Space data & services · Satellite operator (GEO and MEO)
SES
About SES
SES operates a fleet of geostationary satellites and its O3b mPOWER constellation in medium Earth orbit, and took over Intelsat in 2025. Most of its openings are at its base in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, with teams in McLean and Sterling, Virginia, Munich, Bucharest and Chennai.
Platform-stated
, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 119 open SES roles; 20 of them state their pay.
Live SES roles
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 22:02 UTCManager, Information Security Management (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Bucharest, Romania· 1d agoDetails
Manager, Information Security Management (opens the job details)
Software & IT · McLean, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$136,000–$187,000/yrSenior Analyst, Information Security Management (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Bucharest, Romania· 1d agoDetails
Information Security Analyst, IRIS2 (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Betzdorf, Luxembourg· 1d agoDetails
Senior Engineer, Cloud and System Security (opens the job details)
Software & IT · McLean, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
Senior Engineer, Cyber Security Engineering (SWCoE) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Bucharest, Romania· 1d agoDetails
Head of Business Continuity Management (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · McLean, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$135,000–$198,000/yrManager, Enterprise Architecture & Digital Transformation, IRIS2 (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Betzdorf, Luxembourg· 1d agoDetails
(Senior) Engineer, Cyber Security and SecOps, IRIS2 (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Betzdorf, Luxembourg· 1d agoDetails
(Senior) Engineer, Cloud and System Security (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Bucharest, Romania· 1d agoDetails
Project Manager Security Domain, IRIS2 Programme Office (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Betzdorf, Luxembourg· 1d agoDetails
Specialist, Facilities Operations (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg· 1d agoDetails
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Lockheed Martin · Software & IT · Sunnyvale, CA, United States· 4d agoDetails
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Vehicle Software Engineer - Summer Internship 2027 (opens the job details)
Inversion Space · Flight Software · Playa Vista, California, United States· 1w agoDetails
Security Officer (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Supply Chain · Greater Seattle Area· 2w agoDetails
$21.03–$29.44/hr
Dream Chaser Flight Controller (Systems Engineer II) (opens the job details)
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About SES
Runs satellites in geostationary and medium Earth orbit, Intelsat's fleet now included. It pays Stated per posting (platform-stated).
119 openings posted on its board today119 open roles on SES, independently checked 31 Oct 2026.
Paid as an employee of SES, under the employment terms each posting states.
Betzdorf, Luxembourg; McLean and Sterling, VA; Munich, Germany; Bucharest, Romania; Chennai, India
Honest catches
- The pay shown is platform-stated rather than read off a live job feed: a reference point, not a promised rate.
What SES pays
Platform-stated · as of 2026-10-29From our research, platform-stated, dated 2026-10-29
Its US postings state a pay range, and the board shows the range each posting states.
20 of its 119 open roles name a rate. That share is too thin to stand for SES as a whole, which is why the figure above comes from research instead. The rates that are posted, split by kind of work:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programs & Business | 37 | $75k–$198k/yr6 of 37 state a rate | $198k/yr |
| Software & IT | 23 | $105k–$187k/yr4 of 23 state a rate | $187k/yr |
| Systems & Test | 18 | $71.2k–$190k/yr4 of 18 state a rate | $190k/yr |
| RF & Payloads | 13 | $110k–$209k/yr4 of 13 state a rate | $209k/yr |
| Launch & Ops | 12 | $65.6k–$110k/yr2 of 12 state a rate | $110k/yr |
| Quality | 4 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Supply Chain | 4 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Avionics | 3 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Flight Software | 2 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Technicians | 2 | No rate stated | None stated |
| other | 1 | No rate stated | None stated |
See where researched pay comes from and how each source is graded.
The work SES hires for
Open any of them for the day-to-day tasks, the other employers hiring for it, and the market rate.
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What our research measures about SES
Read from the open postings on 2026-10-30 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.
- Who is hiring119 open roles, 0.8% of all the space roles we read, across 11 kinds of work; 0 of them posted in the last 30 days.
- Who can apply4.2% of the postings are open only to US persons or US citizens, and 49.6% name a security clearance.
- Degrees and experience0.8% of the postings take a high school diploma or an associate's degree, 32.8% name a master's or PhD.
- Pay transparency16.8% of the postings state their pay, at a median $136,000 a year.
- Internships and entry level1 open roles are for someone starting out (0.8% of its open roles).
- Shifts, weekends and travel3.4% of the postings ask for weekend work, 0.8% for overtime or extended hours, and 3.4% name an evening, night or rotating shift.
From the forum
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Frequently asked questions
What does SES do?
Runs satellites in geostationary and medium Earth orbit, Intelsat's fleet now included.
How much does SES pay?
Stated per posting. Its US postings state a pay range, and the board shows the range each posting states.
What is it like to work at SES?
SES pays Stated per posting (platform-stated).
Which locations does SES hire in?
Betzdorf, Luxembourg; McLean and Sterling, VA; Munich, Germany; Bucharest, Romania; Chennai, India
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$149k–$229k/yrTypical pay, liveSorted by the expected value of an application (acceptance odds times posted pay). A referral agreement, if an employer has one, can raise it in this order but never changes the salary it offers.
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