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Apex jobs
Apex mass-manufactures productized satellite platforms (satellite buses), in its own words to accelerate the deployment of next-generation constellations. It hires in Los Angeles.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 129 open jobs at Apex; their typical pay runs $131k to $226k a year, with a median of $158k.
Typical pay, live
Latest Apex openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTCSpacecraft Dynamics Engineer (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Los Angeles · todayDetails
$136,000–$220,000/yrPrincipal Spacecraft GNC Engineer (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Los Angeles · todayDetails
$200,000–$260,000/yrSpacecraft GNC Engineer (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Los Angeles · todayDetails
$112,000–$180,000/yrSpacecraft GNC Engineer (Early) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Los Angeles · todayDetails
$100,000–$135,000/yrDirector, Governance, Risk & Compliance (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Los Angeles · 1d agoDetails
$200,000–$250,000/yr- $100,000–$160,000/yr
Senior Spacecraft Manufacturing Engineer (opens the job details)
Technicians · Los Angeles · todayDetails
$124,000–$165,000/yrSpacecraft Manufacturing Engineer (opens the job details)
Technicians · Los Angeles · todayDetails
$100,000–$145,000/yrLead Spacecraft Manufacturing Engineer (opens the job details)
Technicians · Los Angeles · todayDetails
$140,000–$185,000/yrSoftware Engineering Internship, Embedded Systems (Spring or Summer 2027) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Los Angeles · 1d agoDetails
$45/hrGround Software Engineering Internship (Spring or Summer 2027) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Los Angeles · 1d agoDetails
$45/hrSoftware Engineering Internship, Test & Automation (Summer 2027) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Los Angeles · 1d agoDetails
$45/hr
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Apex at a glance
Apex mass-manufactures productized satellite platforms (satellite buses), in its own words to accelerate the deployment of next-generation constellations. It hires in Los Angeles.
129 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in Apex's name?
Apex's own sites: apexspace.com.
What Apex pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $158k/yr over the 125 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $58.2k/yr up to $600k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 123 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 4 of the 129 open jobs here state no pay.
The top-paying Apex jobs open now
Every 129, highest pay firstBusiness Development Director, International (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Remote · 1w agoDetails
$175,000–$600,000/yrBusiness Development Director, Commercial Market (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Remote · 1w agoDetails
$175,000–$600,000/yrBusiness Development Director, US Government Markets (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Denver · 1mo agoDetails
$175,000–$600,000/yrBusiness Development Director, US Government Markets (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Washington D.C, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$175,000–$600,000/yrBusiness Development Director, US Government Markets (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Los Angeles · 1mo agoDetails
$175,000–$600,000/yr
The middle half is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top, measured the same way for every list on the site. A posting's range is base salary only: stock, sign-on money and bonuses are extra where a company offers them. The methodology explains how each pay figure is measured and graded.
What Apex looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Apex is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
An electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.
A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC.
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles.
Apex's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.
Apex sites with openings
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Questions about Apex
How do I apply to Apex?
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What does Apex pay?
Across the 125 open Apex jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $131k–$226k/yr and the median $158k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $58.2k/yr and the highest $600k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is Apex staffing?
Of its 129 openings, the largest groups are programs & business (19), manufacturing & technicians (16) and systems, integration & test (15).
What does Apex ask for in program management and business jobs in space?
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background. The exact bar is in each Apex posting.
How fresh is this list of Apex roles?
We read Apex's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Apex keeps it up, dated with our last check.
Apex versus similar employers
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