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Applying to Umbra · forms read 31 Oct 2026

How to apply to Umbra

Umbra takes applications on its own job board, one form per role. On 31 Oct 2026 this site read the forms of 25 forms: the median one has 25 fields, your contact details and resume first, then 17 questions of its own, listed below as Umbra writes them.

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

Umbra careers site (opens the job details)

The questions on the Umbra application

Every form starts with your name, email, phone and a resume, which it requires; a cover letter is required. Then come Umbra's own questions. Read from 25 forms of its open roles on 31 Oct 2026; the share is how many of those forms ask each one.

On most of its forms

  1. Are you legally authorized to work in the US for any employer?Pick any that apply · required · 100% of forms
  2. If you answered "I have never..." to both of the above questions, please select N/A. If you answered with something else, answer the following question: Did you in the past, or are you now, participating in, supervising, or otherwise responPick any that apply · required · 100% of forms
  3. If you answered "I have never..." to both of the above questions, please select N/A. If you answered with something else, answer the following question: To the best of your knowledge, is any member of your immediate family (including spousePick any that apply · required · 100% of forms
  4. Similar to federal laws there may be state and local laws that regulate the post-government employment (PGE) activities of current or former state or local government (municipal government) employees. These regulations may vary from state tPick any that apply · required · 100% of forms
  5. To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C.Pick one of 7 · required · 100% of forms
  6. Various federal laws restrict the employment and post-government employment (PGE) activities of federal government employees. Please identify your employment status with the United States Federal Government, including civilian or military.Pick any that apply · required · 100% of forms
  7. What is the highest level of education that you completed?Pick any that apply · required · 100% of forms
  8. What is your desired base pay?A short answer · required · 100% of forms
  9. When are you available to start?A short answer · required · 100% of forms

Added for some roles

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

  • Do you currently reside in (or within commuting distance of) the Santa Barbara, CA or Arlington/Reston, VA areas?Yes or no · 3 forms
  • Do you currently reside in (or within commuting distance to) either the Arlington, VA area, Reston, VA area, or Santa Barbara, CA area?Yes or no · 3 forms
  • Do you have an active TS/SCI security clearance?Yes or no · 3 forms
  • If you don't reside in the Reston, VA or Arlington, VA areas, are you able to relocate to either area, as this is primarily an in-office role?Pick any that apply · 3 forms
  • EducationA short answer · 3 forms
  • ExperienceA short answer · 3 forms
  • Do you currently hold an active TS/SCI security clearance?Yes or no · 2 forms
  • Do you currently reside in (or within commutable distance to) the Arlington, VA or Reston, VA areas?Yes or no · 2 forms
  • Do you currently reside in (or within commutable distance to) the Santa Barbara/Goleta, CA area?Yes or no · 2 forms
  • Do you currently reside in (or within commuting distance to) the Arlington, VA or Reston, VA area?Yes or no · 2 forms

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

What our research measures about Umbra's postings

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.

Current Umbra openings

All 25 open roles

Applying to Umbra: questions

Does Umbra ask about citizenship on the application?

Yes, on every one of the 25 forms of its open roles read on 31 Oct 2026: they ask your citizenship or U.S. person status, which U.S. export-control rules (ITAR and EAR) make the test for much space work, and an answer is required.

Does the Umbra application ask about a security clearance?

Yes, on 9 of the 25 forms of its open roles read on 31 Oct 2026: they ask about a security clearance you hold or could obtain, and an answer is required.

Does Umbra ask for your GPA?

Not on the 25 forms of its open roles read on 31 Oct 2026: none asks for your grade point average.

Does Umbra ask for SAT, ACT or GRE scores?

Not on the 25 forms of its open roles read on 31 Oct 2026: none asks for SAT, ACT or GRE scores.

Does the Umbra application ask for salary expectations?

Not on the 25 forms of its open roles read on 31 Oct 2026: none asks for your salary expectations.

Does Umbra ask whether you worked or interviewed there before?

Yes, on every one of the 25 forms of its open roles read on 31 Oct 2026: they ask whether you have worked or interviewed at the company before, and an answer is required.

How long is the Umbra application?

The median Umbra form read on 31 Oct 2026 has 25 fields: contact details, a resume and an optional cover letter, then 17 questions of its own. 197 different questions appear across its 25 forms, most of them added for a few roles only.

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