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Space Jobs for Electrical Engineers

, SpaceJobs.Now lists 1,153 open roles for electrical engineers on , including Muon Space, Array Labs and Anduril; typical pay across them is $130k to $240k a year (median $157k), topped by $377k a year advertised at Blue Origin.

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$130k–$240k/yrtypical paylive median $157k/yrup to $377k/yr at Blue Origin

Measured from 718 distinct posted rates, across 63 employers, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 434 of the 1,153 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 30 Oct 2026, 11:02 UTC

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Power systems and batteries

26 open

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

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Circuit boards, FPGAs and hardware design

88 open

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

Show 78 more hardware design roles

Harness and electrical integration

8 open

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

Avionics engineers

23 open

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

Show 13 more avionics roles

Electrical engineers

42 open

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

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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
Power systems and batteries146$136k–$230k/yr$300k/yr
Circuit boards, FPGAs and hardware design374$145k–$250k/yr$377k/yr
Harness and electrical integration87$123k–$231k/yr$263k/yr
Avionics engineers250$125k–$230k/yr$268k/yr
Electrical engineers296$130k–$235k/yr$328k/yr

What the roles ask for

Drawn from the requirement lines of 306 out of 1,153 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

279

Ask for at least a bachelor's

23

Name no degree

  • Name years of experience255
  • Name u.S. person status (ITAR or EAR)47
  • Set a residency or work-authorization condition30
  • Name a security clearance25
  • Require programming (Python, C++, MATLAB and similar)15
  • Ask for a professional license13
  • 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
Amazon Leo logoAmazon Leo79$81.1k–$288k/yr
Johns Hopkins APL logoJohns Hopkins APL6$47k–$290k/yr
Portal Space Systems logoPortal Space Systems2$145k–$235k/yr
Astrolab logoAstrolab11$100k–$240k/yr
True Anomaly logoTrue Anomaly20$75k–$310k/yr
Turion Space logoTurion Space1$100k–$150k/yr
Momentus logoMomentus2$140k–$195k/yr
E-Space logoE-Space25$80k–$250k/yr
LeoLabs logoLeoLabs1$120k–$139k/yr
Inversion Space logoInversion Space11$106k–$221k/yr
K2 Space logoK2 Space34$62.4k–$285k/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 Industries12$109k–$263k/yr
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems logoBAE Systems Space & Mission Systems2$118k–$261k/yr
Loft Orbital logoLoft Orbital1$150k–$200k/yr
Apex logoApex14$88k–$215k/yr
Viasat logoViasat16$85k–$246k/yr
Stoke Space logoStoke Space3$105k–$328k/yr
Impulse Space logoImpulse Space29$62.4k–$240k/yr
Capella Space logoCapella Space4$127k–$220k/yr
Planet logoPlanet4$114k–$181k/yr
BlackSky logoBlackSky3Not stated
HawkEye 360 logoHawkEye 3603$130k–$200k/yr
Sophia Space logoSophia Space1$128k–$157k/yr
Gravitics logoGravitics2$110k–$170k/yr
Vast logoVast26$72.8k–$265k/yr
Spire Global logoSpire Global1Not stated
CesiumAstro logoCesiumAstro58$15k–$236k/yr
Voyager Technologies logoVoyager Technologies12$56.2k–$262k/yr
Reflect Orbital logoReflect Orbital1$100k–$200k/yr
Blue Origin logoBlue Origin182$46.8k–$377k/yr
Relativity Space logoRelativity Space28$90k–$263k/yr
Northwood Space logoNorthwood Space13$84k–$255k/yr
GITAI logoGITAI2$125k–$200k/yr
Firefly Aerospace logoFirefly Aerospace10Not stated
ICEYE logoICEYE17Not stated
The Aerospace Corporation logoThe Aerospace Corporation12Not stated
Axiom Space logoAxiom Space11Not stated
OHB logoOHB9Not stated
Star Catcher logoStar Catcher7Not stated
The Exploration Company logoThe Exploration Company6Not stated
Elveo Mobile logoElveo Mobile5Not stated
Eutelsat logoEutelsat4Not stated
Reflex Aerospace logoReflex Aerospace4Not stated
Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) logoSurrey Satellite Technology (SSTL)4Not stated
Airbus Defence and Space logoAirbus Defence and Space3Not stated
Astroscale logoAstroscale3Not stated
ClearSpace logoClearSpace3Not stated
Exotrail logoExotrail3Not stated
HyImpulse logoHyImpulse3Not stated
Dawn Aerospace logoDawn Aerospace2Not 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
Open Cosmos logoOpen Cosmos1Not stated
Satellogic logoSatellogic1Not stated
Spaceium logoSpaceium1Not stated
Venus Aerospace logoVenus Aerospace1Not stated
Intuitive Machines logoIntuitive Machines5Not stated
Sierra Space logoSierra Space8Not stated
SES logoSES3Not stated
Starfish Space logoStarfish Space1$100k–$180k/yr
Overview Energy logoOverview Energy1$110k–$150k/yr
Katalyst Space Technologies logoKatalyst Space Technologies4$105k–$180k/yr
ispace logoispace3$101k–$152k/yr
SpaceX logoSpaceX187$68.6k–$290k/yr
AST SpaceMobile logoAST SpaceMobile11Not stated
General Dynamics Mission Systems logoGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems1$127k/yr
Rendezvous Robotics logoRendezvous Robotics3$80k–$110k/yr
Mission Control Space Services logoMission Control Space Services1Not stated
Northrop Grumman logoNorthrop Grumman25$62.7k–$266k/yr
SEAKR Engineering logoSEAKR Engineering4$90k–$185k/yr
Boeing logoBoeing18$76.1k–$268k/yr
Terran Orbital logoTerran Orbital3$120k–$230k/yr
United Launch Alliance logoUnited Launch Alliance6$48k–$113k/yr
Rocket Lab logoRocket Lab36$58.2k–$253k/yr
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory logoNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory10$97.7k–$183k/yr
Lockheed Martin logoLockheed Martin15$41.9k–$195k/yr
CACI logoCACI2$76k–$156k/yr
Virgin Galactic logoVirgin Galactic1$143k–$218k/yr
Lunar Outpost logoLunar Outpost3$49.9k/yr
Ursa Major logoUrsa Major3$110k–$147k/yr
Peraton logoPeraton1$66k–$106k/yr
Astranis logoAstranis22$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.

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 Leo79 open
Assessment
Amazon's interview loop. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Blue Origin logoBlue Origin182 open
Assessment
No general test published. How to apply
Interview
None published
Northrop Grumman logoNorthrop Grumman25 open
Assessment
The recruiter screening and team interviews. How to apply
Interview
Interview
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory logoNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory10 open
Assessment
No general test published. How to apply
Interview
None published
Lockheed Martin logoLockheed Martin15 open
Assessment
Lockheed Martin's interviews. How to apply
Interview
Interview

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.

In the US, by state

Space industry jobs by US state

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 $140k/yr, 16.1% above it (pay research). Each state's page gives its own.

What our research measures about avionics work

Read from the open postings on 2026-10-29 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 718 distinct salaries currently posted for roles for electrical engineers (each put on a full-time year), the typical range is $130k–$240k/yr and the median is $157k/yr. The top posted figure is $377k/yr, at Blue Origin. 434 of the 1,153 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 306 open roles for electrical engineers whose requirements we read, 4 a master's, 279 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.

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