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Applying to Outpost · forms read 30 Oct 2026

How to apply to Outpost

Outpost takes applications on its own job board, one form per role. On 30 Oct 2026 this site read the forms of 14 forms: the median one has 13 fields, your contact details and resume first, then 4 questions of its own, listed below as Outpost writes them.

, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 14 open Outpost roles; typical pay across them is $155k to $325k a year (median $198k).

Outpost careers site (opens the job details)

The questions on the Outpost application

Every form starts with your name, email, phone and a resume, which it requires, and asks for your LinkedIn profile (optional); a cover letter is optional. Then come Outpost's own questions. Read from 14 forms of its open roles on 30 Oct 2026; the share is how many of those forms ask each one.

On most of its forms

  1. Will you be requiring work sponsorship now or in the future?Yes or no · required · 57.1% of forms
  2. Anything else we should know about you?A written answer · optional · 57.1% of forms

Added for some roles

13 more questions appear on fewer than half of its forms, written for one role or a few. The most common:

  • Are you able to work full-time on-site in Playa Vista, CA?Yes or no · 7 forms
  • Will you be requiring employer visa sponsorship now or in the future?Yes or no · 6 forms
  • Salary ExpectationsA short answer · 6 forms
  • What excites you about this position?A written answer · 5 forms
  • Are you willing and able to work on-site in Playa Vista, CA (90066)?Yes or no · 4 forms
  • Optional: Anything else we should know about you?A written answer · 4 forms
  • Are you willing and able to work on-site in Playa Vista five days a week?A short answer · 2 forms
  • Do you have 6+ years of experience designing and building electrical hardware?A short answer · 2 forms
  • Salary ExpectationA short answer · 2 forms
  • Are you able to work full-time, on site in Playa Vista, CA?Yes or no · 1 form

How Outpost's forms compare with every other space employer's: What Space Job Applications Ask.

What our research measures about Outpost's postings

Read from the open postings on 2026-10-29 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.

Current Outpost openings

All 14 open roles

Applying to Outpost: questions

Does Outpost ask about citizenship on the application?

Not on the 14 forms of its open roles read on 30 Oct 2026: none asks your citizenship or U.S. person status, which U.S. export-control rules (ITAR and EAR) make the test for much space work.

Does the Outpost application ask about a security clearance?

Not on the 14 forms of its open roles read on 30 Oct 2026: none asks about a security clearance you hold or could obtain.

Does Outpost ask for your GPA?

Not on the 14 forms of its open roles read on 30 Oct 2026: none asks for your grade point average.

Does Outpost ask for SAT, ACT or GRE scores?

Not on the 14 forms of its open roles read on 30 Oct 2026: none asks for SAT, ACT or GRE scores.

Does the Outpost application ask for salary expectations?

Yes, on 8 of the 14 forms of its open roles read on 30 Oct 2026: they ask for your salary expectations; 5 of them require an answer.

Does Outpost ask whether you worked or interviewed there before?

Not on the 14 forms of its open roles read on 30 Oct 2026: none asks whether you have worked or interviewed at the company before.

How long is the Outpost application?

The median Outpost form read on 30 Oct 2026 has 13 fields: contact details, a resume and an optional cover letter, then 4 questions of its own. 15 different questions appear across its 14 forms, most of them added for a few roles only.

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