Flight Software & GNC
Space Kinetic flight software and GNC jobs
5 open flight software and GNC jobs at Space Kinetic in California, typically posting $170k–$240k/yr. Open one for the full posting and the salary it states.
- 25th percentile$170,000/yr
- Median (50th)$205,000/yr
- 75th percentile$222,500/yr
- Jobs stating a salary5
The median is the middle of the distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $170,000–$222,500 a year, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
All open roles
Checked 9 Nov 2026, 12:17 UTC- Senior Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) EngineerEl Segundo, CA · 3mo ago$160,000–$180,000/yr
- Senior Real-Time/Controls Software EngineerEl Segundo, CA · 5mo ago$170,000–$240,000/yr
- Flight Software EngineerEl Segundo, CA · 6mo ago$120,000–$150,000/yr
- Principal Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) EngineerEl Segundo, CA · 11mo ago$195,000–$250,000/yr
- Lead Flight Software EngineerEl Segundo, CA · 1y+ ago$220,000–$275,000/yr
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Space Kinetic salary ranges for flight software and GNC jobs
Typical stated base salary
Read from the ranges in 5 Space Kinetic flight software and GNC jobs: the band is their middle half and the median is $205k/yr, base pay before equity or bonus. Flight Software salaries across employers.
What Space Kinetic pays, by occupation
| Occupation | Open jobs | Posted yearly pay |
|---|---|---|
| GNC engineer | 2 | $196,250/yrtypically posts $178k–$215k |
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.
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Where Space Kinetic has the largest number of flight software and GNC jobs open.
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Questions about Space Kinetic flight software and GNC jobs
How many flight software and GNC jobs is Space Kinetic hiring for?
5, counted on the Space Kinetic careers site at SpaceJobs.Now's latest read, spread over California (5). The full Space Kinetic openings list sorts every role by discipline.
What is the salary range for flight software and GNC jobs at Space Kinetic?
5 of these Space Kinetic postings give a range; their typical posted range is $170k–$240k/yr, and the middle half of them sits at $170k–$223k/yr and the median at $205k/yr. That is base salary; equity, bonus and level move the offer, and every role below carries its own range. For the same discipline elsewhere, see Flight Software salaries across employers.
What does Space Kinetic look for in these roles?
A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC. The posting itself sets the bar (degree, years, clearance or citizenship), so read it first.
How much does Space Kinetic pay GNC engineers?
Space Kinetic's 2 open GNC engineer jobs post $177,500 to $215,000 a year as a typical range (the median of the low and of the high ends of its 2 distinct posted rates, a job posted many times at one rate counted once), $196,250 at the middle. At 2,080 hours a year: $85.34 to $103.37 an hour. That is the base rate as posted, before shift differentials and bonuses, and each job shows its own range. What GNC engineers are paid at every employer.
What do you need to get hired?
A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC. Each posting lists its own requirements.
How fresh is this list, and where do I apply to Space Kinetic?
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