Space Jobs for Manufacturing Engineers

Going by the 231 distinct salaries currently posted for roles for manufacturing engineers (each put on a full-time year), the typical range is $109k–$203k/yr and the median is $128k/yr. The top posted figure is $263k/yr, at Varda Space Industries. 308 of the 539 open roles for manufacturing engineers state no pay, so check each listing.

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 191 open roles for manufacturing engineers whose requirements we read, 4 a master's, 173 at least a bachelor's and 14 name no degree.

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.

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 (Muon Space, Inversion Space, Xona Space Systems and Albedo 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.