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Space Jobs for GNC Engineers in California

62 open roles for GNC engineers at 14 space companies name a site in California, most of them in Long Beach and El Segundo; typical pay runs $138k–$231k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring GNC engineers in California

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Rocket Lab9$132k/yr
True Anomaly8not stated
Muon Space7$173k/yr
SpaceX7$138k/yr
Xona Space Systems6$173k/yr
Apex4$163k/yr
Boeing4not stated
Inversion Space4$191k/yr
Relativity Space4$129k/yr
K2 Space3$155k/yr
Varda Space Industries3$193k/yr
Outpost1too few figures
Turion Space1too few figures
Vast1too few figures

Where the roles are

  • Long Beach22
  • El Segundo7
  • Hawthorne7
  • Burlingame6
  • Los Angeles4
  • Mountain View4
  • Playa Vista4
  • San Jose3
  • Irvine1

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What people ask about GNC engineers' work in California

Which space companies hire GNC engineers in California?

Today, Rocket Lab (9 roles), True Anomaly (8 roles), Muon Space (7 roles), SpaceX (7 roles), Xona Space Systems (6 roles), Apex (4 roles), and 8 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in California.

Where in California are the roles for GNC engineers?

Most are in Long Beach (22), El Segundo (7), Hawthorne (7), Burlingame (6), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space roles for GNC engineers in California pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $161k/yr, with typical pay from $138k–$231k/yr; 87.7% of California's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state.

Do roles for GNC engineers in California require US citizenship?

Many do: rocket, spacecraft and satellite work is often export-controlled under ITAR or the EAR, so most roles at US space employers are open only to US citizens or US persons, as each posting states. Our research on who can apply measures it employer by employer.

How is this list made?

We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when it is a US role and its own location line names a place in California, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are, and its title names the profession by the same rule as the page for GNC engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.