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BlackSky jobs
BlackSky offers space-based intelligence from its own constellation of low-orbit imaging satellites. It hires in Tukwila, Washington, and Herndon, Virginia.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 34 open jobs at BlackSky; their typical pay runs $140k to $211k a year, with a median of $155k.
Typical pay, live
Latest BlackSky openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTCSenior Accounting Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Herndon, VA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$135,000–$165,000/yrMechanical Design Manager (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Tukwila, WA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$175,000–$205,000/yrDirector of Marketing & Corporate Communications (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Herndon, VA or Seattle, WA · 2w agoDetails
$175,000–$200,000/yrPrincipal Systems Engineer - Space Vehicle (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Tukwila, WA, United States · 2w agoDetails
Mechanical Engineer (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Tukwila, WA, United States · 2w agoDetails
Senior Engineer - Embedded/Flight Software (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Seattle, WA · 2w agoDetails
$140,000–$165,000/yrSenior Software Engineer, Infrastructure (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Remote · 2w agoDetails
$145,000–$165,000/yrSenior Software Engineer, Design in Test (SDET) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Remote · 2w agoDetails
$145,000–$165,000/yrStaff Engineer, Flight Software/Embedded Software (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Seattle, WA · 3w agoDetails
$155,000–$180,000/yrCost Controller, Spacecraft (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Tukwila, WA, United States · 3w agoDetails
$135,00–$155,000/yr
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BlackSky at a glance
BlackSky offers space-based intelligence from its own constellation of low-orbit imaging satellites. It hires in Tukwila, Washington, and Herndon, Virginia.
34 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in BlackSky's name?
BlackSky's own sites: blacksky.com.
What BlackSky pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $155k/yr over the 26 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $72.8k/yr up to $250k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 25 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 8 of the 34 open jobs here state no pay.
The top-paying BlackSky jobs open now
Every 34, highest pay firstVice President, Legal (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Remote · 4mo agoDetails
$245,000–$250,000/yrPrincipal Engineer, Spacecraft Test Development (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Tukwila, WA, United States · 5mo agoDetails
$200,000–$230,000/yrPrincipal DevSecOps Architect (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Remote · 1mo agoDetails
$190,000–$215,000/yrMechanical Design Manager (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Tukwila, WA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$175,000–$205,000/yrStaff Mission Solutions Engineer (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Remote · 4w agoDetails
$165,000–$205,000/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 BlackSky looks for
The usual bar in each discipline BlackSky 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.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles.
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.
BlackSky'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.
BlackSky sites with openings
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Questions about BlackSky
How do I apply to BlackSky?
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What does BlackSky pay?
Across the 26 open BlackSky jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $140k–$211k/yr and the median $155k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $72.8k/yr and the highest $250k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is BlackSky staffing?
Of its 34 openings, the largest groups are programs & business (12), systems, integration & test (5) and ground software & IT (4).
What does BlackSky 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 BlackSky posting.
How fresh is this list of BlackSky roles?
We read BlackSky's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as BlackSky keeps it up, dated with our last check.
BlackSky versus similar employers
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