Feed updated 29 Oct 2026, 18:01 UTC
8,026 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.
- $60k–$142k/yr typical pay
Typical pay, these roles
$60k–$142k/yr
Median $101k/yr, from 29 advertised rates among these 46 matches. Every role: $100k–$230k/yr.
Compare pay by employer46 open roles across all countries

Senior Spacecraft Structural Analysis Engineer I - TS/SCI Clearance (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Long Beach, CA, United StatesNewDetails
$124,000/yr
Senior Spacecraft Structural Analysis Engineer II - TS/SCI Clearance (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Long Beach, CA, United StatesNewDetails
$141,800/yrAbove-typical pay
Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer II (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Long Beach, CA, United StatesNewDetails
$141,800/yrAbove-typical pay
Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer I (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Long Beach, CA, United StatesNewDetails
$124,000/yr
Senior Mechanical Development & Test Engineer II (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Long Beach, CA, United StatesNewDetails
$141,800/yrAbove-typical pay
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Senior Mechanical Development & Test Engineer I (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Long Beach, CA, United StatesNewDetails
$124,000/yr
Senior Design Engineer I (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Tucson, AZ, United States· 1d agoDetails

Ground Systems Engineer II, Mechanical (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Stennis Space Center, MS, United States· 6d agoDetails

Team Lead - Electron Vehicle Development (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Auckland, NZ· 1w agoDetails

Senior Structural Analyst (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Auckland, NZ· 1w agoDetails

Team Lead - Thermofluids Analysis (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Auckland, NZ· 1w agoDetails

Senior Dynamics Engineer (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Auckland, NZ· 2w agoDetails

Senior Structural Analyst I (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Long Beach, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$115,200/yr
R&D Mechanical Engineer (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Auckland, NZ· 3w agoDetails

Senior Development Engineer - Neutron (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Auckland, NZ· 3w agoDetails

Senior Mechanical Engineer II (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Pasadena, CA, United States· 3w agoDetails
$132,000/yr
Team Lead - Unpressurised Composite Structures (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Auckland, NZ· 4w agoDetails

Mechanical Engineer II (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Silver Spring, MD, United States· 4w agoDetails
$87,000/yr
Senior Mechanical Engineer I (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Pasadena, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$115,200/yr
Thermal Engineering Intern Spring 2027 (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Long Beach, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$28.00/hr
Senior Aerodynamics Analyst - Neutron (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Auckland, NZ· 1mo agoDetails

Aerodynamics Analyst - Neutron (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Auckland, NZ· 1mo agoDetails

R&D Engineering Intern Summer 2027 (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Albuquerque, NM, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$20.00/hr
R&D Engineering Intern Spring 2027 (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Albuquerque, NM, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$20.00/hr
Mechanical Engineering Intern Summer 2027 (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Silver Spring, MD, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$25.00/hr
Mechanical Engineering Intern Spring 2027 (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Silver Spring, MD, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$25.00/hr
Junior Development Engineer - Neutron (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Auckland, NZ· 1mo agoDetails

Mechanical Engineering Intern Summer 2027 (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Long Beach, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$28.00/hr
Mechanical Engineering Intern Spring 2027 (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Long Beach, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$28.00/hr
Mechanical Engineering Intern Summer 2027 (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Mechanical · Toronto, CAN· 1mo agoDetails
$60,008/yr
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Explore space industry work
By kind of work
- Propulsion & Engines226
- Mechanical, Structures & Thermal772
- Avionics & Electrical549
- RF, Communications & Payloads239
- Flight Software & GNC373
- Ground Software & IT876
- Systems, Integration & Test748
- Manufacturing & Technicians1,431
- Launch & Mission Operations214
- Quality & Mission Assurance471
- Science, Imaging & Earth Data102
- Supply Chain & Facilities769
- Programs & Business1,117
By employer
- Muon Space140
- Hubble Network16
- Outpost14
- Turion Space8
- Momentus9
- Inversion Space83
- Xona Space Systems52
- Albedo5
- Varda Space Industries119
- K2 Space213
- Apex126
- Loft Orbital58
- Quindar18
- Stoke Space74
- Epsilon33
- Slingshot Aerospace11
- BlackSky36
- Northwood Space58
- Vantor129
- Starfish Space12
- True Anomaly202
- Firefly Aerospace120
- Blue Origin1,440
- ICEYE174
- Isar Aerospace131
- Axiom Space119
- The Exploration Company110
- Boeing64
- Northrop Grumman60
- Astroscale43
- Kepler Communications24
- Dawn Aerospace23
- RTX6
- SpaceX2,261
- Planet101
- Spire Global32
- AST SpaceMobile250
- HawkEye 36020
- Loft Federal14
- Voyager Technologies162
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory119
- Ursa Major116
- Relativity Space379
- Terran Orbital29
- Vast174
- Rocket Lab485
- Astranis184
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 8,026 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 8,026 open space industry jobs, and the three biggest groups by count are Technicians (1,431), Programs & Business (1,117) 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 3,938 distinct posted rates at 36 employers in the 8,026 roles open now. At the top end, one role on today's board offers $600k/yr. These figures leave out 4,081 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 8,026 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.
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