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Space Jobs for Data Scientists

, SpaceJobs.Now lists 366 open roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers on , including Muon Space, Array Labs and Anduril; typical pay across them is $134k to $270k a year (median $163k), topped by $424k a year advertised at Lockheed Martin.

See 231 roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers
$134k–$270k/yrtypical paylive median $163k/yrup to $424k/yr at Lockheed Martin

Measured from 187 distinct posted rates, across 33 employers, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 158 of the 366 listings open here post no pay at all.

Space companies hire data scientists and machine learning engineers to turn imagery, telemetry and production data into products and decisions. Each listing here is re-verified on the employer's own job board once an hour.

Live roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers

Updated 31 Oct 2026, 21:02 UTC

Showing the 231 roles whose requirements we read, every country. See every role

Geospatial and Earth observation data

20 open

Turn satellite imagery and radar data into products: remote sensing, geospatial analysis and image science.

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Machine learning and AI

143 open

Models for imagery, autonomy, operations and manufacturing.

Show 133 more machine learning roles

Data engineering

12 open

The pipelines and platforms that move telemetry, imagery and business data.

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Data science and analytics

56 open

Analysis of test, production, operations and business data.

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Before you apply

Space hardware is built, tested and flown in person, so many roles name a factory, a test site, a launch site or a control room, and each listing states its location. US roles that touch export-controlled technology (ITAR or EAR) can ask that you be a U.S. person, and some ask for a security clearance. A real employer never charges you to apply, never interviews you only by chat app and never asks you to buy equipment.

Pay by specialty

Every specialty gets its typical band from its own open roles, computed by the same method as the rest of the site (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). A specialty is listed once three or more distinct rates have been posted.

SpecialtyOpen rolesTypical payHighest rate
Geospatial and Earth observation data27$89.2k–$210k/yr$213k/yr
Machine learning and AI237$158k–$277k/yr$424k/yr
Data engineering22$123k–$217k/yr$280k/yr
Data science and analytics80$128k–$227k/yr$270k/yr

What the roles ask for

Drawn from the requirement lines of 231 out of 366 open roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers, the same lines each role's pop-up quotes from its posting. Each role is counted once, at the lowest degree it will accept.

5

Ask for a PhD

18

Ask for a master's

158

Ask for at least a bachelor's

50

Name no degree

  • Name years of experience152
  • Name a security clearance75
  • Require programming (Python, C++, MATLAB and similar)67
  • Name u.S. person status (ITAR or EAR)16
  • Set a residency or work-authorization condition12
  • Ask for a certification2
  • Ask for a professional license1

Where a posting states years of experience, the median ask is 5 years.

Who hires data scientists and machine learning engineers in the space industry

EmployerOpen rolesPay stated
Muon Space logoMuon Space5$171k–$261k/yr
Array Labs logoArray Labs1$150k–$300k/yr
Anduril logoAnduril4$167k–$254k/yr
Hubble Network logoHubble Network1$150k–$235k/yr
Umbra logoUmbra2$155k–$210k/yr
Amazon Leo logoAmazon Leo13$132k–$262k/yr
True Anomaly logoTrue Anomaly11$80k–$315k/yr
E-Space logoE-Space1$150k–$225k/yr
Inversion Space logoInversion Space1Not stated
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems logoBAE Systems Space & Mission Systems2$97k–$201k/yr
K2 Space logoK2 Space2$140k–$200k/yr
Loft Orbital logoLoft Orbital5$90k–$210k/yr
Viasat logoViasat6$121k–$285k/yr
Blue Origin logoBlue Origin15$99.2k–$323k/yr
Skylo logoSkylo1$170k–$185k/yr
Impulse Space logoImpulse Space2$62.4k–$180k/yr
KBR logoKBR5$119k–$191k/yr
Planet logoPlanet9$100k–$226k/yr
BlackSky logoBlackSky4$74.9k–$165k/yr
Slingshot Aerospace logoSlingshot Aerospace1$150k–$250k/yr
CesiumAstro logoCesiumAstro1Not stated
Voyager Technologies logoVoyager Technologies4$120k–$275k/yr
Northwood Space logoNorthwood Space1$70.7k/yr
Booz Allen Hamilton logoBooz Allen Hamilton10$61.9k–$225k/yr
Sierra Space logoSierra Space4$113k–$221k/yr
Relativity Space logoRelativity Space2$115k–$196k/yr
Vast logoVast1$160k–$268k/yr
The Aerospace Corporation logoThe Aerospace Corporation27Not stated
Thales Alenia Space logoThales Alenia Space13Not stated
ArianeGroup logoArianeGroup8Not stated
Airbus Defence and Space logoAirbus Defence and Space5Not stated
Axiom Space logoAxiom Space4Not stated
European Space Agency (ESA) logoEuropean Space Agency (ESA)4Not stated
ICEYE logoICEYE4Not stated
German Aerospace Center (DLR) logoGerman Aerospace Center (DLR)3Not stated
Astroscale logoAstroscale2Not stated
CNES (French space agency) logoCNES (French space agency)2Not stated
Constellr logoConstellr1Not stated
Eutelsat logoEutelsat1Not stated
Foundational logoFoundational1Not stated
Isar Aerospace logoIsar Aerospace1Not stated
MaiaSpace logoMaiaSpace1Not stated
OHB logoOHB1Not stated
Spaceium logoSpaceium1Not stated
Telespazio logoTelespazio1Not stated
SES logoSES1Not stated
SpaceX logoSpaceX96$80k–$350k/yr
L3Harris logoL3Harris2$166k–$308k/yr
AST SpaceMobile logoAST SpaceMobile5Not stated
Lockheed Martin logoLockheed Martin19$54.2k–$424k/yr
Vantor logoVantor22$81k–$242k/yr
Leidos logoLeidos1Not stated
Northrop Grumman logoNorthrop Grumman7$91.8k–$258k/yr
Rocket Lab logoRocket Lab5$132k–$204k/yr
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) logoNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)9$83.8k–$228k/yr
CACI logoCACI4$69.1k–$252k/yr
Amentum logoAmentum1Not stated

Sorted by the expected value of an application (acceptance odds times posted pay). A referral agreement, if an employer has one, can raise it in this order but never changes the salary it offers.

Data Scientist or Machine Learning Engineer salary by employer

What each employer's own postings pay data scientists and machine learning engineers, by level and by site, with every role and its posted pay.

How each employer checks you

For every employer currently hiring data scientists and machine learning engineers: its process as its own hiring guide describes it, each line with its source. The complete steps sit on that employer's page. Sorted by the expected value of an application (acceptance odds times posted pay). A referral agreement, if an employer has one, can raise it in this order but never changes the salary it offers.

Amazon Leo logoAmazon Leo13 open
Assessment
Amazon's interview loop. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Blue Origin logoBlue Origin15 open
Assessment
No general test published. How to apply
Interview
None published
Booz Allen Hamilton logoBooz Allen Hamilton10 open
Assessment
Booz Allen's technical assessment and interviews. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Thales Alenia Space logoThales Alenia Space13 open
Assessment
Thales interviews. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Airbus Defence and Space logoAirbus Defence and Space5 open
Assessment
Airbus interviews and role tests. How to apply
Interview
Interview
European Space Agency (ESA) logoEuropean Space Agency (ESA)4 open
Assessment
ESA's pre-screening and panel interview. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Credentials
You complete a basic medical screening for the ESA Medical Officer and a basic background screening run by an external party; in a second stage ESA contacts your referees and verifies your diploma. Source
Lockheed Martin logoLockheed Martin19 open
Assessment
Lockheed Martin's interviews. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Northrop Grumman logoNorthrop Grumman7 open
Assessment
The recruiter screening and team interviews. How to apply
Interview
Interview
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) logoNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)9 open
Assessment
No general test published. How to apply
Interview
None published

Where these roles are posted

The US states with the most open roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers, and the roles posted for a single country. A place name leads to its own page, and a country's count lists the matching roles.

Students and recent graduates: 31 open space internships for data scientists and machine learning engineers.

In the US, by state

Space industry jobs by US state

In the US, by metro area

Space industry jobs by metro area

The public record, in every industry: 275,600 data scientists work in the US (2025), projected to grow 35% by 2035, at a median $120k/yr (BLS, May 2025). Open space roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers post a median $163k/yr, 35.6% above it (pay research). Each state's page gives its own.

What our research measures about science & data work

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How much do data scientists and machine learning engineers earn in the space industry?

Going by the 187 distinct salaries currently posted for roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers (each put on a full-time year), the typical range is $134k–$270k/yr and the median is $163k/yr. The top posted figure is $424k/yr, at Lockheed Martin. 158 of the 366 open roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers state no pay, so check each listing.

What do data roles ask for?

Usually a degree in a quantitative field and experience with the tools the role names; imagery and remote sensing roles often ask for a graduate degree in the field. Every posting spells out its exact requirements and work site, so read each one. Of the 231 open roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers whose requirements we read, 5 ask for a PhD, 18 a master's, 158 at least a bachelor's and 50 name no degree.

What does a data scientist or machine learning engineer do at a space company?

A data scientist at a space company works on the data a space business produces: Earth observation imagery and radar, spacecraft telemetry, test and production data, building the models, pipelines and analysis that turn it into products and decisions.

How do space companies hire data scientists and machine learning engineers?

Each employer runs its own hiring, and each listing says what it asks for: the degree or the hands-on experience, the location, and for export-controlled work in the US, often U.S. person status. Of the employers hiring data scientists and machine learning engineers now, European Space Agency (ESA) says it checks credentials such as degrees. The section on how each employer checks you quotes each guide with its source.

Are these jobs real?

Every role here is read from a space employer's own careers page or job board (Muon Space, Array Labs, Anduril and Hubble Network among them), and each employer's page here covers who they are and how they hire. A real employer never charges you to apply, never asks you to buy equipment and never interviews you only by chat app.

Which space companies pay data scientists and machine learning engineers the most?

Of the 6 employers whose postings for data scientists and machine learning engineers state enough pay for a figure, the highest medians are Blue Origin ($198k/yr), True Anomaly ($198k/yr) and Amazon Leo ($169k/yr). A median is of what each employer's open roles post today, by the same formula for every employer.

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