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Momentus jobs
Momentus builds orbital transfer vehicles and in-space infrastructure services. It hires in San Jose, California.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 10 open jobs at Momentus; their typical pay runs $158k to $235k a year, with a median of $169k.
Typical pay, live
Latest Momentus openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTCSenior Mechanical Engineer (opens the job details)
Mechanical · San Jose, CA, United States · todayDetails
$145,000–$175,000/yrCAD Drafter – Electrical Harness Design (opens the job details)
Mechanical · San Jose, CA, United States · 3d agoDetails
$95,000–$120,000/yrSenior DevSecOps Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · San Jose, CA, United States · 4w agoDetails
$190,000–$225,000/yrSales Engineer (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · San Jose, CA, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$140,000–$175,000/yrSpacecraft Technical Program Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · San Jose, CA, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$180,000–$215,000/yr- $125,000–$160,000/yr
SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Remote · 2mo agoDetails
$160,000–$180,000/yrChief Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · San Jose, CA, United States · 4mo agoDetails
$275,000–$325,000/yrStaff Mechanical Design Engineer (opens the job details)
Mechanical · San Jose, CA, United States · 4mo agoDetails
$190,000–$215,000/yr- $140,000–$195,000/yr
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Momentus at a glance
Momentus builds orbital transfer vehicles and in-space infrastructure services. It hires in San Jose, California.
10 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in Momentus's name?
Momentus's own sites: momentus.space.
What Momentus pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $169k/yr over the 10 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $95k/yr up to $325k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 10 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours).
The top-paying Momentus jobs open now
Every 10, highest pay firstChief Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · San Jose, CA, United States · 4mo agoDetails
$275,000–$325,000/yrSenior DevSecOps Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · San Jose, CA, United States · 4w agoDetails
$190,000–$225,000/yrStaff Mechanical Design Engineer (opens the job details)
Mechanical · San Jose, CA, United States · 4mo agoDetails
$190,000–$215,000/yrSpacecraft Technical Program Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · San Jose, CA, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$180,000–$215,000/yr- $140,000–$195,000/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 Momentus looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Momentus 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 mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
An electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
Momentus'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.
Momentus sites with openings
A town's page gathers the space roles open there, Momentus's and its neighbours', ranks the busiest employers and points to nearby towns.
Open jobs at Momentus since Jan 2023
How many jobs Momentus's own careers board listed, month by month, counted from the copies the Internet Archive kept of that board, and the same board on 6 Nov 2026. A month with no copy has no point, and each month links to the copy it was counted from.
Jobs on its own careers board
Jan 2023: 13 · low 3 (Apr 2023) · Jul 2026: 12 · today 9
Every month's count
- Jan 2023: 13
- Feb 2023: 9
- Mar 2023: 5
- Apr 2023: 3
- May 2023: 3
- Jun 2023: 3
- Jul 2024: 5
- Aug 2024: 5
- Sep 2024: 5
- Oct 2025: 8
- Nov 2025: 10
- Dec 2025: 6
- Apr 2026: 11
- Jul 2026: 12
- 6 Nov 2026: 9 (the board today)
Questions about Momentus
How do I apply to Momentus?
Choose a role below and use its Apply button, which opens that posting on Momentus's careers site; the application goes straight to Momentus. Screening, interviews and any offer happen between you and the company, without us.
What does Momentus pay?
Across the 10 open Momentus jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $158k–$235k/yr and the median $169k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $95k/yr and the highest $325k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is Momentus staffing?
Of its 10 openings, the largest groups are mechanical, structures & thermal (3), programs & business (3) and avionics & electrical (2).
What does Momentus ask for in mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space?
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles. The exact bar is in each Momentus posting.
How fresh is this list of Momentus roles?
We read Momentus's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Momentus keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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