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Starfish Space builds Otter, a servicing spacecraft that docks with satellites in orbit to extend their lives, inspect them or move them. It hires in Tukwila, Washington.

, SpaceJobs.Now lists 10 open jobs at Starfish Space; their typical pay runs $140k to $225k a year, with a median of $140k.

$140k–$225k/yr

Typical pay, live

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Latest Starfish Space openings

Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTC
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Starfish Space at a glance

Starfish Space builds Otter, a servicing spacecraft that docks with satellites in orbit to extend their lives, inspect them or move them. It hires in Tukwila, Washington.

10 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07
Sites with open roles
Washington (7), Colorado (2) and District of Columbia (1)
Part of the industry
Spacecraft & stations · Satellite servicing
Where its roles come from
Its public Ashby board (12 postings on 29 Oct 2026).
Pay in its postings
Today 90% of its open roles give a pay range.
Applying
Through Starfish Space's careers site: the Apply button on a role opens that posting there. Screening, interviews and the offer all run between you and Starfish Space; we are not part of it.

A recruiter wrote to you in Starfish Space's name?

Starfish Space's own sites: starfishspace.com.

What Starfish Space pays

Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07
$140k–$225k/yrMiddle half, today

The median is $140k/yr over the 9 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $75k/yr up to $225k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.

Measured from 9 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 1 of the 10 open jobs here states no pay.

DisciplineOpen jobsMiddle half
Flight Software & GNC2$100k-$180k/yr2 posted figures
Avionics & Electrical1$100k-$180k/yr1 posted figure
Ground Software & IT1$80k-$120k/yr1 posted figure
Manufacturing & Technicians1$75k-$110k/yr1 posted figure
Mechanical, Structures & Thermal1$100k-$180k/yr1 posted figure
other1No range given
Programs & Business1$100k-$180k/yr1 posted figure
Supply Chain & Facilities1$225k/yr1 posted figure
Systems, Integration & Test1$225k/yr1 posted figure

The top-paying Starfish Space jobs open now

Every 10, highest pay first

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 Starfish Space looks for

The usual bar in each discipline Starfish 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.

Flight Software & GNC2 open at Starfish Space

A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC.

Avionics & Electrical1 open at Starfish Space

An electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.

Ground Software & IT1 open at Starfish Space

A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.

Manufacturing & Technicians1 open at Starfish Space

Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.

Mechanical, Structures & Thermal1 open at Starfish Space

A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles.

Programs & Business1 open at Starfish Space

A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.

Starfish Space's disciplines

Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.

Flight Software & GNC2 at Starfish SpaceSystems, Integration & Test1 at Starfish SpaceAvionics & Electrical1 at Starfish SpacePrograms & Business1 at Starfish Space

For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.

Starfish Space sites with openings

A town's page gathers the space roles open there, Starfish Space's and its neighbours', ranks the busiest employers and points to nearby towns.

Tukwila, WALittleton, CO

Questions about Starfish Space

How do I apply to Starfish Space?

Choose a role below and use its Apply button, which opens that posting on Starfish Space's careers site; the application goes straight to Starfish Space. Screening, interviews and any offer happen between you and the company, without us.

What does Starfish Space pay?

Across the 9 open Starfish Space jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $140k–$225k/yr and the median $140k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $75k/yr and the highest $225k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.

Which disciplines is Starfish Space staffing?

Of its 10 openings, the largest groups are flight software & GNC (2), avionics & electrical (1) and ground software & IT (1).

What does Starfish Space ask for in flight software and GNC jobs?

A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC. The exact bar is in each Starfish Space posting.

How fresh is this list of Starfish Space roles?

We read Starfish Space's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Starfish Space keeps it up, dated with our last check.

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