortitude Valley· 3d agoDetails

Manager Digital Engineering 2 - Linthicum (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Linthicum, MD, United States· 2w agoDetails
$153,800–$230,800/yrTop-tier pay
Hardware Test Engineering Manager 2 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Goleta, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$146,600–$219,800/yrTop-tier pay
Test Engineering Manager 2 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Oxnard, CA, United States· 3w agoDetails
$146,600–$219,800/yrTop-tier pay
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Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Linthicum, MD, United States· 3w agoDetails
$108,800–$163,200/yr
Manager Systems Engineering 2 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$161,100–$241,700/yrTop-tier pay
Director 2 - Systems Engineering Discipline Lead (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 3d agoDetails
$266,300–$399,500/yrTop-tier pay
Staff Systems Engineer – Space Superiority Missions (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Dulles, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$177,000–$265,600/yrTop-tier pay
Systems Engineering Manager 3 – IPT Lead (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 3d agoDetails
$193,000–$289,600/yrTop-tier pay
Systems Engineer – Space Superiority Missions (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Dulles, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$91,800–$137,600/yr
Space Vehicle Chief Engineer – Staff Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Dulles, VA, United States· 3w agoDetails

Space Staff Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineer (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Dulles, VA, United States· 5d agoDetails
$177,000–$265,600/yrTop-tier pay
Staff Chief Engineer (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Apopka, FL, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$152,900–$229,300/yrTop-tier pay
Operations Analysis Simulations Engineer LV 2/3 (CA or FL) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · El Segundo, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$79,300–$137,600/yr
Principal Systems Engineer – Space Superiority Missions (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Dulles, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$114,000–$171,000/yr
Configuration Analyst (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 2d agoDetails
$75,800–$113,800/yr
Staff Space Systems Engineer - Space Superiority (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Dulles, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$177,000–$265,600/yrTop-tier pay
Space Sr. Staff Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineer (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Dulles, VA, United States· 5d agoDetails
$192,800–$289,200/yrTop-tier pay
2027 Systems Engineering Intern - Boulder CO (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Boulder, CO, United States· 2d agoDetails
$21.50–$39.00/hr
Space Systems Engineer- Space Superiority (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Dulles, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$91,800–$137,600/yr
2026 Associate Cyber Systems Engineer - Boulder CO (AHT) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Boulder, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$83,800–$125,800/yr
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Edwards AFB, CA, United States· 3w agoDetails
$83,400–$125,200/yr
Principal Space Systems Engineer - Space Superiority (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Dulles, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$114,000–$171,000/yr
Systems Engineer Level 5 - Mission Modeling Simulation (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Chandler, AZ, United States· 2w agoDetails
$152,900–$229,300/yrTop-tier pay
Manager Engineering Technical Support – Level 2 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 4d agoDetails
$146,600–$219,800/yrTop-tier pay
Staff Nuclear Hardness and Survivability Engineer (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Woodland Hills, CA, United States· 3w agoDetails
$177,000–$265,600/yrTop-tier pay
Fault Management Systems Engineer - Level 3 or 4 (AHT) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 4w agoDetails
$114,000–$171,000/yr
Chief Engineer Level 6 - Linthicum (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Linthicum, MD, United States· 3w agoDetails
$184,100–$276,100/yrTop-tier pay
Military Skillbridge Space Network Systems Engineer - TS SCI Poly (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Schriever AFB, CO, United States· 4mo agoDetails
$103,600–$155,400/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 31 Oct 2026, SpaceJobs.Now brings together 18,090 open space industry roles pulled every hour from the career sites of 149 employers, with salary comparisons across all 149 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 18,090 open space industry jobs, and the three biggest groups by count are Programs & Business (2,891), Technicians (2,376) and Systems & Test (2,317). 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–$250k/yr. The median sits at $145k/yr, worked out live from 10,496 distinct posted rates at 101 employers in the 18,090 roles open now. At the top end, one role on today's board offers $1.5M/yr. These figures leave out 6,766 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 149 employers hiring now and compiles pay across all 149 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 18,090 roles open now accept applicants from any country, and 1% 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.