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About Sierra Space

Sierra Space builds the Dream Chaser spaceplane, satellites and the ground systems that operate them. Most of its openings are in Colorado (Louisville, Englewood and Broomfield), with technician and quality roles in Middleton, Wisconsin, and many roles ask for a US security clearance.

$103k–$239k/yr

Typical pay, live

, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 179 open Sierra Space roles; typical pay across them is $103k to $239k a year (median $141k).

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Updated 1 Nov 2026, 08:02 UTC
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Sierra Space jobs by country

Where Sierra Space has open roles. Pick a country to see which of its openings accept applicants there.

USA · 179

Sierra Space jobs by US state

The states where Sierra Space has the most open roles, each with its cities and kinds of work.

Colorado · 161Wisconsin · 12

Sierra Space jobs by site

The towns where Sierra Space has the most open roles, each with its kinds of work and what each role asks.

Louisville, CO · 86Centennial, CO · 61
  • Louisville is where Sierra Space builds its Dream Chaser spaceplane. (Source: Denver7)

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The Boulder area · 86The Denver area · 75

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About Sierra Space

Builds the Dream Chaser spaceplane, satellites and the ground systems that run them. It pays $103k–$239k/yr typically (median $141k/yr).

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179 open roles on Sierra Space, independently checked 1 Nov 2026.

Getting paid

Paid as an employee on Sierra Space's own payroll (salaried or hourly, as each posting states).

Who can apply

Louisville, Englewood and Broomfield, CO; Middleton, WI

What Sierra Space pays

From current postings · as of 1 Nov 2026
$103k–$239k/yrTypical pay, live

Median $141k/yr, taken across 172 postings with a stated rate. Posted rates go as low as $33.3k/yr and as high as $347k/yr.

Measured from 169 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 7 of the 179 listings open here post no pay at all.

Kind of workOpen rolesTypical pay
Programs & Business36$109k–$272k/yr
Systems & Test27$141k–$243k/yr
Software & IT25$103k–$215k/yr
Mechanical19$93.3k–$203k/yr
Supply Chain19$86.5k–$217k/yr
Technicians18$76.6k–$211k/yr
Flight Software11$152k–$274k/yr
Avionics6$163k–$211k/yr
Launch & Ops6$132k–$189k/yr
Quality6$80.9k–$204k/yr
RF & Payloads4$106k–$179k/yr
Propulsion2$70.2k–$189k/yr2 rates

Best-paid Sierra Space openings today

All 179 by pay

“Typical” here means 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; every role list on this site uses that one definition. Our methods page explains where each pay number comes from and how sure we are of it.

The work Sierra Space hires for

Open any of them for the day-to-day tasks, the other employers hiring for it, and the market rate.

Avionics & Electrical6 open hereFlight Software & GNC11 open hereManufacturing & Technicians18 open hereSystems, Integration & Test27 open hereLaunch & Mission Operations6 open herePrograms & Business36 open here

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What our research measures about Sierra Space

Read from the open postings on 2026-10-31 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Sierra Space do?

Builds the Dream Chaser spaceplane, satellites and the ground systems that run them.

How much does Sierra Space pay?

Openings at Sierra Space pay $103k–$239k/yr in the usual case, and the midpoint sits at $141k/yr. We take both from the 172 current postings with a stated rate. The lowest posted rate is $33.3k/yr; the highest is $347k/yr.

What is it like to work at Sierra Space?

Sierra Space pays $103k–$239k/yr typically (median $141k/yr).

Which locations does Sierra Space hire in?

Louisville, Englewood and Broomfield, CO; Middleton, WI

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