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Flight Software & GNC

$135k–$234k/yrtypical paylive median $160k/yr hire for it

Measured from 163 distinct posted rates, across 20 employers, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 186 of the 351 open roles here state no pay.

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Updated 29 Oct 2026, 13:01 UTC

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Write the software that flies the vehicle and steer it: flight and embedded software, firmware, guidance, navigation and control, flight dynamics and orbit determination, and the autonomy that lets a spacecraft rendezvous, land or reenter on its own.

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Flight Software & GNC. Write the software that flies the vehicle and steer it: flight and embedded software, firmware, guidance, navigation and control, flight dynamics and orbit determination, and the autonomy that lets a spacecraft rendezvous, land or reenter on its own. It typically pays $135k–$234k/yr, with a live median of $160k/yr, measured from the rates its open roles publish today. hire for it, including Inversion Space, Xona Space Systems, Varda Space Industries.

Who hires for flight software work

EmployerOpen nowPay for this work
Inversion Space logoInversion Space13$170k–$223k/yr
Xona Space Systems logoXona Space Systems8$154k–$229k/yr
Varda Space Industries logoVarda Space Industries9$193k–$233k/yr
K2 Space logoK2 Space12$147k–$236k/yr
Apex logoApex9$146k–$252k/yr
Astroscale logoAstroscale10Stated per posting
The Exploration Company logoThe Exploration Company9Stated per posting
True Anomaly logoTrue Anomaly19Stated per posting
Starfish Space logoStarfish Space2Stated per posting
Loft Federal logoLoft Federal1Stated per posting
Voyager Technologies logoVoyager Technologies4Stated per posting
Astranis logoAstranis10$70.3k–$182k/yr

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