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Booz Allen Hamilton jobs
Booz Allen Hamilton, the consulting and engineering firm, supports national security space programs: space vehicle and ground systems engineering for Space Systems Command in El Segundo, California, orbital operations, mission integration and other national security space work. Only its space roles are listed here: the board reads the postings its own search finds for space and judges each one before it is listed, so its other consulting and defense work stays off. Many of these roles require US citizenship and a security clearance, as each posting states.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 97 open jobs at Booz Allen Hamilton; their typical pay runs $127k to $225k a year, with a median of $142k.
Typical pay, live
Latest Booz Allen Hamilton openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:01 UTCOrbital Warfare Expert (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Colorado Springs, CO · 1d agoDetails
$86,800–$198,000/yrCounter-Insider Threat Program Analyst (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Peterson AFB, CO, United States · 1d agoDetails
$77,500–$176,000/yrPNT Chief Engineer (opens the job details)
Flight Software · El Segundo, CA · 2d agoDetails
$86,800–$198,000/yrStrategic Deterrence Advisor (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · El Segundo, CA · 2d agoDetails
$86,800–$198,000/yrSystems Engineer, Senior (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Herndon, VA, United States of America · 2d agoDetails
$86,800–$198,000/yrSystems Engineer, Lead (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · El Segundo, CA · 2d agoDetails
$99,000–$225,000/yrStrategic Planner (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Fussa, Tokyo · 3d agoDetails
$112,800–$257,000/yrFull Stack Modeling and Simulation Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Colorado Springs, CO · 4d agoDetails
$69,300–$158,000/yrSubcontracts Administrator, Senior (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · McLean, VA, United States · 4d agoDetails
$77,600–$176,000/yrSystems Integration Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · El Segundo, CA · 4d agoDetails
$86,800–$198,000/yrTest Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Aurora, CO, United States · 4d agoDetails
$86,900–$198,000/yrAcquisition and Logistics Specialist (opens the job details)
Mechanical · El Segundo, CA · 4d agoDetails
$77,600–$176,000/yr
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Booz Allen Hamilton at a glance
Booz Allen Hamilton, the consulting and engineering firm, supports national security space programs: space vehicle and ground systems engineering for Space Systems Command in El Segundo, California, orbital operations, mission integration and other national security space work. Only its space roles are listed here: the board reads the postings its own search finds for space and judges each one before it is listed, so its other consulting and defense work stays off. Many of these roles require US citizenship and a security clearance, as each posting states.
97 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in Booz Allen Hamilton's name?
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What Booz Allen Hamilton pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $142k/yr over the 97 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $61.9k/yr up to $257k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 94 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours).
The top-paying Booz Allen Hamilton jobs open now
Every 97, highest pay firstStrategic Planner (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Fussa, Tokyo · 3d agoDetails
$112,800–$257,000/yrAstrodynamics Aerospace Engineer, Lead (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Chantilly, VA, United States · 2mo agoDetails
$112,800–$257,000/yrSecure Space Technical and Physical Security SME, Senior Manager (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · McLean, VA, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$125,300–$233,000/yrSystems Engineer, Lead (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · El Segundo, CA · 2d agoDetails
$99,000–$225,000/yrProgram Integrator, Lead (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · El Segundo, CA · 1w agoDetails
$99,000–$225,000/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 Booz Allen Hamilton looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Booz Allen Hamilton 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.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
An engineering or technical background; many operators come from the military, and shift work is common.
A science, engineering or data degree; geospatial and intelligence roles may need a clearance.
An electrical engineering degree with RF or signal-processing work; payload roles often want physics or optics.
Booz Allen Hamilton's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
Booz Allen Hamilton pay by occupation, from its own postings: Software engineer pay, Data scientist pay, Systems engineer pay.
For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.
Booz Allen Hamilton sites with openings
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Signing up with Booz Allen Hamilton
Researched Oct 2026Booz Allen hires in five steps it publishes itself: your application, a review and screening (a recruiter may call you), a skills-based technical assessment for some roles, a role-specific interview process with technical screens and individual or panel interviews, and a decision with an offer or feedback.
Eligibility
- Each posting states its own requirements, including any U.S. citizenship or security clearance the role needs; the share of Booz Allen's open space postings that name one is in the research below.
The sign-up steps
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Application
Find a role that fits your skills and interests, tailor your resume and tell your story in the application.
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Review and screening
Booz Allen reviews applications for the skills and experience that best fit the role, and a recruiter may contact you about your experience and career goals.
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Technical assessment (some roles)
Some roles include a skills-based technical assessment of the basic qualifications.
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Interviews
Selected candidates are invited to a role-specific interview process that typically includes technical screens and individual or panel interviews, virtual or in person.
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Decision and offer
Booz Allen says it communicates its decision, an offer or feedback, in a timely and professional manner.
Booz Allen's technical assessment and interviews
For some roles a skills-based technical assessment of the basic qualifications, then technical screens and individual or panel interviews.
Format
An online assessment where the role has one, then virtual or in-person interviews
How to prepare
- Research the company, its customers, partners and technology, and prepare stories about solving problems and using technology to improve outcomes, as Booz Allen's own page advises.
- For a virtual interview, test your camera, microphone and connection and keep your camera on: Booz Allen may take a screenshot to validate your identity. Bring a valid photo ID to an in-person interview.
Tips to get accepted
- If you are unsure a recruiter who contacted you is from Booz Allen, do not engage: Booz Allen asks you to call its help desk at 1-877-927-8278, and never to send sensitive personal or financial information, money or goods.
What isn't public
- Booz Allen's pages state no timeline from application to offer and say nothing about background checks or clearance sponsorship, which each posting states for its role.
- Which roles have a technical assessment is not published; the page says only that some do.
Sources (2)
- Booz Allen, Our application and hiring process
- Booz Allen, Application FAQs
Questions about Booz Allen Hamilton
How do I apply to Booz Allen Hamilton?
Choose a role below and use its Apply button, which opens that posting on Booz Allen Hamilton's careers site; the application goes straight to Booz Allen Hamilton. Screening, interviews and any offer happen between you and the company, without us.
What does Booz Allen Hamilton pay?
Across the 97 open Booz Allen Hamilton jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $127k–$225k/yr and the median $142k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $61.9k/yr and the highest $257k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is Booz Allen Hamilton staffing?
Of its 97 openings, the largest groups are systems, integration & test (26), programs & business (24) and ground software & IT (13).
What does Booz Allen Hamilton ask for in systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space?
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program. The exact bar is in each Booz Allen Hamilton posting.
How fresh is this list of Booz Allen Hamilton roles?
We read Booz Allen Hamilton's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Booz Allen Hamilton keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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