Guidance, navigation and control in Virginia
Space Jobs for GNC Engineers in Virginia
17 open roles for GNC engineers at 7 space companies name a site in Virginia, most of them in Arizona and Chantilly; typical pay runs $116k–$266k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring GNC engineers in Virginia
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Machines | 5 | not stated |
| Northrop Grumman | 4 | $182k/yr |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | 3 | $185k/yr |
| Peraton | 2 | too few figures |
| Blue Origin | 1 | too few figures |
| MITRE | 1 | too few figures |
| Redwire | 1 | too few figures |
Where the roles are
- Arizona4
- Chantilly3
- Dulles3
- McLean2
- Wallops Island2
- Herndon1
- Reston1
Open space roles for GNC engineers in Virginia, newest first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 10:02 UTC
GNC Engineer (NASA Sounding Rocket Program) (opens the job details)
Peraton · Flight Software · Wallops Island, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$66,000–$106,000/yr
Senior GNC Engineer (NASA Sounding Rocket Program) (opens the job details)
Peraton · Flight Software · Wallops Island, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$66,000–$106,000/yr
Orbit Determination and Navigation Engineer (opens the job details)
Intuitive Machines · Flight Software · California; Arizona; Virginia; Texas; Utah; Ohio; Maryland; Florida; Colorado· 3d agoDetails

Astrodynamics Aerospace Engineer (opens the job details)
Booz Allen Hamilton · Flight Software · Chantilly, VA, United States· 5d agoDetails
$112,800–$257,000/yr
MITRE · RF & Payloads · Bedford, Massachusetts +5 more· 1w agoDetails
$103,600–$129,500/yr
Autonomy Engineer, GNC (Aerospace Engineer) (opens the job details)
Redwire · Flight Software · Chantilly, Virginia, United States· 2w agoDetails
$96,000–$130,000/yr
Staff Ground Software Engineer – Mission Planning & Astrodynamics (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Software & IT · McLean, VA, United States· 4w agoDetails
$177,000–$265,600/yr
Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) Engineering Analyst – Level 5 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Dulles, VA, United States· 4w agoDetails
$177,000–$265,600/yr
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Dulles, VA, United States· 4w agoDetails
$98,400–$171,000/yr
Orbit Determination and Navigation Engineer II,III (opens the job details)
Intuitive Machines · Flight Software · Glen Burnie, MD; Houston +2 more· 1mo agoDetails

Orbit Determination and Navigation Engineer I, II (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

SkillBridge - Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) Engineer - level 3 or 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Flight Software · Dulles, VA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$114,000–$171,000/yr
Astrodynamics Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Booz Allen Hamilton · Flight Software · Herndon, VA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$86,800–$198,000/yr
Astrodynamics Aerospace Engineer, Lead (opens the job details)
Booz Allen Hamilton · Flight Software · Chantilly, VA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$112,800–$257,000/yr
Sr. Flight Dynamics System Software Architect – TeraWave (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Flight Software · Reston, VA, United States of America· 2mo agoDetails
$197,529–$276,539.55/yr
flight software alerts
flight software openings, sent to your inbox
Once a week, the flight software openings that appeared across every space company we follow, each with its posted salary. No cost, and one click stops it.
Only job openings, never promotions. Stop it from any email.
What people ask about GNC engineers' work in Virginia
Which space companies hire GNC engineers in Virginia?
Today, Intuitive Machines (5 roles), Northrop Grumman (4 roles), Booz Allen Hamilton (3 roles), Peraton (2 roles), Blue Origin (1 role), MITRE (1 role), and 1 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Virginia.
Where in Virginia are the roles for GNC engineers?
Most are in Arizona (4), Chantilly (3), Dulles (3), McLean (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 Virginia pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $142k/yr, with typical pay from $116k–$266k/yr; 73% of Virginia's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Virginia's law has required every employer to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jul 2026 (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 3,120 aerospace engineers working in Virginia, in any industry, earn a median $143k/yr (BLS, May 2025, as our research sets beside the open roles).
Do roles for GNC engineers in Virginia require US citizenship?
Of the 631 space postings in Virginia whose text we read, 65% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 69.9% 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 Virginia, 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.