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Virgin Galactic jobs
Virgin Galactic is developing winged spaceships for suborbital spaceflight, flown from Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Its openings are in Truth or Consequences, Tustin, California and the Phoenix-Mesa area of Arizona, with a few in Mojave, California, across manufacturing, structures, quality and flight operations.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 75 open jobs at Virgin Galactic; their typical pay runs $83.2k to $245k a year, with a median of $126k.
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Latest Virgin Galactic openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 09:02 UTCIT Developer III, Supply Chain & Finance (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Tustin, California, United States · todayDetails
$135,385–$202,400/yrOperations Specialist (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States · 1d agoDetails
$81,650–$124,600/yrManager, Ops Command Center (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States · 1d agoDetails
$88,500–$134,850/yrSr. Flight Planner, Airspace (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States · 1d agoDetails
$99,700–$152,075/yrLaunch & Ops · Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States · 1d agoDetails
$260,000–$278,750/yrMaintenance Controller I (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States · 1d agoDetails
$69,550–$100,925/yrSr. Engineer, Aerodynamics (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Tustin, California, United States · 1d agoDetails
$143,031–$218,132/yrSr. Engineer, GNC (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Tustin, California, United States · 1d agoDetails
$143,031–$218,132/yrAssociate Engineer, Propulsion Operations (opens the job details)
Propulsion · Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States · 1d agoDetails
$88,279–$127,942/yrPropulsion Design Engineer II, Combustion (opens the job details)
Propulsion · Mojave, California, United States · 1d agoDetails
$118,031–$180,069/yrEngineer II, Propulsion Operations (opens the job details)
Propulsion · Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States · 1d agoDetails
$118,031–$180,069/yrSenior Engineer, Propulsion Test (opens the job details)
Propulsion · Mojave, California, United States · 1d agoDetails
$143,031–$218,132/yr
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Virgin Galactic at a glance
Virgin Galactic is developing winged spaceships for suborbital spaceflight, flown from Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Its openings are in Truth or Consequences, Tustin, California and the Phoenix-Mesa area of Arizona, with a few in Mojave, California, across manufacturing, structures, quality and flight operations.
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Virgin Galactic's own sites: virgingalactic.com.
What Virgin Galactic pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $126k/yr over the 75 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $44.6k/yr up to $360k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 72 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours).
The top-paying Virgin Galactic jobs open now
Every 75, highest pay firstSr. Vice President, Finance & Investor Relations (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Tustin, California, United States · 1d agoDetails
$300,000–$360,000/yrLaunch & Ops · Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States · 1d agoDetails
$260,000–$278,750/yrSpecialist Engineer, Flight Test (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Tustin, California, United States · 1d agoDetails
$176,598–$269,442/yrSpecialist, Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Tustin, California, United States · 1d agoDetails
$176,598–$269,442/yrSpecialist Engineer, Loads & Dynamics (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Tustin, California, United States · 1d agoDetails
$176,598–$269,442/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 Virgin Galactic looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Virgin Galactic 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.
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles.
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.
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.
Virgin Galactic's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
Virgin Galactic pay by occupation, from its own postings: Mechanical engineer pay, Technician 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 Virgin Galactic
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What does Virgin Galactic pay?
Across the 75 open Virgin Galactic jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $83.2k–$245k/yr and the median $126k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $44.6k/yr and the highest $360k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is Virgin Galactic staffing?
Of its 75 openings, the largest groups are manufacturing & technicians (22), mechanical, structures & thermal (17) and systems, integration & test (7).
What does Virgin Galactic ask for in space manufacturing and technician jobs?
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC. The exact bar is in each Virgin Galactic posting.
How fresh is this list of Virgin Galactic roles?
We read Virgin Galactic's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Virgin Galactic keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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