Feed updated 29 Oct 2026, 23:01 UTC
8,167 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.
- $100k–$230k/yr typical pay
- 47 employers tracked
- 13 kinds of work
- For space companies hiring
Typical pay
$100k–$230k/yr
Median $132k/yr, from 3,951 advertised rates across 36 employers.
8,167 open roles across all countries

Staff Engineer Network (Project Manager) (EPM) (26-433) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · United States-Colorado-Colorado SpringsNew

Systems Engineer - Level 3/4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · United States-California-Redondo BeachNew

Engineer Electrical - Level 3 or 4 - Space AHT (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Avionics · United States-Alabama-HuntsvilleNew

Test Technician (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Technicians · United States-Maryland-ElkridgeNew

Manufacturing Engineer - Level 2 or Level 3 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Technicians · United States-Virginia-SterlingNew
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Simulation Software Engineer Level 3 or 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Software & IT · United States-Virginia-DullesNew

Engineer Supplier Mission Assurance Level 2 or Level 3 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Quality · United States-Arizona-ChandlerNew

Staff Engineer Systems - Level 5 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · United States-California-Redondo BeachNew

Program Control Finance Manager - Manager 2 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · United States-Virginia-DullesNew

Principal Engineer Mechanical (AHT) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Mechanical · United States-Colorado-AuroraNew

Program Control Finance Manager - Manager 1 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · United States-Virginia-DullesNew

Principal EO Signal Image Processing Engineer (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Science & Data · United States-Arizona-ChandlerNew

Simulation Software Engineer Level 2 or 3 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Software & IT · United States-Virginia-DullesNew

SDA Systems Engineer (Level 2/3) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · United States-California-Redondo BeachNew

Software Engineer - Level 2 or 3 - Space AHT (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Software & IT · United States-Alabama-HuntsvilleNew

Thermal Mechanical Engineer - Level 2/3 - Dulles (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Mechanical · United States-Virginia-DullesNew

Configuration and Data Management Analyst (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · United States-Virginia-DullesNew

Sr Principal Engineer Mechanical - Space AHT (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Mechanical · United States-Alabama-HuntsvilleNew

Principal / Sr Principal Engineer Electrical (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Avionics · United States-Colorado-Colorado SpringsNew

Systems Engineer 4 - RF Communications - Space AHT (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · RF & Payloads · United States-Alabama-HuntsvilleNew


Embedded Software Engineer – Level 3 or 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · United States-Virginia-DullesNew

Systems Modeling and Simulation Engineer 2 or 3 - Space AHT (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · United States-Alabama-HuntsvilleNew

Software Requirements & Verification Engineer - Level 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · United States-California-Redondo BeachNew


Systems Engineer - Digital Signal Processing (Lead or Senior) (opens the job details)
Boeing · RF & Payloads · USA - El Segundo, CANew

DevOps Developer (Experienced or Senior) (opens the job details)
Boeing · Software & IT · USA - Seal Beach, CANew

Systems Engineer (Associate and Expert) (opens the job details)
Boeing · Systems & Test · USA - Colorado Springs, CONew

DSP Algorithms Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level) (opens the job details)
Boeing · RF & Payloads · USA - El Segundo, CANew

Associate Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Boeing · Software & IT · USA - Huntsville, ALNew
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By kind of work
- Propulsion & Engines230
- Mechanical, Structures & Thermal798
- Avionics & Electrical571
- RF, Communications & Payloads256
- Flight Software & GNC378
- Ground Software & IT896
- Systems, Integration & Test782
- Manufacturing & Technicians1,442
- Launch & Mission Operations221
- Quality & Mission Assurance472
- Science, Imaging & Earth Data119
- Supply Chain & Facilities781
- Programs & Business1,159
By employer
- Muon Space138
- Hubble Network16
- Outpost14
- Turion Space13
- Momentus9
- Inversion Space83
- Xona Space Systems51
- Quindar17
- Albedo5
- Varda Space Industries119
- K2 Space213
- Apex126
- Loft Orbital61
- Stoke Space74
- BlackSky37
- Epsilon33
- Slingshot Aerospace11
- Northwood Space60
- Starfish Space12
- True Anomaly200
- Firefly Aerospace121
- Blue Origin1,460
- ICEYE174
- Boeing138
- Isar Aerospace131
- Axiom Space121
- The Exploration Company113
- Northrop Grumman83
- Astroscale43
- Dawn Aerospace24
- Kepler Communications22
- RTX7
- SpaceX2,258
- Planet100
- Spire Global32
- Vantor131
- AST SpaceMobile253
- HawkEye 36020
- Loft Federal14
- Voyager Technologies164
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory120
- Ursa Major117
- Terran Orbital29
- Relativity Space384
- Vast174
- Rocket Lab488
- 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 8,167 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 8,167 open space industry jobs, and the three biggest groups by count are Technicians (1,442), Programs & Business (1,159) and Software & IT (896). 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 3,951 distinct posted rates at 36 employers in the 8,167 roles open now. At the top end, one role on today's board offers $600k/yr. These figures leave out 4,208 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 8,167 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.