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United Launch Alliance jobs
United Launch Alliance builds and launches the Atlas V and Vulcan Centaur rockets for US national security missions, NASA and commercial customers. Its openings are in Centennial, Colorado (engineering, software and programs), Decatur, Alabama (rocket production), Cape Canaveral, Florida (launch operations) and Pueblo, Colorado, with internships alongside.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 131 open jobs at United Launch Alliance; their typical pay runs $94.6k to $224k a year, with a median of $124k.
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Latest United Launch Alliance openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTCEmbedded Flight Software Engineer 2 (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Centennial, CO, United States · todayDetails
$88,471–$147,451/yrNetwork Administrator 3 (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Centennial, CO, United States · todayDetails
$99,604–$166,007/yrStrength Analyst 3 (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Centennial, CO, United States · todayDetails
$99,604–$166,007/yrSystems Engineer 4 (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Centennial, CO, United States · 1d agoDetails
$115,669–$192,782/yrAerospace Technician (opens the job details)
Technicians · Vandenberg AFB, CA, United States · 1d agoDetails
$29.75–$61.25/hrMaterial & Process Engineer 4 (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Centennial, CO, United States · 2d agoDetails
$121,307–$202,178/yrMaterial & Process Engineer 5 (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Centennial, CO, United States · 2d agoDetails
$145,806–$243,009/yrLeadership Development Specialist 5 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Centennial, CO, United States · 3d agoDetails
$109,992–$183,320/yrMechanical Engineer 3 (opens the job details)
Technicians · Decatur, AL, United States · 3d agoDetails
Propulsion Strength Lead 5 - Vulcan Development (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Centennial, CO, United States · 4d agoDetails
$152,367–$253,946/yr- $99,604–$166,007/yr
Data Scientist 2 (opens the job details)
Science & Data · Centennial, CO, United States · 4d agoDetails
$92,783–$154,638/yr
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United Launch Alliance on our lists
Where United Launch Alliance's current postings put it, each list naming every other space employer in the same spot.
- Internships and co-ops20 internships and co-ops open
- Roles with no experience required30 open roles whose postings say so
- Cleared roles9 open roles that name a clearance level
- Relocation assistance33 open roles whose postings offer it
- 9/80 schedule105 open roles on a compressed week
- No degree required30 open roles that take a diploma or an associate's
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United Launch Alliance at a glance
United Launch Alliance builds and launches the Atlas V and Vulcan Centaur rockets for US national security missions, NASA and commercial customers. Its openings are in Centennial, Colorado (engineering, software and programs), Decatur, Alabama (rocket production), Cape Canaveral, Florida (launch operations) and Pueblo, Colorado, with internships alongside.
131 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in United Launch Alliance's name?
United Launch Alliance's own sites: ulalaunch.com.
What United Launch Alliance pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $124k/yr over the 79 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $40.5k/yr up to $336k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 79 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 52 of the 131 open jobs here state no pay.
The top-paying United Launch Alliance jobs open now
Every 131, highest pay firstSenior Counsel - Government Programs 6 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Centennial, CO, United States · 1w agoDetails
$180,835–$335,837/yrSenior Systems Engineering Leader 6 (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Centennial, CO, United States · 1w agoDetails
$164,324–$305,173/yrCounsel - Operations 5 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Centennial, CO, United States · 1w agoDetails
$154,889–$287,652/yrSimulation Software Engineering Manager 5 (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Centennial, CO, United States · 1w agoDetails
$147,813–$274,510/yrCloud Architect 5 (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Centennial, CO, United States · 1w agoDetails
$158,462–$264,104/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 United Launch Alliance looks for
The usual bar in each discipline United Launch Alliance 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.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
An engineering degree or inspection certifications (NDT levels, AS9100 experience); safety roles want EHS credentials.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.
United Launch Alliance's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
United Launch Alliance pay by occupation, from its own postings: Software engineer pay, Systems engineer pay.
For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.
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Questions about United Launch Alliance
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What does United Launch Alliance pay?
Across the 79 open United Launch Alliance jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $94.6k–$224k/yr and the median $124k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $40.5k/yr and the highest $336k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is United Launch Alliance staffing?
Of its 131 openings, the largest groups are mechanical, structures & thermal (28), ground software & IT (16) and programs & business (16).
What does United Launch Alliance ask for in mechanical, structures and thermal engineering jobs in space?
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles. The exact bar is in each United Launch Alliance posting.
How fresh is this list of United Launch Alliance roles?
We read United Launch Alliance's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as United Launch Alliance keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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