Space industry work
Science, Imaging & Earth Data
Measured from 32 distinct posted rates, across 12 employers, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 22 of the 55 open roles here state no pay.
Live science & data roles
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Lidar and Camera Development Engineer - Lunar Avionics (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Greater Seattle Area· today
$150,000–$220,000/yr- $150,000–$220,000/yr
Pharmaceutical Lab Internship (Crystallization) Summer 2027 (opens the job details)
Varda Space Industries · El Segundo, California, United States· 1w agoDetails
Senior Machine Learning Engineer II (EO/IR Image Analysis) (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Tucson, AZ, United States· 2w agoDetails
Senior Machine Learning Engineer II (EO/IR Image Analysis) (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Long Beach, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$153,000/yrPrincipal Machine Learning Engineer (EO/IR Image Analysis) (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Long Beach, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$153,000/yrPrincipal Machine Learning Engineer (EO/IR Image Analysis) (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Tucson, AZ, United States· 2w agoDetails
Scientist (EO/IR Image Analysis) (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Tucson, AZ, United States· 2w agoDetails
$90,000–$120,000/yr
Turn what spacecraft see into knowledge: remote sensing and Earth observation, synthetic aperture radar and optical imaging, geospatial and intelligence analysis, data science and machine learning on satellite data, and the scientists who design missions and instruments.
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In short
Science, Imaging & Earth Data. Turn what spacecraft see into knowledge: remote sensing and Earth observation, synthetic aperture radar and optical imaging, geospatial and intelligence analysis, data science and machine learning on satellite data, and the scientists who design missions and instruments. It typically pays $151k–$220k/yr, with a live median of $175k/yr, measured from the rates its open roles publish today. 9 employers hire for it, including Muon Space, Albedo, Varda Space Industries.
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