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Kapta Space jobs
Kapta Space is building an electronically steered radar for satellites, made to detect and track moving targets on Earth for geospatial intelligence. It designs it in Redmond and Seattle, Washington.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 10 open jobs at Kapta Space.
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Latest Kapta Space openings
Read 9 Nov 2026, 12:11 UTCSenior Embedded Firmware Engineer (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Redmond, WA, United States · 2mo agoDetails
$185,000–$210,000/yrSenior Technical Program Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Redmond, WA, United States · 2mo agoDetails
$160,000–$220,000/yr- $198,000–$242,000/yr
Director – Radar Payloads (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Redmond, WA, United States · 2mo agoDetails
$215,000–$275,000/yr- $215,000–$250,000/yr
Senior Mechanical Engineer (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Redmond, WA, United States · 2mo agoDetails
$185,000–$220,000/yrPrincipal Antenna Engineer (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Redmond, WA, United States · 2mo agoDetails
$215,000–$275,000/yrPrincipal Radar Engineer- MTI (opens the job details)
Science & Data · Redmond, WA, United States · 2mo agoDetails
$195,000–$250,000/yrPrincipal RF/Microwave Engineer (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Redmond, WA, United States · 2mo agoDetails
$185,000–$230,000/yr- $110,000–$145,000/yr
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Kapta Space at a glance
Kapta Space is building an electronically steered radar for satellites, made to detect and track moving targets on Earth for geospatial intelligence. It designs it in Redmond and Seattle, Washington.
10 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-09A recruiter wrote to you in Kapta Space's name?
Kapta Space's own sites: kaptaspace.com · jobs.lever.co/kapta-space.
What Kapta Space pays
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Where a posting states a pay range, the board shows the range it states. That is too few ranges for a typical Kapta Space figure today; the jobs below each carry whatever range their posting gives.
What Kapta Space pays, by occupation
| Occupation | Open jobs | Posted yearly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical engineer | 3 | $220,000/yrtypically posts $198k–$242k |
| RF engineer | 2 | $226,250/yrtypically posts $200k–$253k |
| Mechanical engineer | 1 | $202,500/yrtypically posts $185k–$220k |
| Program manager | 1 | $190,000/yrtypically posts $160k–$220k |
| Software engineer | 1 | $197,500/yrtypically posts $185k–$210k |
The median of the distinct salaries each occupation's open jobs post (an hourly rate counted as 2,080 hours), before bonuses and equity; where they post ranges, the typical range is the median of their low ends and of their high ends.
What Kapta Space looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Kapta Space 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 electrical engineering degree with RF or signal-processing work; payload roles often want physics or optics.
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 business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
Kapta Space'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 Kapta Space
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What does Kapta Space pay?
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How much does Kapta Space pay electrical engineers?
Kapta Space's 3 open electrical engineer jobs post $198,000 to $242,000 a year as a typical range (the median of the low and of the high ends of its 3 distinct posted rates, a job posted many times at one rate counted once), $220,000 at the middle, the middle half of its rates $174k–$226k a year. At 2,080 hours a year: $95.19 to $116.35 an hour. That is the base rate as posted, before shift differentials and bonuses, and each job shows its own range. What electrical engineers are paid at every employer.
Does Kapta Space have remote jobs?
Not today: none of its 10 openings are fully remote, read from its own job board. The space industry's remote roles at every employer are on one list.
How fresh is this list of Kapta Space roles?
We read Kapta Space's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Kapta Space keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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