Feed updated 30 Oct 2026, 02:01 UTC
8,191 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–$190k/yr typical pay
- Up to $245k/yr
Typical pay, these roles
$115k–$190k/yr
Median $130k/yr, from 53 advertised rates among these 123 matches. Every role: $100k–$230k/yr.
Compare pay by employer123 open roles across all countries

Sr. Fluid Systems Engineer, Solar Cell Factory (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Bastrop, TX, United States· 1d agoDetails

Structural Engineer, Starship Tower (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Cape Canaveral, FL· 2d agoDetails

HVAC Design Engineer (Facilities) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Hawthorne, CA· 2d agoDetails
$100,000–$160,000/yr
Tooling Design Engineer, Solar Cell Factory (Starlink) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Bastrop, TX, United States· 2d agoDetails

Sr. Fluids Engineer, Production (Starship) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Starbase, TX· 2d agoDetails
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Materials R&D Specialist (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Bastrop, TX, United States· 4d agoDetails

Launch Pad Engineer, Fluid Systems (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Cape Canaveral, FL· 6d agoDetails

Thermal Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Hawthorne, CA· 1w agoDetails
$100,000–$160,000/yr
Field Engineer (Gas/Steam Turbines) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Starbase, TX· 1w agoDetails

Mechanical Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Hawthorne, CA· 1w agoDetails
$100,000–$160,000/yr
Rack Design Engineer (Starmind) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Bastrop, TX, United States· 1w agoDetails

Manager, Vehicle Engineer (Starlink Aviation) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Woodinville, WA, United States· 1w agoDetails
$165,000–$245,000/yrTop-tier pay
New Graduate Engineer, Infrastructure (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Starbase, TX· 2w agoDetails

Materials Engineer, Polymers (Dragon) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Hawthorne, CA· 2w agoDetails
$100,000–$160,000/yr
Sr. Materials Engineer, Corrosion Control and Fluid Compatibility (Starmind) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Bastrop, TX, United States· 2w agoDetails

Mechanical Engineer, Operations (Starship) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Starbase, TX· 2w agoDetails

Sr. Materials Engineer, Vehicle Refurbishment (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Cape Canaveral, FL· 3w agoDetails

Dynamics Engineer (Starship) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Starbase, TX· 3w agoDetails

Launch & Test Engineer, Fluids (Starship) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Cape Canaveral, FL· 1mo agoDetails

Materials Engineer, Thin Films (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Bastrop, TX, United States· 1mo agoDetails

Sr. Materials Engineer, Thin Films (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Bastrop, TX, United States· 1mo agoDetails

Tooling Designer, High Pressure Die Casting (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Bastrop, TX, United States· 1mo agoDetails

Sr. Tooling Designer, Investment Casting (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Bastrop, TX, United States· 1mo agoDetails

Test Stand Design & Build Engineer (Structures/Fluid Systems) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · McGregor, TX· 1mo agoDetails

Sr. Materials Engineer, Blades and Vanes R&D (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Bastrop, TX, United States· 1mo agoDetails

IT Network Infrastructure Engineer, Outside Plant (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Starbase, TX· 1mo agoDetails

Dynamics Engineer (Falcon & Dragon) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$100,000–$160,000/yr
Principal Materials Engineer, Polymers (Starlink) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Bastrop, TX, United States· 1mo agoDetails

Materials Engineer, Metals (Starlink) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Redmond, WA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$100,000–$165,000/yrAbove-typical pay
Sr. Materials Engineer, Metals (Starlink) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Mechanical · Redmond, WA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$135,000–$220,000/yrTop-tier 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 8,191 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 8,191 open space industry jobs, and the three biggest groups by count are Technicians (1,445), Programs & Business (1,163) and Software & IT (901). 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 8,191 roles open now. At the top end, one role on today's board offers $600k/yr. These figures leave out 4,231 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 8,191 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.