Space Jobs for Machinists

Going by the 87 distinct salaries currently posted for roles for machinists (each put on a full-time year), the typical range is $65.5k–$141k/yr and the median is $86.3k/yr. The top posted figure is $218k/yr, at Northwood Space. 64 of the 151 open roles for machinists state no pay, so check each listing.

Usually not: machinist roles ask for machining experience, the machines and controls they name and the ability to read drawings and tolerances. Each listing states what it requires, the shift and the location. Of the 42 open roles for machinists whose requirements we read, 8 at least a bachelor's and 34 name no degree.

A machinist at a space company sets up and runs CNC machines that cut flight hardware from metal, reads drawings and tolerances, checks parts as they come off the machine, and for programmer roles writes the toolpaths the machines follow.

Each employer runs its own hiring, and each listing says what it asks for: the degree or the hands-on experience, the location, and for export-controlled work in the US, often U.S. person status.

Every role here is read from a space employer's own careers page or job board (Inversion Space, Varda Space Industries, K2 Space and Apex among them), and each employer's page here covers who they are and how they hire. A real employer never charges you to apply, never asks you to buy equipment and never interviews you only by chat app.