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Space Jobs for Mechanical Engineers in Alabama

41 open roles for mechanical engineers at 7 space companies name a site in Alabama, most of them in Huntsville and Decatur. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring mechanical engineers in Alabama

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Blue Origin14$145k/yr
United Launch Alliance8not stated
Lockheed Martin7$150k/yr
Amentum6not stated
Voyager Technologies3too few figures
Northrop Grumman2too few figures
Boeing1too few figures

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 07:01 UTC

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Which space companies hire mechanical engineers in Alabama?

Today, Blue Origin (14 roles), United Launch Alliance (8 roles), Lockheed Martin (7 roles), Amentum (6 roles), Voyager Technologies (3 roles), Northrop Grumman (2 roles), and 1 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Alabama.

Where in Alabama are the roles for mechanical engineers?

Most are in Huntsville (32), Decatur (8), Hunstville (1), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space roles for mechanical engineers in Alabama pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $145k/yr, with typical pay from $136k–$219k/yr; 50.8% of Alabama's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Alabama has no law requiring a pay range in job postings, so a posting there can leave pay out (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 5,590 mechanical engineers working in Alabama, in any industry, earn a median $100k/yr (BLS, May 2025, the public record).

Do roles for mechanical engineers in Alabama require US citizenship?

Of the 471 space postings in Alabama whose text we read, 72.6% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 54.1% 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 Alabama, 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 mechanical engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.