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Portal Space Systems jobs
Portal Space Systems builds Supernova, a maneuverable spacecraft that moves between orbits using solar thermal propulsion. All of its openings are at its base in Bothell, Washington, across engineering, manufacturing and operations.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 21 open jobs at Portal Space Systems; their typical pay runs $160k to $230k a year, with a median of $175k.
Typical pay, live
Latest Portal Space Systems openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTCSenior Concentrator Build Engineer (opens the job details)
Technicians · Bothell, WA, United States · 4d agoDetails
$130,000–$170,000/yrStaff Propulsion Engineer (Test) (opens the job details)
Propulsion · Bothell, WA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$165,000–$215,000/yrSenior Integration Build Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Bothell, WA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$120,000–$200,000/yrSenior Loads & Dynamics Engineer (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Bothell, WA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$140,000–$185,000/yrPropulsion Engineer II (Design) (opens the job details)
Propulsion · Bothell, WA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$100,000–$170,000/yr- $165,000–$235,000/yr
Senior Vehicle Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Bothell, WA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$150,000–$200,000/yrPrincipal Production Systems Architect (opens the job details)
Technicians · Bothell, WA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$165,000–$230,000/yrSenior Manager, Manufacturing Operations (opens the job details)
Technicians · Bothell, WA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$150,000–$200,000/yrEquipment Operations Manager (opens the job details)
Technicians · Bothell, WA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$135,000–$190,000/yrMission Engineer (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Bothell, WA, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$130,000–$175,000/yrSenior Satellite Bus Structures Designer (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Bothell, WA, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$145,000–$205,000/yr
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Portal Space Systems at a glance
Portal Space Systems builds Supernova, a maneuverable spacecraft that moves between orbits using solar thermal propulsion. All of its openings are at its base in Bothell, Washington, across engineering, manufacturing and operations.
21 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in Portal Space Systems's name?
Portal Space Systems's own sites: portalsystems.space · job-boards.greenhouse.io/portalspacesystems.
What Portal Space Systems pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $175k/yr over the 21 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $70.7k/yr up to $250k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 21 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours).
The top-paying Portal Space Systems jobs open now
Every 21, highest pay firstStaff Multi-disciplined (Systems) Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Bothell, WA, United States · 3mo agoDetails
$190,000–$250,000/yr- $165,000–$235,000/yr
Principal Production Systems Architect (opens the job details)
Technicians · Bothell, WA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$165,000–$230,000/yrStaff Propulsion Engineer (Test) (opens the job details)
Propulsion · Bothell, WA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$165,000–$215,000/yrSenior Software Integration and Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Bothell, WA, United States · 3mo agoDetails
$160,000–$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 Portal Space Systems looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Portal Space Systems 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.
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
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.
Usually a mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; technicians and test operators often start from a trade or the military.
Portal Space Systems's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
Portal Space Systems pay by occupation, from its own postings: Mechanical engineer pay.
For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.
Portal Space Systems sites with openings
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Questions about Portal Space Systems
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What does Portal Space Systems pay?
Across the 21 open Portal Space Systems jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $160k–$230k/yr and the median $175k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $70.7k/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 Portal Space Systems staffing?
Of its 21 openings, the largest groups are mechanical, structures & thermal (6), manufacturing & technicians (4) and systems, integration & test (3).
What does Portal Space Systems 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 Portal Space Systems posting.
How fresh is this list of Portal Space Systems roles?
We read Portal Space Systems's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Portal Space Systems keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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