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Space Jobs in the Phoenix Area

271 open roles at 8 space companies name a site in the Phoenix area, most of them in Chandler and Tempe; typical pay runs $99.1k–$229k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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What the space companies do in the Phoenix area

Space companies hiring in the Phoenix area

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Northrop Grumman124$123k/yr
Viasat67$171k/yr
Iridium21$128k/yr
Moog20$98.8k/yr
General Dynamics Mission Systems17$131k/yr
Virgin Galactic16$88.6k/yr
Intuitive Machines4not stated
Boeing2too few figures

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 09:02 UTC

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Which space companies are hiring in the Phoenix area?

Today, Northrop Grumman (124 roles), Viasat (67 roles), Iridium (21 roles), Moog (20 roles), General Dynamics Mission Systems (17 roles), Virgin Galactic (16 roles), and 2 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in the Phoenix area.

Where in the Phoenix area are the space jobs?

Most are in Chandler (100), Tempe (77), Gilbert (37), Phoenix (24), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space jobs in the Phoenix area pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $131k/yr, with typical pay from $99.1k–$229k/yr; 86.1% of Arizona's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Arizona has no law requiring a pay range in job postings, so a posting there can leave pay out (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 1,360 aerospace engineers working in the Phoenix area, in any industry, earn a median $130k/yr (BLS, May 2025).

Do space jobs in the Phoenix area require US citizenship?

Of the 274 space postings in Arizona whose text we read, 83.9% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 58% name a security clearance, by our research on who can apply, which compares every state. Each posting states its own rule, often citing export control under ITAR or the EAR.

How is this list made?

We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when it is a US role and its own location line names a place in the Phoenix area (the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan statistical area as the Census Bureau draws it: Maricopa and Pinal counties), by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.