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Space Jobs for Manufacturing Engineers

, SpaceJobs.Now lists 705 open roles for manufacturing engineers on , including Muon Space, Anduril and Umbra; typical pay across them is $120k to $215k a year (median $139k), topped by $280k a year advertised at Lockheed Martin.

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$120k–$215k/yrtypical paylive median $139k/yrup to $280k/yr at Lockheed Martin

Measured from 391 distinct posted rates, across 47 employers, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 314 of the 705 listings open here post no pay at all.

Space companies hire manufacturing engineers to turn designs into flight hardware at rate: the processes, tooling and lines that build engines, tanks and spacecraft. Each listing here is re-verified on the employer's own job board once an hour.

Live roles for manufacturing engineers

Updated 30 Oct 2026, 15:04 UTC

Additive manufacturing and composites

39 open

Metal 3D printing and composite layup, the processes behind printed engines and composite structures.

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Welding, machining and fabrication

102 open

Engineer the welding, machining and fabrication processes that turn designs into flight hardware.

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Production and process

219 open

Run and improve the production line: process design, tooling, work instructions and rate.

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Manufacturing engineers

345 open

Manufacturing engineering roles across factories and test sites.

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Before you apply

Space hardware is built, tested and flown in person, so many roles name a factory, a test site, a launch site or a control room, and each listing states its location. US roles that touch export-controlled technology (ITAR or EAR) can ask that you be a U.S. person, and some ask for a security clearance. A real employer never charges you to apply, never interviews you only by chat app and never asks you to buy equipment.

Pay by specialty

Every specialty gets its typical band from its own open roles, computed by the same method as the rest of the site (the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top). A specialty is listed once three or more distinct rates have been posted.

SpecialtyOpen rolesTypical payHighest rate
Additive manufacturing and composites39$112k–$193k/yr$241k/yr
Welding, machining and fabrication102$120k–$215k/yr$280k/yr
Production and process219$120k–$211k/yr$277k/yr
Manufacturing engineers345$123k–$215k/yr$263k/yr

What the roles ask for

Drawn from the requirement lines of 373 out of 705 open roles for manufacturing engineers, the same lines each role's pop-up quotes from its posting. Each role is counted once, at the lowest degree it will accept.

0

Ask for a PhD

6

Ask for a master's

343

Ask for at least a bachelor's

24

Name no degree

  • Name years of experience316
  • Set a residency or work-authorization condition50
  • Name u.S. person status (ITAR or EAR)39
  • Require programming (Python, C++, MATLAB and similar)21
  • Name a security clearance13
  • Ask for a professional license9

Where a posting states years of experience, the median ask is 5 years.

Who hires manufacturing engineers in the space industry

EmployerOpen rolesPay stated
Muon Space logoMuon Space4$83.2k–$201k/yr
Anduril logoAnduril2$132k–$196k/yr
Umbra logoUmbra1$135k–$165k/yr
Cowboy Space logoCowboy Space2$175k–$220k/yr
Astrolab logoAstrolab3$140k–$240k/yr
True Anomaly logoTrue Anomaly6$85k–$215k/yr
Amazon Leo logoAmazon Leo40$82.1k–$221k/yr
E-Space logoE-Space3$140k–$190k/yr
LeoLabs logoLeoLabs1$120k–$139k/yr
Inversion Space logoInversion Space8$77k–$244k/yr
K2 Space logoK2 Space25$90k–$220k/yr
Xona Space Systems logoXona Space Systems1$146k–$205k/yr
Albedo logoAlbedo1$169k–$193k/yr
Loft Federal logoLoft Federal1$110k–$138k/yr
Varda Space Industries logoVarda Space Industries23$120k–$263k/yr
Loft Orbital logoLoft Orbital2$62.4k–$190k/yr
Apex logoApex7$100k–$205k/yr
RTX logoRTX1$75.8k–$144k/yr
Trinzic logoTrinzic1Not stated
Viasat logoViasat2$142k–$224k/yr
Astra logoAstra3$140k–$180k/yr
Stoke Space logoStoke Space3$110k–$252k/yr
Impulse Space logoImpulse Space21$62.4k–$215k/yr
BlackSky logoBlackSky2$110k–$155k/yr
Planet logoPlanet1$114k–$143k/yr
Blue Origin logoBlue Origin145$75.3k–$254k/yr
Gravitics logoGravitics1$110k–$140k/yr
Vast logoVast8$86k–$245k/yr
CesiumAstro logoCesiumAstro3$158k–$225k/yr
Voyager Technologies logoVoyager Technologies8$85k–$180k/yr
Reflect Orbital logoReflect Orbital1$110k–$180k/yr
Relativity Space logoRelativity Space52$90k–$277k/yr
Northwood Space logoNorthwood Space3$80k–$218k/yr
Firefly Aerospace logoFirefly Aerospace12Not stated
ICEYE logoICEYE6Not stated
The Exploration Company logoThe Exploration Company6Not stated
Isar Aerospace logoIsar Aerospace5Not stated
Astroscale logoAstroscale3Not stated
Axiom Space logoAxiom Space3Not stated
OHB logoOHB3Not stated
Airbus Defence and Space logoAirbus Defence and Space2Not stated
Dawn Aerospace logoDawn Aerospace2Not stated
HyImpulse logoHyImpulse2Not stated
Venus Aerospace logoVenus Aerospace2Not stated
Constellr logoConstellr1Not stated
Elveo Mobile logoElveo Mobile1Not stated
European Space Agency (ESA) logoEuropean Space Agency (ESA)1Not stated
Eutelsat logoEutelsat1Not stated
Exotrail logoExotrail1Not stated
Rocket Factory Augsburg logoRocket Factory Augsburg1Not stated
SES logoSES1Not stated
Intuitive Machines logoIntuitive Machines7Not stated
Sierra Space logoSierra Space9$73.2k–$195k/yr
ispace logoispace1$101k–$152k/yr
SpaceX logoSpaceX134$100k–$230k/yr
AST SpaceMobile logoAST SpaceMobile24Not stated
Rendezvous Robotics logoRendezvous Robotics3$85k–$135k/yr
Boeing logoBoeing4$85k–$223k/yr
L3Harris logoL3Harris14$68k–$178k/yr
Northrop Grumman logoNorthrop Grumman10$65.8k–$241k/yr
Blue Canyon Technologies logoBlue Canyon Technologies1Not stated
Terran Orbital logoTerran Orbital2$85k–$155k/yr
United Launch Alliance logoUnited Launch Alliance8$48k–$166k/yr
Rocket Lab logoRocket Lab28$52k–$198k/yr
Lockheed Martin logoLockheed Martin4$85.3k–$280k/yr
Virgin Galactic logoVirgin Galactic1$117k–$178k/yr
Lunar Outpost logoLunar Outpost2Not stated
Ursa Major logoUrsa Major7$62.4k–$155k/yr
Astranis logoAstranis7$60.3k–$185k/yr
Benchmark Space Systems logoBenchmark Space Systems1$47.8k–$54.1k/yr

Sorted by the expected value of an application (acceptance odds times posted pay). A referral agreement, if an employer has one, can raise it in this order but never changes the salary it offers.

How each employer checks you

For every employer currently hiring manufacturing engineers: its process as its own hiring guide describes it, each line with its source. The complete steps sit on that employer's page. Sorted by the expected value of an application (acceptance odds times posted pay). A referral agreement, if an employer has one, can raise it in this order but never changes the salary it offers.

Amazon Leo logoAmazon Leo40 open
Assessment
Amazon's interview loop. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Blue Origin logoBlue Origin145 open
Assessment
No general test published. How to apply
Interview
None published
Airbus Defence and Space logoAirbus Defence and Space2 open
Assessment
Airbus interviews and role tests. How to apply
Interview
Interview
European Space Agency (ESA) logoEuropean Space Agency (ESA)1 open
Assessment
ESA's pre-screening and panel interview. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Credentials
You complete a basic medical screening for the ESA Medical Officer and a basic background screening run by an external party; in a second stage ESA contacts your referees and verifies your diploma. Source
Northrop Grumman logoNorthrop Grumman10 open
Assessment
The recruiter screening and team interviews. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Lockheed Martin logoLockheed Martin4 open
Assessment
Lockheed Martin's interviews. How to apply
Interview
Interview

Where these roles are posted

The US states with the most open roles for manufacturing engineers, and the roles posted for a single country. A place name leads to its own page, and a country's count lists the matching roles.

What our research measures about technicians work

Read from the open postings on 2026-10-29 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.

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Frequently asked questions

How much do manufacturing engineers earn in the space industry?

Going by the 391 distinct salaries currently posted for roles for manufacturing engineers (each put on a full-time year), the typical range is $120k–$215k/yr and the median is $139k/yr. The top posted figure is $280k/yr, at Lockheed Martin. 314 of the 705 open roles for manufacturing engineers state no pay, so check each listing.

What do manufacturing roles ask for?

Usually a mechanical, industrial or manufacturing engineering degree and experience with the processes the role names. Every posting spells out its exact requirements and work site, so read each one. Of the 373 open roles for manufacturing engineers whose requirements we read, 6 a master's, 343 at least a bachelor's and 24 name no degree.

What does a manufacturing engineer do at a space company?

A manufacturing engineer at a space company designs how hardware is built: the process, the tooling and fixtures, the work instructions for technicians, and the fixes when a part does not come out right, then raises the rate as production grows.

How do space companies hire manufacturing engineers?

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. Of the employers hiring manufacturing engineers now, European Space Agency (ESA) says it checks credentials such as degrees. The section on how each employer checks you quotes each guide with its source.

Are these jobs real?

Every role here is read from a space employer's own careers page or job board (Muon Space, Anduril, Umbra and Cowboy Space 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.

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