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About Umbra

Umbra operates synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites and sells the imagery, and it builds satellite systems to a customer's specification. Its openings are in Santa Barbara, California and in Arlington and Reston, Virginia, plus remote roles in the United States.

$160k–$228k/yr

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, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 25 open Umbra roles; typical pay across them is $160k to $228k a year (median $180k).

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About Umbra

Radar satellites and the imagery they collect, plus satellite systems built to order. It pays $160k–$228k/yr typically (median $180k/yr).

Hiring now, with pay we measure from its own live feed
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25 open roles on Umbra, independently checked 30 Oct 2026.

Getting paid

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

Who can apply

Santa Barbara, CA; Arlington and Reston, VA; remote in the United States

What Umbra pays

From current postings · as of 30 Oct 2026
$160k–$228k/yrTypical pay, live

Median $180k/yr, taken across 25 postings with a stated rate. Posted rates go as low as $80k/yr and as high as $235k/yr.

Measured from 25 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours).

Kind of workOpen rolesTypical pay
Software & IT6$166k–$228k/yr
Flight Software5$165k–$231k/yr
Programs & Business3$175k–$209k/yr
Systems & Test3$200k–$229k/yr
Mechanical2$125k–$220k/yr2 rates
Technicians2$80k–$165k/yr2 rates
Launch & Ops1$90k–$120k/yr1 rate
RF & Payloads1$190k–$220k/yr1 rate
Science & Data1$170k–$200k/yr1 rate
Supply Chain1$130k–$180k/yr1 rate

Best-paid Umbra openings today

All 25 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 Umbra hires for

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RF, Communications & Payloads1 open hereScience, Imaging & Earth Data1 open hereFlight Software & GNC5 open hereGround Software & IT6 open hereSystems, Integration & Test3 open herePrograms & Business3 open here

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Frequently asked questions

What does Umbra do?

Radar satellites and the imagery they collect, plus satellite systems built to order.

How much does Umbra pay?

Openings at Umbra pay $160k–$228k/yr in the usual case, and the midpoint sits at $180k/yr. We take both from the 25 current postings with a stated rate. The lowest posted rate is $80k/yr; the highest is $235k/yr.

What is it like to work at Umbra?

Umbra pays $160k–$228k/yr typically (median $180k/yr).

Which locations does Umbra hire in?

Santa Barbara, CA; Arlington and Reston, VA; remote in the United States

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