Space data & services · Space domain awareness, satellite operations and Space Force ground systems (part of a government contractor)
Parsons jobs
Parsons, the Centreville, Virginia engineering and defense contractor, works in national security space: space situational awareness, spacecraft operations control, positioning, navigation and timing, launch operations and software for Space Force programs. 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 work stays off.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 23 open jobs at Parsons; their typical pay runs $142k to $275k a year, with a median of $154k.
Typical pay, live
Latest Parsons openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:01 UTC- $134,100–$241,400/yr
External Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · CO, Schriever Space Force Base, United States of America · 3d agoDetails
$134,100–$241,400/yrSystems Engineer, Senior (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · MD, Annapolis Junction, United States of America · 3d agoDetails
$134,100–$241,400/yrVP - BD, Space and Missile Defense Solutions (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · CO, Denver · 4d agoDetails
$200,600–$383,500/yrPortfolio Director, Air and Space Force Programs (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Remote · 4d agoDetails
$157,500–$283,500/yrSpace Initiatives Advisor - TS/SCI w/ CI (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · VA, Springfield, United States of America · 5d agoDetails
$103,500–$181,100/yrPrograms & Business · CO, Denver · 5d agoDetails
$176,900–$332,400/yrDevSecOps Engineer/Administrator (opens the job details)
Software & IT · CO, Boulder · 1w agoDetails
$103,500–$181,100/yrAerospace Spacecraft Operations Controller (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · NM, Las Cruces, United States of America · 1w agoDetails
$88,400–$154,700/yrPNT/Space Integration Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · AL, Huntsville · 1w agoDetails
$134,100–$241,400/yrMission Integration Engineer (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · CA, Torrance · 1w agoDetails
$112,200–$196,400/yrC3BM Principal Systems Engineer – Advanced Technologies (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · AL, Huntsville · 1w agoDetails
$134,100–$241,400/yr
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Parsons at a glance
Parsons, the Centreville, Virginia engineering and defense contractor, works in national security space: space situational awareness, spacecraft operations control, positioning, navigation and timing, launch operations and software for Space Force programs. 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 work stays off.
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What Parsons pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $154k/yr over the 23 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $74.8k/yr up to $384k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 23 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours).
The top-paying Parsons jobs open now
Every 23, highest pay firstVP - BD, Space and Missile Defense Solutions (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · CO, Denver · 4d agoDetails
$200,600–$383,500/yrPrograms & Business · CO, Denver · 5d agoDetails
$176,900–$332,400/yrPortfolio Director, Air and Space Force Programs (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Remote · 4d agoDetails
$157,500–$283,500/yrSystems Engineer, Senior (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · MD, Annapolis Junction, United States of America · 3d agoDetails
$134,100–$241,400/yr- $134,100–$241,400/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 Parsons looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Parsons 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 computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
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.
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 or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.
Parsons'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 Parsons
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What does Parsons pay?
Across the 23 open Parsons jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $142k–$275k/yr and the median $154k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $74.8k/yr and the highest $384k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is Parsons staffing?
Of its 23 openings, the largest groups are ground software & IT (6), programs & business (6) and systems, integration & test (4).
What does Parsons ask for in ground software and IT jobs in space?
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance. The exact bar is in each Parsons posting.
How fresh is this list of Parsons roles?
We read Parsons's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Parsons keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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