Pay from E-Space's own postings
E-Space Electrical Engineer Salary
E-Space's 25 open roles for electrical engineers post a median $175k/yr, typically $165k–$250k/yr, from 21 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.
Against other pay
- Highest posted top
- $250k/yr
- Staff Satellite FPGA Engineer (Digital Logic)
Typical pay 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. Pay is compared as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours (40 a week for 52 weeks), a weekly one at 52 weeks, a monthly one at 12 months. A posting that names only a ceiling ("up to $X") is left out of the figures.
E-Space electrical engineer pay by level
| Level the title names | Open roles | Median | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 6 | $175k/yr | $175k–$212k/yr |
| Lead | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Staff | 6 | $173k/yr | $160k–$241k/yr |
| Title names no level | 12 | $170k/yr | $168k–$250k/yr |
A level is read from the title, the first that applies from an internship to a director (the reading of our research on career levels and pay). A figure needs three distinct posted rates.
Where E-Space hires electrical engineers
- Saratoga, CA17 roles, median $175k/yr
- Santa Clara, CA5 roles, median $175k/yr
- Arlington, TX3 roles
- United Kingdom1 role
Open E-Space roles for electrical engineers, highest pay first
Updated 1 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC
FPGA Design Engineer - Avionics (opens the job details)
E-Space · Avionics · Saratoga, CA, United States· 7mo agoDetails
$150,000–$250000/yr
FPGA Verification Engineer - Avionics (opens the job details)
E-Space · Systems & Test · Saratoga, CA, United States· 7mo agoDetails
$150,000–$250000/yr
PCB Layout Engineer - Avionics (opens the job details)
E-Space · Avionics · Saratoga, CA, United States· 7mo agoDetails
$150,000–$250000/yr
Power Electronics Engineer (opens the job details)
E-Space · Avionics · Saratoga, CA, United States· 7mo agoDetails
$150,000–$250000/yr
Staff Satellite FPGA Engineer (Digital Logic) (opens the job details)
E-Space · Avionics · Saratoga, CA, United States· 1y+ agoDetails
$150,000–$250,000/yr
Avionics Engineering Lead (opens the job details)
E-Space · Avionics · Saratoga, CA, United States· 1y+ agoDetails
$150,000–$220,000/yr
FPGA / VLSI Engineer (opens the job details)
E-Space · Avionics · Saratoga, CA, United States· 5mo agoDetails
$120,000–$220,000/yr
FPGA SoC Embedded Engineer (RTOS, Xilinx/Intel) (opens the job details)
E-Space · Flight Software · Saratoga, CA, United States· 5mo agoDetails
$120,000–$220,000/yr
Senior ASIC Design Engineer – Processor Subsystem (opens the job details)
E-Space · Avionics · Saratoga, CA, United States· 5mo agoDetails
$150,000–$220,000/yr
Staff Harness & Interconnect Engineer (opens the job details)
E-Space · Avionics · Santa Clara, CA, United States· 7mo agoDetails
$150,000–$220000/yr
Electrical Test Engineer, EGSE & Instrumentation (opens the job details)
E-Space · Systems & Test · Arlington, TX, United States· 1w agoDetails
$140,000–$210000/yr
ASIC Verification Engineer (opens the job details)
E-Space · Systems & Test · Saratoga, CA, United States· 9mo agoDetails
$140,000–$200,000/yr
PCB Design Engineer – Altium / Schematic & Layout (opens the job details)
E-Space · Avionics · Saratoga, CA, United States· 5mo agoDetails
$130,000–$200,000/yr
Senior Hardware Electrical Engineer (opens the job details)
E-Space · Avionics · Santa Clara, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$150,000–$200000/yr
Senior PCB Layout Engineer (opens the job details)
E-Space · Avionics · Saratoga, CA, United States· 9mo agoDetails
$150,000–$200,000/yr
Staff Satellite Electrical Engineer – Mixed Signal Circuits (opens the job details)
E-Space · Avionics · Saratoga, CA, United States· 1y+ agoDetails
$120,000–$200,000/yr
Staff Satellite RF Electrical Engineer (opens the job details)
E-Space · RF & Payloads · Saratoga, CA, United States· 1y+ agoDetails
$120,000–$200,000/yr
System Electrical Engineer (opens the job details)
E-Space · Avionics · Saratoga, CA, United States· 1y+ agoDetails
$110,000–$200,000/yr
Sr. RF Front-End Engineer — Phased Array Antenna & RF Front-End Electronics (opens the job details)
E-Space · RF & Payloads · Santa Clara, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$160,000–$195000/yr
Senior Opto/Electrical Harness Engineer — Antenna Systems (opens the job details)
E-Space · Avionics · Santa Clara, CA +3 more· 4mo agoDetails
$140,000–$190000/yr
Electrical Engineering Lab Technician (opens the job details)
E-Space · Technicians · Santa Clara, CA, United States· 7mo agoDetails
$80,000–$100000/yr
PLC Programmer/Controls and Power Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
E-Space · Technicians · Arlington, TX, United States· 10mo agoDetails


Staff Battery Electrical Engineer (opens the job details)
E-Space · Avionics · Saratoga, CA, United States· 1y+ agoDetails

Staff Electrical Engineer – Test Systems (opens the job details)
E-Space · Systems & Test · Saratoga, CA, United States· 1y+ agoDetails
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- Blue Origin, median $173k/yr
- Lockheed Martin, median $158k/yr
- Amazon Leo, median $162k/yr
- Northrop Grumman, median $133k/yr
- CesiumAstro, median $174k/yr
- K2 Space, median $171k/yr
- Rocket Lab, median $124k/yr
- Impulse Space, median $148k/yr
- Relativity Space, median $185k/yr
- Vast, median $156k/yr
- BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems, median $159k/yr
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Questions about E-Space pay for electrical engineers
How much does E-Space pay electrical engineers?
E-Space's open roles for electrical engineers post a median $175k/yr, typically $165k–$250k/yr, from 21 distinct pay figures in 21 of its 25 postings. Typical pay here 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. The highest posted top is $250k/yr, for Staff Satellite FPGA Engineer (Digital Logic).
What does E-Space pay electrical engineers at each level?
By the level each title names: senior: a median $175k/yr (6 roles); staff: a median $173k/yr (6 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.
Does E-Space pay electrical engineers more than other space companies?
E-Space's median, $175k/yr, is 11% above the $157k/yr median of the 1,549 open roles for electrical engineers at every space company we read (E-Space's among them).
Do electrical engineers earn more than other roles at E-Space?
E-Space's roles for electrical engineers post a median $175k/yr, level with the $175k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (E-Space salaries compares every kind of work).
How does E-Space's pay for electrical engineers compare with the national wage?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of electrical engineers at $121k/yr (May 2025); E-Space's posted median, $175k/yr, is 45% above it. A posting states what a new hire is offered, the national figure what everyone in the occupation earns, so the two measure different people. Source: BLS wage estimates by state (OEWS, May 2025), read through O*NET OnLine, CC BY 4.0.
Where does E-Space hire electrical engineers?
Its open roles for electrical engineers are in Saratoga, CA (17), Santa Clara, CA (5), Arlington, TX (3) and United Kingdom (1). By place, they post a median of $175k/yr in Saratoga, CA and $175k/yr in Santa Clara, CA.