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Umbra jobs
Umbra operates synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites and sells the imagery, and it builds satellite systems to a customer's specification. Its openings are in Santa Barbara, California and in Arlington and Reston, Virginia, plus remote roles in the United States.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 27 open jobs at Umbra; their typical pay runs $163k to $227k a year, with a median of $185k.
Typical pay, live
Latest Umbra openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTCSenior Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Santa Barbara, United States +2 more · todayDetails
$150,000–$200,000/yrSenior Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer - Composites and Structures (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Santa Barbara, United States · todayDetails
$175,000–$215,000/yrSenior Data Platform Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Santa Barbara, United States +2 more · 3d agoDetails
$185,000–$205,000/yrGround Software Systems Architect (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Reston, United States +2 more · 1w agoDetails
$195,000–$235,000/yrProgram Manager (Mission Systems) (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Reston, United States, Arlington · 2w agoDetails
$175,000–$205,000/yrSpacecraft Mechanical Engineer (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Santa Barbara, United States +2 more · 1mo agoDetails
$125,000–$150,000/yrSpacecraft Manufacturing Engineer (opens the job details)
Technicians · Santa Barbara, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$135,000–$165,000/yrSecurity Operations Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Arlington, United States, Reston · 1mo agoDetails
$145,000–$175,000/yrSenior/Staff Flight Software Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Reston, United States, Arlington · 1mo agoDetails
$185,000–$225,000/yrFlight Software Engineer (Rust) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Santa Barbara, United States +2 more · 1mo agoDetails
$135,000–$165,000/yrSenior Flight Software Engineer (Rust) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Santa Barbara, United States +2 more · 1mo agoDetails
$155,000–$185,000/yrSenior Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Reston, United States +2 more · 1mo agoDetails
$180,000–$210,000/yr
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Umbra at a glance
Umbra operates synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites and sells the imagery, and it builds satellite systems to a customer's specification. Its openings are in Santa Barbara, California and in Arlington and Reston, Virginia, plus remote roles in the United States.
27 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in Umbra's name?
Umbra's own sites: umbra.space · apply.workable.com/umbra-1.
What Umbra pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $185k/yr over the 27 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $90k/yr up to $235k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 27 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours).
The top-paying Umbra jobs open now
Every 27, highest pay firstGround Software Systems Architect (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Reston, United States +2 more · 1w agoDetails
$195,000–$235,000/yrEngineering Manager (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Santa Barbara, United States, Arlington · 4mo agoDetails
$195,000–$235,000/yrStaff Space Mission Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Reston, United States, Arlington · 7mo agoDetails
$200,000–$230,000/yrSenior/Staff Flight Software Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Reston, United States, Arlington · 1mo agoDetails
$185,000–$225,000/yrSystems Engineering Manager (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Reston, United States, Arlington · 4mo agoDetails
$185,000–$225,000/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 Umbra looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Umbra 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 computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
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.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
An engineering or technical background; many operators come from the military, and shift work is common.
Umbra'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.
Questions about Umbra
How do I apply to Umbra?
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What does Umbra pay?
Across the 27 open Umbra jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $163k–$227k/yr and the median $185k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $90k/yr and the highest $235k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is Umbra staffing?
Of its 27 openings, the largest groups are ground software & IT (7), flight software & GNC (5) and mechanical, structures & thermal (4).
What does Umbra ask for in ground software and IT jobs in space?
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance. The exact bar is in each Umbra posting.
How fresh is this list of Umbra roles?
We read Umbra's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Umbra keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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