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Space Kinetic jobs
Space Kinetic builds Whirlwind, a high-velocity rotary deployment system that releases payloads from their host spacecraft without firing a thruster, for national security missions. It designs, machines and tests it in El Segundo, California.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 39 open jobs at Space Kinetic.
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Latest Space Kinetic openings
Read 9 Nov 2026, 12:13 UTCSenior Manufacturing Engineer (opens the job details)
Technicians · El Segundo, California · 1w agoDetails
$125,000–$155,000/yrAssembly, Integration, and Test (AIT) Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · El Segundo, California · 3w agoDetails
$130,000–$145,000/yrWarehouse Associate (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · El Segundo, California · 3w agoDetails
$24–$30/hrSignal Chain Processing Engineer (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · El Segundo, California · 3w agoDetails
$135,000–$192,000/yr2027 Engineering Development Program (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · El Segundo, California · 1mo agoDetails
$30/hrMachine Technician (opens the job details)
Technicians · El Segundo, California · 1mo agoDetails
$45–$55/hrTechnical Project Manager, Software (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · El Segundo, California · 1mo agoDetails
$130,000–$165,000/yrSenior Optics Engineer (opens the job details)
Science & Data · El Segundo, California · 2mo agoDetails
$150,000–$190,000/yrEnovia Administrator (opens the job details)
Software & IT · El Segundo, California · 2mo agoDetails
$115,000–$135,000/yrSenior Machine Design Engineer (opens the job details)
Mechanical · El Segundo, California · 2mo agoDetails
$120,000–$160,000/yrInfrastructure & Systems Administrator (opens the job details)
Software & IT · El Segundo, California · 3mo agoDetails
$80,000–$100,000/yrSenior Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer (opens the job details)
Flight Software · El Segundo, California · 3mo agoDetails
$160,000–$180,000/yr
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- No degree required: 1 open role that takes a diploma or an associate's
- Warehouse Associate“Associate's degree in warehouse science.”$24–$30/hr
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Space Kinetic at a glance
Space Kinetic builds Whirlwind, a high-velocity rotary deployment system that releases payloads from their host spacecraft without firing a thruster, for national security missions. It designs, machines and tests it in El Segundo, California.
39 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-09A recruiter wrote to you in Space Kinetic's name?
Space Kinetic's own sites: spacekinetic.com · job-boards.greenhouse.io/spacekinetic.
What Space Kinetic 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 Space Kinetic figure today; the jobs below each carry whatever range their posting gives.
What Space Kinetic pays, by occupation
| Occupation | Open jobs | Posted yearly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical engineer | 4 | $165,000/yrtypically posts $140k–$190k |
| Electrical engineer | 3 | $182,500/yrtypically posts $163k–$203k |
| Software engineer | 3 | $205,000/yrtypically posts $170k–$240k |
| GNC engineer | 2 | $196,250/yrtypically posts $178k–$215k |
| IT professional | 2 | $76,200/yrtypically posts $71.2k–$81.2k |
| Machinist | 2 | $83,200/yrtypically posts $62.4k–$104k |
| Quality engineer | 2 | $107,960/yrtypically posts $89.1k–$127k |
| Systems engineer | 2 | $152,500/yrtypically posts $135k–$170k |
| Technician | 2 | $80,080/yrtypically posts $73.8k–$86.3k |
| Test engineer | 2 | $153,750/yrtypically posts $140k–$168k |
| HR professional | 1 | $62,400/yr1 posted rate |
| Manufacturing engineer | 1 | $140,000/yrtypically posts $125k–$155k |
| Physicist | 1 | $170,000/yrtypically posts $150k–$190k |
| Program manager | 1 | $147,500/yrtypically posts $130k–$165k |
| Sales professional | 1 | $200,000/yrtypically posts $180k–$220k |
| Security professional | 1 | $43,680/yrtypically posts $37.4k–$49.9k |
| Supply chain professional | 1 | $56,160/yrtypically posts $49.9k–$62.4k |
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 Space Kinetic looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Space Kinetic 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 electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC.
Space Kinetic'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 Space Kinetic
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What does Space Kinetic pay?
Stated per posting. Where a posting states a pay range, the board shows the range it states. Where a Space Kinetic posting gives a range, the role below shows it.
How much does Space Kinetic pay mechanical engineers?
Space Kinetic's 4 open mechanical engineer jobs post $140,000 to $190,000 a year as a typical range (the median of the low and of the high ends of its 4 distinct posted rates, a job posted many times at one rate counted once), $165,000 at the middle, the middle half of its rates $155k–$179k a year. At 2,080 hours a year: $67.31 to $91.35 an hour. That is the base rate as posted, before shift differentials and bonuses, and each job shows its own range. What mechanical engineers are paid at every employer.
How much does Space Kinetic pay software engineers?
Space Kinetic's 3 open software engineer jobs post $170,000 to $240,000 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), $205,000 at the middle, the middle half of its rates $170k–$226k a year. At 2,080 hours a year: $81.73 to $115.38 an hour. That is the base rate as posted, before shift differentials and bonuses, and each job shows its own range. What software engineers are paid at every employer.
Does Space Kinetic hire without a degree?
1 open role that takes a diploma or an associate's today, of its 39 distinct open roles (3%; one role can be open in several places), read from its own job board.
Does Space Kinetic have remote jobs?
Not today: none of its 39 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 Space Kinetic roles?
We read Space Kinetic's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Space Kinetic keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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