Law, contracts and regulation in the Los Angeles area
Space Jobs for Lawyers and Contracts Managers in the Los Angeles Area
31 open roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals at 15 space companies name a site in the Los Angeles area, most of them in Hawthorne and Long Beach; typical pay runs $168k–$281k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals in the Los Angeles area
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| SpaceX | 7 | $228k/yr |
| Northrop Grumman | 6 | $165k/yr |
| NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) | 3 | $146k/yr |
| True Anomaly | 3 | $173k/yr |
| The Aerospace Corporation | 2 | not stated |
| Boeing | 1 | too few figures |
| GITAI | 1 | too few figures |
| Impulse Space | 1 | too few figures |
| Northwood Space | 1 | too few figures |
| Relativity Space | 1 | too few figures |
| Rocket Lab | 1 | too few figures |
| US Space Force | 1 | too few figures |
| Varda Space Industries | 1 | too few figures |
| Vast | 1 | too few figures |
| Voyager Technologies | 1 | too few figures |
Where the roles are
- Hawthorne7
- Long Beach6
- Redondo Beach6
- El Segundo5
- Pasadena3
- Los Angeles2
- Commerce1
- Torrance1
Kinds of work
Open space roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals in the Los Angeles area, newest first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 10:02 UTC
Contracts Counsel (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, California· 1d agoDetails
$175,000–$215,000/yr
Senior Contract Management Specialist (opens the job details)
Boeing · Programs & Business · El Segundo, CA· 3d agoDetails
$118,150–$159,850/yr
Contracts Administrator - Level 3 or 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 4d agoDetails
$94,200–$141,200/yr
General Attorney (opens the job details)
US Space Force · Programs & Business · Los Angeles, California· 1w agoDetails
$146,632–$197,200/yr
Contracts Manager (opens the job details)
Northwood Space · Programs & Business · Torrance, CA· 2w agoDetails
$147,000–$208,000/yr
Senior Commercial Counsel (opens the job details)
Relativity Space · Programs & Business · Long Beach, California +3 more· 2w agoDetails
$186,000–$278,000/yr
Counsel, Labor & Employment Litigation (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 2w agoDetails
$190,000–$255,000/yr
Senior Legal Counsel II (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Programs & Business · Long Beach, CA· 2w agoDetails
$213,800–$285,000/yr
Counsel, Corporate Transactions (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · Programs & Business · Denver, CO; Long Beach +2 more· 4w agoDetails
$140,000–$250,000/yr
Corporate Counsel, IP (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · Programs & Business · Denver, CO; Long Beach +2 more· 4w agoDetails
$140,000–$205,000/yr
Director of Legal, Government Contracts (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 4w agoDetails
$275,000–$340,000/yr
Senior Contracts Specialist (opens the job details)
Varda Space Industries · Programs & Business · El Segundo, California, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$155,000–$175,000/yr
Contracts Administrator (opens the job details)
The Aerospace Corporation · Programs & Business · El Segundo, CA· 1mo agoDetails

Staff Contracts Administrator (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$146,300–$219,500/yr
Contracts Administrator III (opens the job details)
The Aerospace Corporation · Programs & Business · El Segundo, CA· 1mo agoDetails

Contracts Administrator - Level 5 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$146,300–$219,500/yr
Contracts Administrator - Level 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$117,500–$176,300/yr
Contracts Specialist (opens the job details)
Voyager Technologies · Programs & Business · El Segundo, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$130,000–$150,000/yr
Commercial Counsel, Supply Chain (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$200,000–$255,000/yr
Counsel, Global Trade Compliance (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$200,000–$255,000/yr
Commercial Counsel, Starlink (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$200,000–$255,000/yr
Contracts Manager V (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) · Programs & Business · JPL Campus· 2mo agoDetails
$162,968–$204,568/yr
Contracts Manager III, TS/SCI (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) · Programs & Business · JPL Campus· 2mo agoDetails
$105,976–$126,256/yr
Contracts Manager IV, TS/SCI (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) · Programs & Business · JPL Campus· 2mo agoDetails
$132,600–$158,704/yr
Contracts Administrator - Level 3 or 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Commerce, CA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$94,200–$141,200/yr
Contracts Administrator Level 3 or 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$94,200–$141,200/yr
Senior Legal Counsel (Employment) (opens the job details)
Vast · Programs & Business · Long Beach, California, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$164,000–$232,000/yr
Corporate Counsel, Strategic Investments (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 3mo agoDetails
$200,000–$255,000/yr
VP, Legal (opens the job details)
GITAI · Programs & Business · Los Angeles, California, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$160,000–$210,000/yr
Sr. Counsel, Labor & Employment Litigation (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 3mo agoDetails
$245,000–$305,000/yr
Corporate Counsel, Spacecraft Licensing (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · Programs & Business · Denver, CO; Long Beach +2 more· 4mo agoDetails
$140,000–$205,000/yr
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What people ask about lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals' work in the Los Angeles area
Which space companies hire lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals in the Los Angeles area?
Today, SpaceX (7 roles), Northrop Grumman (6 roles), NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (3 roles), True Anomaly (3 roles), The Aerospace Corporation (2 roles), Boeing (1 role), and 9 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in the Los Angeles area.
Where in the Los Angeles area are the roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals?
Most are in Hawthorne (7), Long Beach (6), Redondo Beach (6), El Segundo (5), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.
How much do space roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals in the Los Angeles area pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $184k/yr, with typical pay from $168k–$281k/yr; 91.8% of California's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. California'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).
Do roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals in the Los Angeles area require US citizenship?
Of the 4,856 space postings in California whose text we read, 76.4% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 35.6% 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 the Los Angeles area (the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area as the Census Bureau draws it: Los Angeles and Orange counties), 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 lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.