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Space Jobs for GNC Engineers in Washington

25 open roles for GNC engineers at 7 space companies name a site in Washington, most of them in Redmond and Greater Seattle Area; typical pay runs $160k–$251k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring GNC engineers in Washington

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Blue Origin8$218k/yr
SpaceX7$163k/yr
Amazon Leo5$160k/yr
Cowboy Space2too few figures
Portal Space Systems1too few figures
Starfish Space1too few figures
Stoke Space1too few figures

Where the roles are

  • Redmond12
  • Greater Seattle Area8
  • Kent3
  • Bothell1
  • Tukwila1

Kinds of work

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What people ask about GNC engineers' work in Washington

Which space companies hire GNC engineers in Washington?

Today, Blue Origin (8 roles), SpaceX (7 roles), Amazon Leo (5 roles), Cowboy Space (2 roles), Portal Space Systems (1 role), Starfish Space (1 role), and 1 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Washington.

Where in Washington are the roles for GNC engineers?

Most are in Redmond (12), Greater Seattle Area (8), Kent (3), Bothell (1), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

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

The roles here that state pay post a median $163k/yr, with typical pay from $160k–$251k/yr; 56.3% of Washington's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Washington's law has required employers with 15 or more employees to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jan 2023 (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 6,790 aerospace engineers working in Washington, in any industry, earn a median $158k/yr (BLS, May 2025, as our research sets beside the open roles).

Do roles for GNC engineers in Washington require US citizenship?

Of the 873 space postings in Washington whose text we read, 99.9% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 2.9% 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 Washington, 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.