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Sophia Space jobs
Sophia Space designs computing hardware for orbit: flat, passively cooled modules that carry processors on satellites. Its openings are in Pasadena, California, in avionics, payload integration, software and program management.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 8 open jobs at Sophia Space; their typical pay runs $138k to $205k a year, with a median of $141k.
Typical pay, live
Latest Sophia Space openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTCOffice Manager (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Pasadena, CA · 4d agoDetails
$65,000–$95,000/yrSenior Structural Analyst (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Pasadena, CA · 1w agoDetails
$100,000–$175,000/yrEngineering Business Manager (L2, PM-04) (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Pasadena, CA · 2mo agoDetails
$125,000–$155,000/yrSpacecraft Bus & Launch Services CTM (SE-02) (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Pasadena, CA · 2mo agoDetails
$112,000–$164,000/yr- $157,000–$232,000/yr
Software Technical Program Manager - L4 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Pasadena, CA · 3mo agoDetails
$125,000–$191,000/yr- $128,000–$157,000/yr
Payload Integration Engineer - Level 4 (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Pasadena, CA · 4mo agoDetails
$127,000–$193,000/yr
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Sophia Space at a glance
Sophia Space designs computing hardware for orbit: flat, passively cooled modules that carry processors on satellites. Its openings are in Pasadena, California, in avionics, payload integration, software and program management.
8 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in Sophia Space's name?
Sophia Space's own sites: sophia.space · ats.rippling.com/sophia-space-inc.
What Sophia Space pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $141k/yr over the 8 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $65k/yr up to $232k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 8 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours).
The top-paying Sophia Space jobs open now
Every 8, highest pay first- $157,000–$232,000/yr
Payload Integration Engineer - Level 4 (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Pasadena, CA · 4mo agoDetails
$127,000–$193,000/yrSoftware Technical Program Manager - L4 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Pasadena, CA · 3mo agoDetails
$125,000–$191,000/yrSenior Structural Analyst (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Pasadena, CA · 1w agoDetails
$100,000–$175,000/yrSpacecraft Bus & Launch Services CTM (SE-02) (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Pasadena, CA · 2mo agoDetails
$112,000–$164,000/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 Sophia Space looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Sophia 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.
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, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC.
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles.
Often no degree for logistics and maintenance; buyers and planners usually have business or supply-chain training.
Sophia Space'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.
Sophia Space sites with openings
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Questions about Sophia Space
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What does Sophia Space pay?
Across the 8 open Sophia Space jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $138k–$205k/yr and the median $141k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $65k/yr and the highest $232k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is Sophia Space staffing?
Of its 8 openings, the largest groups are programs & business (3), avionics & electrical (2) and flight software & GNC (1).
What does Sophia Space ask for in program management and business jobs in space?
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background. The exact bar is in each Sophia Space posting.
How fresh is this list of Sophia Space roles?
We read Sophia Space's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Sophia Space keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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