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Space Jobs for Electrical Engineers

, SpaceJobs.Now lists 1,543 open roles for electrical engineers on , including Muon Space, Array Labs and Anduril; typical pay across them is $130k to $250k a year (median $157k), topped by $377k a year advertised at Blue Origin.

See 226 roles for electrical engineers
$130k–$250k/yrtypical paylive median $157k/yrup to $377k/yr at Blue Origin

Measured from 1,052 distinct posted rates, across 74 employers, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 432 of the 1,543 listings open here post no pay at all.

Space companies hire electrical engineers to design avionics, power systems, circuit boards and harnesses that work through launch, vacuum and radiation. Each listing here is re-verified on the employer's own job board once an hour.

Live roles for electrical engineers

Updated 31 Oct 2026, 10:02 UTC

Showing the 226 roles that name years of experience, every country. See every role

Power systems and batteries

25 open

Batteries, solar arrays, power distribution and power electronics that keep a vehicle alive.

Show 15 more power roles

Circuit boards, FPGAs and hardware design

67 open

Design the boards, FPGAs and ASICs inside flight computers and instruments, built to survive radiation and launch.

Show 57 more hardware design roles

Harness and electrical integration

14 open

Cabling and harness design, and integrating the electrical system of a whole vehicle.

Show 4 more harness roles

Avionics engineers

52 open

Flight computers, sensors and the avionics boxes that run a rocket or a satellite.

Show 42 more avionics roles

Electrical engineers

68 open

Electrical engineering roles across vehicles, ground systems and test facilities.

Show 58 more electrical roles

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
Power systems and batteries176$135k–$230k/yr$300k/yr
Circuit boards, FPGAs and hardware design491$143k–$265k/yr$377k/yr
Harness and electrical integration102$125k–$230k/yr$270k/yr
Avionics engineers334$128k–$230k/yr$310k/yr
Electrical engineers440$123k–$241k/yr$328k/yr

What the roles ask for

Drawn from the requirement lines of 274 out of 1,543 open roles for electrical 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.

0

Ask for a PhD

4

Ask for a master's

247

Ask for at least a bachelor's

23

Name no degree

  • Name years of experience226
  • Name u.S. person status (ITAR or EAR)42
  • Name a security clearance42
  • Set a residency or work-authorization condition21
  • Ask for a professional license9
  • Require programming (Python, C++, MATLAB and similar)7
  • Name iPC or NASA workmanship certification2

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

Who hires electrical engineers in the space industry

EmployerOpen rolesPay stated
Muon Space logoMuon Space12$83.2k–$237k/yr
Array Labs logoArray Labs11$120k–$270k/yr
Anduril logoAnduril5$132k–$243k/yr
Hubble Network logoHubble Network1$107k–$240k/yr
Outpost logoOutpost1$130k–$170k/yr
Cowboy Space logoCowboy Space6$100k–$300k/yr
Astrolab logoAstrolab10$100k–$240k/yr
Amazon Leo logoAmazon Leo86$81.1k–$288k/yr
Portal Space Systems logoPortal Space Systems2$145k–$235k/yr
Johns Hopkins APL logoJohns Hopkins APL6$47k–$290k/yr
True Anomaly logoTrue Anomaly20$75k–$310k/yr
Turion Space logoTurion Space2$100k–$175k/yr
Momentus logoMomentus2$140k–$195k/yr
E-Space logoE-Space25$80k–$250k/yr
LeoLabs logoLeoLabs1$120k–$139k/yr
Stoke Space logoStoke Space3$105k–$328k/yr
Inversion Space logoInversion Space11$106k–$221k/yr
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems logoBAE Systems Space & Mission Systems20$64.9k–$226k/yr
K2 Space logoK2 Space53$62.4k–$285k/yr
Apex logoApex14$88k–$215k/yr
General Galactic logoGeneral Galactic2$140k–$240k/yr
Xona Space Systems logoXona Space Systems7$100k–$200k/yr
Loft Federal logoLoft Federal1$132k–$178k/yr
Varda Space Industries logoVarda Space Industries11$109k–$263k/yr
Viasat logoViasat16$85k–$246k/yr
Impulse Space logoImpulse Space29$62.4k–$240k/yr
Blue Origin logoBlue Origin196$46.8k–$377k/yr
Capella Space logoCapella Space4$127k–$220k/yr
KBR logoKBR3Not stated
HawkEye 360 logoHawkEye 3603$130k–$200k/yr
Planet logoPlanet4$114k–$181k/yr
BlackSky logoBlackSky3Not stated
Gravitics logoGravitics2$110k–$170k/yr
Sophia Space logoSophia Space1$128k–$157k/yr
Millennium Space Systems logoMillennium Space Systems5$146k–$268k/yr
CesiumAstro logoCesiumAstro62$78.4k–$236k/yr
Reflect Orbital logoReflect Orbital1$100k–$200k/yr
Spire Global logoSpire Global1Not stated
Voyager Technologies logoVoyager Technologies13$56.2k–$262k/yr
Northwood Space logoNorthwood Space13$84k–$255k/yr
GITAI logoGITAI2$125k–$200k/yr
Booz Allen Hamilton logoBooz Allen Hamilton1$62k–$141k/yr
Boeing logoBoeing10$76.1k–$239k/yr
Parsons logoParsons1$74.8k–$131k/yr
Sierra Space logoSierra Space8$77.2k–$226k/yr
Relativity Space logoRelativity Space27$90k–$263k/yr
Vast logoVast27$72.8k–$265k/yr
Firefly Aerospace logoFirefly Aerospace10Not stated
Thales Alenia Space logoThales Alenia Space25Not stated
ICEYE logoICEYE21Not stated
The Aerospace Corporation logoThe Aerospace Corporation12Not stated
Airbus Defence and Space logoAirbus Defence and Space11Not stated
Axiom Space logoAxiom Space11Not stated
OHB logoOHB10Not stated
Star Catcher logoStar Catcher7Not stated
ArianeGroup logoArianeGroup6Not stated
The Exploration Company logoThe Exploration Company6Not stated
Elveo Mobile logoElveo Mobile5Not stated
Reflex Aerospace logoReflex Aerospace5Not stated
Eutelsat logoEutelsat4Not stated
Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) logoSurrey Satellite Technology (SSTL)4Not stated
Astroscale logoAstroscale3Not stated
ClearSpace logoClearSpace3Not stated
Exotrail logoExotrail3Not stated
HyImpulse logoHyImpulse3Not stated
Dawn Aerospace logoDawn Aerospace2Not stated
Hemeria logoHemeria2Not stated
Redwire Space Europe logoRedwire Space Europe2Not stated
Rocket Factory Augsburg logoRocket Factory Augsburg2Not stated
Sidus Space logoSidus Space2Not stated
Foundational logoFoundational1Not stated
Isar Aerospace logoIsar Aerospace1Not stated
Kepler Communications logoKepler Communications1Not stated
MaiaSpace logoMaiaSpace1Not stated
Open Cosmos logoOpen Cosmos1Not stated
Satellogic logoSatellogic1Not stated
Spaceium logoSpaceium1Not stated
Telespazio logoTelespazio1Not stated
Venus Aerospace logoVenus Aerospace1Not stated
Starfish Space logoStarfish Space1$100k–$180k/yr
Katalyst Space Technologies logoKatalyst Space Technologies4$105k–$180k/yr
SES logoSES3Not stated
Intuitive Machines logoIntuitive Machines5Not stated
RTX logoRTX7$62.9k–$182k/yr
SpaceX logoSpaceX210$68.6k–$290k/yr
Overview Energy logoOverview Energy1$110k–$150k/yr
ispace logoispace3$101k–$152k/yr
Redwire logoRedwire3$114k–$200k/yr
Rendezvous Robotics logoRendezvous Robotics3$80k–$110k/yr
L3Harris logoL3Harris15$45k–$206k/yr
AST SpaceMobile logoAST SpaceMobile11Not stated
Lockheed Martin logoLockheed Martin151$41.9k–$310k/yr
SEAKR Engineering logoSEAKR Engineering4$90k–$185k/yr
Mission Control Space Services logoMission Control Space Services1Not stated
General Dynamics Mission Systems logoGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems1$127k/yr
Leidos logoLeidos5$87.1k–$195k/yr
Terran Orbital logoTerran Orbital3$120k–$230k/yr
AeroVironment (AV) logoAeroVironment (AV)10$91k–$224k/yr
United Launch Alliance logoUnited Launch Alliance6$48k–$113k/yr
Northrop Grumman logoNorthrop Grumman75$44.7k–$289k/yr
Virgin Galactic logoVirgin Galactic2$130k–$218k/yr
Rocket Lab logoRocket Lab40$58.2k–$253k/yr
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) logoNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)10$97.7k–$183k/yr
CACI logoCACI8$45.9k–$180k/yr
Amentum logoAmentum9$57k–$130k/yr
Ursa Major logoUrsa Major3$110k–$147k/yr
Lunar Outpost logoLunar Outpost3$49.9k/yr
Teledyne logoTeledyne3$90.8k–$151k/yr
Peraton logoPeraton1$66k–$106k/yr
Moog logoMoog7$75k–$200k/yr
Astranis logoAstranis21$60.3k–$250k/yr
AstroForge logoAstroForge1$62.4k/yr
Benchmark Space Systems logoBenchmark Space Systems1$47.8k–$54.1k/yr

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.

Electrical Engineer salary by employer

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

How each employer checks you

For every employer currently hiring electrical 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 Leo86 open
Assessment
Amazon's interview loop. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Blue Origin logoBlue Origin196 open
Assessment
No general test published. How to apply
Interview
None published
Booz Allen Hamilton logoBooz Allen Hamilton1 open
Assessment
Booz Allen's technical assessment and interviews. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Thales Alenia Space logoThales Alenia Space25 open
Assessment
Thales interviews. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Airbus Defence and Space logoAirbus Defence and Space11 open
Assessment
Airbus interviews and role tests. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Lockheed Martin logoLockheed Martin151 open
Assessment
Lockheed Martin's interviews. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Northrop Grumman logoNorthrop Grumman75 open
Assessment
The recruiter screening and team interviews. How to apply
Interview
Interview
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) logoNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)10 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 electrical 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: 51 open space internships for electrical 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: 199,700 electrical engineers work in the US (2025), projected to grow 10% by 2035, at a median $121k/yr (BLS, May 2025). Open space roles for electrical engineers post a median $157k/yr, 30.2% above it (pay research). Each state's page gives its own.

What our research measures about avionics 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 electrical engineers earn in the space industry?

Going by the 1,052 distinct salaries currently posted for roles for electrical engineers (each put on a full-time year), the typical range is $130k–$250k/yr and the median is $157k/yr. The top posted figure is $377k/yr, at Blue Origin. 432 of the 1,543 open roles for electrical engineers state no pay, so check each listing.

What do electrical roles ask for?

Usually an electrical or computer engineering degree and experience with the hardware the role names (board design, power electronics, FPGA development). Each listing states the degree, the tools and the location it asks for. Of the 274 open roles for electrical engineers whose requirements we read, 4 a master's, 247 at least a bachelor's and 23 name no degree.

What does an electrical engineer do at a space company?

An electrical engineer at a space company designs and tests the vehicle's electrical system: flight computers and avionics boxes, power generation and distribution, circuit boards and FPGAs, and the harnesses that connect them, then supports them through integration and flight.

How do space companies hire electrical 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 electrical engineers now, none publishes a recorded interview or an ID check in the guides we hold. 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 electrical engineers the most?

Of the 24 employers whose postings for electrical engineers state enough pay for a figure, the highest medians are Muon Space ($196k/yr), Relativity Space ($185k/yr) and Astranis ($185k/yr). A median is of what each employer's open roles post today, by the same formula for every employer.

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