Feed updated 29 Oct 2026, 19:01 UTC
8,024 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.
- $135k–$236k/yr typical pay
- Up to $345k/yr
- 3% remote
Typical pay, these roles
$135k–$236k/yr
Median $160k/yr, from 174 advertised rates among these 177 matches. Every role: $100k–$230k/yr.
Compare pay by employer177 open roles across all countries

GNC Engineer (opens the job details)
Turion Space · Flight Software · Irvine, CA, United StatesNewDetails
$125,000–$175,000/yrAbove-typical pay
Systems Engineer V - MSAD (opens the job details)
Voyager Technologies · Flight Software · Folsom, CA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$152,660–$197,258/yrTop-tier pay
Systems Engineer IV - MSAD (opens the job details)
Voyager Technologies · Flight Software · Folsom, CA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$125,700/yr
Spacecraft GNC Engineer I (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Flight Software · Littleton, CO, United States· 1d agoDetails
$81,000/yr
Senior Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, and Controls (GNC) Engineer (opens the job details)
Varda Space Industries · Flight Software · El Segundo, California, United States· 1d agoDetails
$169,067–$216,031/yrTop-tier pay
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GNC Performance Engineer I (opens the job details)
Relativity Space · Flight Software · Long Beach, California, United States· 1d agoDetails
$106,000/yr
Embedded Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Starfish Space · Flight Software · Remote· 2d agoDetails
$100,000–$180,000/yrAbove-typical pay
GNC (Guidance, Navigation, and Control) Engineer (opens the job details)
Starfish Space · Flight Software · Remote· 2d agoDetails
$100,000–$180,000/yrAbove-typical pay
Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Varda Space Industries · Flight Software · El Segundo, California, United States· 3d agoDetails
$169,067–$216,031/yrTop-tier pay
Senior Spacecraft Embedded Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Varda Space Industries · Flight Software · El Segundo, California, United States· 3d agoDetails
$169,067–$216,031/yrTop-tier pay
Flight Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Flight Software · Irvine, CA, United States· 6d agoDetails
$125,000/yr
Senior Flight Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Vast · Flight Software · Long Beach, California, United States· 1w agoDetails
$159,000/yrAbove-typical pay
Senior Engineer - Embedded/Flight Software (opens the job details)
BlackSky · Flight Software · Seattle, WA· 1w agoDetails
$140,000–$165,000/yrAbove-typical pay
Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer II (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Flight Software · Littleton, CO, United States· 1w agoDetails
$140,000/yrAbove-typical pay
Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer I (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Flight Software · Littleton, CO, United States· 1w agoDetails
$114,000/yr
Software Engineer, Operating Systems (opens the job details)
Apex · Flight Software · Los Angeles· 1w agoDetails
$130,000–$185,000/yrAbove-typical pay
Senior Software Engineer, Operating Systems (opens the job details)
Apex · Flight Software · Los Angeles· 1w agoDetails
$185,000–$250,000/yrTop-tier pay
Embedded Software Engineer II (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Flight Software · JPL Campus, United States of America· 1w agoDetails
$127,504–$139,464/yrAbove-typical pay
Staff Engineer, Flight Software/Embedded Software (opens the job details)
BlackSky · Flight Software · Seattle, WA· 1w agoDetails
$155,000–$180,000/yrTop-tier pay
Flight Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Apex · Flight Software · Los Angeles· 2w agoDetails
$130,000–$185,000/yrAbove-typical pay
Senior Flight Software Engineer (TS Cleared) (opens the job details)
Apex · Flight Software · Los Angeles· 2w agoDetails
$185,000–$250,000/yrTop-tier pay
GNC Engineer I (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Flight Software · Littleton, CO, United States· 2w agoDetails
$81,000/yr
Cleared Guidance and Control Engineer III - TS/SCI (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Flight Software · JPL Campus, United States of America· 2w agoDetails
$145,808–$182,728/yrTop-tier pay
Guidance and Control Engineer IV - TS/SCI (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Flight Software · JPL Campus, United States of America· 2w agoDetails
$178,048–$223,288/yrTop-tier pay
Embedded Software Engineer, Platform (Starshield) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Flight Software · Hawthorne, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrAbove-typical pay
Spacecraft GNC Engineer (opens the job details)
Muon Space · Flight Software · Remote· 3w agoDetails
$166,000–$219,000/yrTop-tier pay
Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer (opens the job details)
Apex · Flight Software · Los Angeles· 3w agoDetails
$152,000–$209,000/yrTop-tier pay
Principal Spacecraft GNC Engineer (opens the job details)
Apex · Flight Software · Los Angeles· 3w agoDetails
$200,000–$260,000/yrTop-tier pay
Spacecraft GNC Engineer (opens the job details)
Apex · Flight Software · Los Angeles· 3w agoDetails
$112,000–$180,000/yrAbove-typical pay
Spacecraft GNC Engineer (Early) (opens the job details)
Apex · Flight Software · Los Angeles· 3w agoDetails
$100,000–$137,000/yr
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- Apex126
- Loft Orbital58
- Stoke Space74
- Epsilon33
- Slingshot Aerospace11
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- Northwood Space59
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- Blue Origin1,442
- ICEYE174
- Isar Aerospace131
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- The Exploration Company110
- Boeing64
- Northrop Grumman60
- Astroscale43
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- RTX6
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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 29 Oct 2026, SpaceJobs.Now brings together 8,024 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 8,024 open space industry jobs, and the three biggest groups by count are Technicians (1,431), Programs & Business (1,111) and Software & IT (876). 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 3,935 distinct posted rates at 36 employers in the 8,024 roles open now. At the top end, one role on today's board offers $600k/yr. These figures leave out 4,082 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 8,024 roles open now accept applicants from any country, and 6% 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.