Feed updated 30 Oct 2026, 05:01 UTC
8,241 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.
- $88.8k–$163k/yr typical pay
- Up to $200k/yr
Typical pay, these roles
$88.8k–$163k/yr
Median $111k/yr, from 28 advertised rates among these 28 matches. Every role: $100k–$230k/yr.
Compare pay by employer28 open roles across all countries

Principal FPGA Design Engineer (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Avionics · Irvine, CA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$175,000/yrTop-tier pay
Flight Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Flight Software · Irvine, CA, United States· 1w agoDetails
$125,000/yr
Inventory Control Supervisor (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Supply Chain · Irvine, CA, United States· 1w agoDetails
$90,000/yr
Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - EPS (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Technicians · Irvine, CA, United States· 1w agoDetails
$115,000/yr
Manager, Test Systems (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Systems & Test · Irvine, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$160,000/yrAbove-typical pay
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Principal PCB Design Engineer (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Avionics · Irvine, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$170,000/yrTop-tier pay
PLM Administrator (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Software & IT · Irvine, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$110,000/yr
Systems Engineering Architect (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Systems & Test · Irvine, CA, United States· 3w agoDetails
$200,000/yrTop-tier pay
Accountant (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Programs & Business · Irvine, CA, United States· 3w agoDetails
$70,000/yr
Sr. Project Engineer (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Programs & Business · Irvine, CA, United States· 4w agoDetails
$130,000/yr
Sr. Manager, Vehicle Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT) (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Technicians · Irvine, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$160,000/yrAbove-typical pay
Spacecraft Thermal Engineer (I/II) (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Mechanical · Irvine, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$80,000–$100,000/yr
Environmental Test Technician (Weekday Shift) (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Technicians · Irvine, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$35/hr
Sr. Structural Analysis Engineer (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Mechanical · Irvine, CA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$105,000/yr
AIT Technician – Vehicle Integration (Weekday Shift) (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Technicians · Irvine, CA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$28/hr
Staff Embedded Linux Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Flight Software · Irvine, CA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$160,000/yrAbove-typical pay
Manufacturing Engineer - Machine Shop (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Technicians · Santa Maria, CA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$85,000/yr
Technical Trainer (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Quality · Irvine, CA, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$80,000/yr
Quality Supervisor (Weekday Shift) (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Quality · Irvine, CA, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$90,000/yr
Sr. Mechanical Engineer (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Mechanical · Irvine, CA, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$105,000/yr
Cable & Harness Technician (Weekday Shift) (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Technicians · Irvine, CA, United States· 4mo agoDetails
$28/hr
Sr. Cloud DevSecOps Engineer (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Software & IT · Irvine, CA, United States· 4mo agoDetails
$125,000/yr
Sr. Spacecraft Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Systems & Test · Irvine, CA, United States· 5mo agoDetails
$135,000/yrAbove-typical pay
Sr. Spacecraft Electrical Integration Engineer (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Avionics · Irvine, CA, United States· 5mo agoDetails
$120,000/yr
Spacecraft Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Systems & Test · Irvine, CA, United States· 5mo agoDetails
$100,000/yr
Production Planner (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Supply Chain · Santa Maria, CA, United States· 6mo agoDetails
$70,000/yr
Sr. Systems Integration Engineer II/III (Weekday Shift) (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Systems & Test · Irvine, CA, United States· 7mo agoDetails
$100,000–$125,000/yr
Sr. RF Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · RF & Payloads · Irvine, CA, United States· 8mo agoDetails
$135,000/yrAbove-typical pay
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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 8,241 open space industry roles pulled every hour from the career sites of 47 employers, with salary comparisons across all 47 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 8,241 open space industry jobs, and the three biggest groups by count are Technicians (1,446), Programs & Business (1,172) and Software & IT (909). 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 $100k–$230k/yr. The median sits at $132k/yr, worked out live from 3,952 distinct posted rates at 36 employers in the 8,241 roles open now. At the top end, one role on today's board offers $600k/yr. These figures leave out 4,281 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 47 employers hiring now and compiles pay across all 47 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 8,241 roles open now accept applicants from any country, and 5% 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.