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Space Industry Jobs in Portugal

72 open space industry roles take candidates based in Portugal today, posted by . Listings come straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

72
Open to Portugal
35
Open to every country
37
Limited to some countries
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Live space industry roles open in Portugal

Updated 30 Oct 2026, 15:04 UTC
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What our research measures about space jobs in Portugal

Read from the open postings on 2026-10-29 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.

Which space companies are hiring in Portugal

At the moment 15 employers list roles that take candidates in Portugal; 68 more state, on their own sites or in dated records, that they do not recruit there. Each employer's pay figure comes only from its openings for this country.Sorted by the expected value of an application (acceptance odds times posted pay). A referral agreement, if an employer has one, can raise it in this order but never changes the salary it offers.

Closed to candidates in Portugal today

Two groups: employers that exclude Portugal by their own statement or a dated record, and employers with nothing current for Portugal.

How much space industry jobs in Portugal pay

Pay is shown in US dollars, from what each posting states, so check the posting for the pay in its own currency. Figures in EUR use the European Central Bank reference rate of 30 Oct 2026, US$1 = 0.90 EUR.

Openings for Portugal and their usual pay, grouped by kind of work
Kind of workOpen hereTypical pay
Programs & Business28Too few stated
Ground Software & IT7Too few stated
Systems, Integration & Test6Too few stated
Mechanical, Structures & Thermal5Too few stated
RF, Communications & Payloads5Too few stated
Science, Imaging & Earth Data5Too few stated
Supply Chain & Facilities5Too few stated
Manufacturing & Technicians4Too few stated
Avionics & Electrical2Too few stated
Flight Software & GNC1Too few stated
Launch & Mission Operations1Too few stated
Quality & Mission Assurance1Too few stated

Space industry jobs in Portugal: what people ask

If I live in Portugal, which space industry jobs can I apply to?

Yes. Of the 13,746 space industry roles we track, 72 take candidates based in Portugal today. 35 of them take applicants from any country, and 37 more list Portugal among a narrower set of countries. Every listing names its work location and the countries it accepts.

Which space companies are hiring in Portugal?

Right now the most roles open to applicants in Portugal are at Open Cosmos (21), ArianeGroup (17) and ICEYE (10). In all, 15 employers have roles open to Portugal. Each employer's page shows what it hires for and what it pays.

Which space companies do not hire in Portugal?

Iridium hires only in the United States. Blue Origin hires only in the United States. The Aerospace Corporation hires only in the United States. Northrop Grumman hires only in the United States. Impulse Space hires only in the United States. Sierra Space hires only in the United States. Boeing hires only in the United States. L3Harris hires only in the United States. United Launch Alliance hires only in the United States. Vantor hires only in the United States. Lockheed Martin hires only in the United States. Axiom Space hires only in the United States. Firefly Aerospace hires only in the United States. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory hires only in the United States. BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems hires only in the United States. Virgin Galactic hires only in the United States. Anduril hires only in the United States. Intuitive Machines hires only in the United States. KBR hires only in the United States. Cowboy Space hires only in the United States. Booz Allen Hamilton hires only in the United States. RTX hires only in the United States. Astrolab hires only in the United States. Star Catcher hires only in the United States. US Space Force hires only in the United States. Astra hires only in the United States. Johns Hopkins APL hires only in the United States. Array Labs hires only in the United States. HyImpulse hires only in Germany and the United Kingdom. Lunar Outpost hires only in the United States. CACI hires only in the United States. Terran Orbital hires only in the United States. Venus Aerospace hires only in the United States. Katalyst Space Technologies hires only in the United States. Umbra hires only in the United States. Elveo Mobile hires only in the United States. Rendezvous Robotics hires only in the United States. Quantum Space hires only in the United States. Portal Space Systems hires only in the United States. General Dynamics Mission Systems hires only in the United States. Gravitics hires only in the United States. General Galactic hires only in the United States. GITAI hires only in the United States. Reflect Orbital hires only in the United States. Blue Canyon Technologies hires only in the United States. Sidus Space hires only in the United States. AstroForge hires only in the United States. SEAKR Engineering hires only in the United States. Benchmark Space Systems hires only in the United States. Trinzic hires only in the United States. Capella Space hires only in the United States. Redwire hires only in the United States. Kymeta hires only in the United States. Peraton hires only in the United States. Sophia Space hires only in the United States. NASA hires only in the United States. SpaceWorks Enterprises hires only in the United States. MITRE hires only in the United States. Orbit Fab hires only in the United States. Revolution Space hires only in the United States. Overview Energy hires only in the United States. Vaya Space hires only in the United States. Exos Aerospace hires only in the United States. Amentum hires only in the United States. Leidos hires only in the United States. Moog hires only in the United States. Parsons hires only in the United States. Teledyne hires only in the United States and the United Kingdom. Every statement here is sourced to the employer's own site or a dated report, and the sources sit in the Employers list.

What pay can I expect from space industry jobs in Portugal?

Each employer sets its own pay, and a role shows it where the posting states it. Figures here are in US dollars, so check the posting for the pay in its own currency. The pay table for each kind of work breaks it down further.

How do I avoid space job offer scams in Portugal?

Every Apply button here takes you to the space company's own posting, so you apply with the employer directly. A real employer never charges you to apply, to interview, for training or for equipment. If a recruiter message or an offer reached you some other way, paste it into the job offer scam checker before you reply.

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