Guidance, navigation and control in Maryland
Space Jobs for GNC Engineers in Maryland
11 open roles for GNC engineers at 3 space companies name a site in Maryland, most of them in Glen Burnie and Ohio; typical pay runs $151k–$268k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring GNC engineers in Maryland
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Machines | 6 | too few figures |
| Quantum Space | 3 | $155k/yr |
| Johns Hopkins APL | 2 | too few figures |
Where the roles are
- Glen Burnie5
- Ohio3
- Rockville3
- Laurel2
Kinds of work
Open space roles for GNC engineers in Maryland, newest first
Updated 30 Oct 2026, 22:03 UTC
Mission Design / Navigation Engineer (opens the job details)
Johns Hopkins APL · Flight Software · Laurel, Maryland, United States· 1d agoDetails
$105,000–$290,000/yr
Orbit Determination and Navigation Engineer (opens the job details)
Intuitive Machines · Flight Software · California; Arizona; Virginia; Texas; Utah; Ohio; Maryland; Florida; Colorado· 2d agoDetails

Spacecraft Rendezvous and Proximity Operations Analyst (opens the job details)
Johns Hopkins APL · Flight Software · Laurel, Maryland, United States· 3w agoDetails
$100,000–$245,000/yr
Orbit Determination and Navigation Engineer I, II (opens the job details)
Intuitive Machines · Flight Software · Glen Burnie, MD; Houston +2 more· 1mo agoDetails

Orbit Determination and Navigation Engineer II,III (opens the job details)
Intuitive Machines · Flight Software · Glen Burnie, MD; Houston +2 more· 1mo agoDetails

Senior Optical Navigation Engineer (opens the job details)
Intuitive Machines · Flight Software · Glen Burnie, MD; Houston +2 more· 1mo agoDetails

Optical Navigation Engineer (opens the job details)
Intuitive Machines · Flight Software · Glen Burnie, MD; Houston, TX; Arizona; Virginia; Texas; Utah; Maryland; Colorado; California· 1mo agoDetails

Principal Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer (opens the job details)
Quantum Space · Flight Software · Rockville, MD or Hawthorne, CA · 3mo agoDetails
$175,000–$225,000/yr
Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer (opens the job details)
Quantum Space · Flight Software · Rockville, MD or Hawthorne +2 more· 3mo agoDetails
$130,000–$180,000/yr
Trajectory Design Engineer (opens the job details)
Intuitive Machines · Flight Software · Glen Burnie, MD, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$100,000–$135,000/yr
Astrodynamics and Navigation Engineer III (opens the job details)
Quantum Space · Flight Software · Rockville, MD or Hawthorne +2 more· 5mo agoDetails
$125,000–$175,000/yr
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What people ask about GNC engineers' work in Maryland
Which space companies hire GNC engineers in Maryland?
Today, Intuitive Machines (6 roles), Quantum Space (3 roles), Johns Hopkins APL (2 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Maryland.
Where in Maryland are the roles for GNC engineers?
Most are in Glen Burnie (5), Ohio (3), Rockville (3), Laurel (2), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.
How much do space roles for GNC engineers in Maryland pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $164k/yr, with typical pay from $151k–$268k/yr; 56.5% of Maryland's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Maryland's law has required every employer, for work done at least partly in Maryland to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Oct 2024 (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 3,600 aerospace engineers working in Maryland, in any industry, earn a median $157k/yr (BLS, May 2025, as our research sets beside the open roles).
Do roles for GNC engineers in Maryland require US citizenship?
Of the 92 space postings in Maryland whose text we read, 65.2% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 13% name a security clearance, by our research on who can apply, which compares every state. Each posting states its own rule, often citing export control under ITAR or the EAR.
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 Maryland, 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.