Launch & propulsion · Launch vehicles and engines
Astra jobs
Astra builds rockets and rocket engines in Alameda, California. Its openings cover propulsion, controls, structures and guidance engineering, with finance and operations roles beside them.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 36 open jobs at Astra; their typical pay runs $96.2k to $220k a year, with a median of $160k.
Typical pay, live
Latest Astra openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:01 UTC- $40–$50/hr
Sr Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Alameda, CA · 1w agoDetails
$140,000–$180,000/yrTest Technician III (Castle) (opens the job details)
Technicians · Atwater, CA · 3w agoDetails
$28–$37/hr2026 Winter/Spring Intern (Dec-Apr) (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Alameda, CA · 4w agoDetails
$22/hrStaff Development Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Alameda, CA · 1mo agoDetails
$160,000–$190,000/yrSr Accounts Payable Accountant (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Alameda, CA · 1mo agoDetails
- $120,700–$175,000/yr
Upper Stage Engine Technical Lead (opens the job details)
Propulsion · Alameda, CA · 3mo agoDetails
Lead Propulsion Systems Development Engineer (opens the job details)
Propulsion · Alameda, CA · 3mo agoDetails
Sr Manufacturing Engineer (opens the job details)
Technicians · Alameda, CA · 3mo agoDetails
$140,000–$180,000/yr2026 Fall Interns (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Alameda, CA · 3mo agoDetails
$22/hr
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Astra at a glance
Astra builds rockets and rocket engines in Alameda, California. Its openings cover propulsion, controls, structures and guidance engineering, with finance and operations roles beside them.
36 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in Astra's name?
Astra's own sites: astra.com.
What Astra pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $160k/yr over the 26 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $45.8k/yr up to $240k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 26 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 10 of the 36 open jobs here state no pay.
The top-paying Astra jobs open now
Every 36, highest pay firstSr Staff Infrastructure Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Alameda, CA · 5mo agoDetails
$179,140–$240,000/yrSr Staff Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Alameda, CA · 1y+ agoDetails
$179,140–$240,000/yrStaff Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Alameda, CA · 8mo agoDetails
$160,000–$220,000/yrStaff Mechanical Engineer, Spacecraft Engine (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Alameda, CA · 1y+ agoDetails
$160,000–$220,000/yrStaff Development Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Alameda, CA · 1mo agoDetails
$160,000–$190,000/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 Astra looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Astra 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.
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
An engineering degree or inspection certifications (NDT levels, AS9100 experience); safety roles want EHS credentials.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
Usually a mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; technicians and test operators often start from a trade or the military.
Astra's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
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Questions about Astra
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What does Astra pay?
Across the 26 open Astra jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $96.2k–$220k/yr and the median $160k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $45.8k/yr and the highest $240k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is Astra staffing?
Of its 36 openings, the largest groups are manufacturing & technicians (8), mechanical, structures & thermal (8) and systems, integration & test (8).
What does Astra ask for in space manufacturing and technician jobs?
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC. The exact bar is in each Astra posting.
How fresh is this list of Astra roles?
We read Astra's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Astra keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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