Space jobs for aerospace engineers in Virginia
5 open aerospace engineer jobs in Virginia at 2 employers.
No town here has enough open jobs in this occupation for a page of its own yet.
No town here has enough open jobs in this occupation for a page of its own yet.
Newest aerospace engineer jobs in Virginia
Checked 7 Nov 2026, 11:06 UTC
- $140,000–$187,000/yr
Selected agencies hiring now
Contract Professionals Inc (CPI)Engineering and technical staffing agency
Aerospace and defense staffing firm in Waterford, Michigan, placing engineers, maintenance technicians, mechanics, welders and CNC machinists.
Places: Propulsion, Mechanical, Avionics, RF & Payloads
Chipton-RossEngineering and technical staffing agency
Aerospace and defense engineering staffing firm with offices in El Segundo, Long Beach and Playa Del Rey, California, Charleston, Pascagoula and Newport News, placing engineers, designers and technicians on contract and direct hire.
Places: Mechanical, Avionics, Systems & Test, Technicians
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Where the aerospace engineer jobs are in Virginia
The towns with the most openings in this profession. Where a town has its own page, it gathers every space role open there.
- Herndon4
- Chantilly1
What aerospace engineers earn in Virginia
Salaries in this state's postings next to the BLS wage for the profession across every industry, statewide and in its metro areas.
Posted on open jobs in Virginia
Too few open jobs here post pay for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).
Measured by BLS in Virginia
BLS publishes no wage for this occupation in Virginia.
Employers hiring aerospace engineers in Virginia
- Vantor4 open in Virginia
- The Aerospace Corporation1 open in Virginia
What the job takes
An aerospace or mechanical engineering degree; analysis and design roles often add a master's.
Depends on the role
Security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI)
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. Asked for on classified government programs; the employer sponsors it, and only a US citizen can hold one
Space jobs for aerospace engineers in Virginia: common questions
How much do aerospace engineers make in Virginia?
Not enough aerospace engineer postings in Virginia state a salary yet for a typical range.
Which Virginia towns have the most aerospace engineer roles?
Herndon (4) and Chantilly (1). A role offered in several towns is counted in each of them.
Which space companies hire aerospace engineers in Virginia?
The most openings today: Vantor (4) and The Aerospace Corporation (1). 2 employers in all list aerospace engineer roles in Virginia.
What do aerospace engineer roles in Virginia ask for?
An aerospace or mechanical engineering degree; analysis and design roles often add a master's. Security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI) (Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency; asked for on classified government programs; the employer sponsors it, and only a US citizen can hold one). Each posting spells out its own degree, experience and citizenship requirements.
Are these roles still open?
They are taken from each company's own careers site and leave SpaceJobs.Now when the company removes them. Each job has its own page with the full posting and the pay it states, and Apply shows the jobs like it that take your application now and the recruiters who place that work.
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Sources and method
- SpaceJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Virginia, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 7 Nov 2026
- Security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI): Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
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SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Space jobs for aerospace engineers in Virginia. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/space-jobs-for-aerospace-engineers/virginia