Mechanical, Structures & Thermal
Space Kinetic mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space
6 open mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space at Space Kinetic in California, typically posting $130k–$170k/yr. Open one for the full posting and the salary it states.
- 25th percentile$140,000/yr
- Median (50th)$150,000/yr
- 75th percentile$167,500/yr
- Jobs stating a salary6
The median is the middle of the distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $140,000–$167,500 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.
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Checked 9 Nov 2026, 12:17 UTC- Senior Machine Design EngineerEl Segundo, CA · 2mo ago$120,000–$160,000/yr
- Senior Thermal EngineerEl Segundo, CA · 3mo ago$140,000–$180,000/yr
- Director of Engineering: Deployables (micro-satellites)El Segundo, CA · 3mo ago$195,000–$220,000/yr
- Machine Design EngineerEl Segundo, CA · 5mo ago$100,000–$140,000/yr
- Senior Mechanical Design EngineerEl Segundo, CA · 8mo ago$120,000–$160,000/yr
- Senior Mechanism Simulation EngineerEl Segundo, CA · 8mo ago$140,000–$200,000/yr
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Space Kinetic salary ranges for mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space
Typical stated base salary
Read from the ranges in 6 Space Kinetic mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space: the band is their middle half and the median is $150k/yr, base pay before equity or bonus. Mechanical salaries across employers.
What Space Kinetic pays, by occupation
| Occupation | Open jobs | Posted yearly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical engineer | 4 | $165,000/yrtypically posts $140k–$190k |
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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Questions about Space Kinetic mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space
How many mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space is Space Kinetic hiring for?
6, counted on the Space Kinetic careers site at SpaceJobs.Now's latest read, spread over California (6). The full Space Kinetic openings list sorts every role by discipline.
What is the salary range for mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space at Space Kinetic?
6 of these Space Kinetic postings give a range; their typical posted range is $130k–$170k/yr, and the middle half of them sits at $140k–$168k/yr and the median at $150k/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 Mechanical salaries across employers.
What does Space Kinetic look for in these roles?
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles. The posting itself sets the bar (degree, years, clearance or citizenship), so read it first.
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.
What do you need to get hired?
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles. Each posting lists its own requirements.
How fresh is this list, and where do I apply to Space Kinetic?
SpaceJobs.Now reads the Space Kinetic careers site every night; a role drops off once Space Kinetic takes it down. Open any role for the complete description. Each job has its own page with the full posting and the pay it states. Where a job network that works with us carries that same posting, Apply takes you through it to the employer's application; elsewhere it shows the jobs like it that take your application now and the recruiters who place that work. No real space employer charges a fee to be hired, so treat any request for money as a scam.