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Space Jobs in the Tucson Area

46 open roles at 2 space companies name a site in the Tucson area, most of them in Tucson. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring in the Tucson area

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Rocket Lab33$52k/yr
RTX13$156k/yr

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 22:02 UTC

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What people ask about space work in the Tucson area

Which space companies are hiring in the Tucson area?

Today, Rocket Lab (33 roles), RTX (13 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in the Tucson area.

Where in the Tucson area are the space jobs?

Most are in Tucson (46), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space jobs in the Tucson area pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $156k/yr, with typical pay from $120k–$252k/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 1,720 aerospace engineers working in the Tucson area, in any industry, earn a median $107k/yr (BLS, May 2025).

Do space jobs in the Tucson 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 Tucson area (the Tucson, AZ metropolitan statistical area as the Census Bureau draws it: Pima County), by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.