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Space Jobs for Mechanical Engineers in Maryland

21 open roles for mechanical engineers at 7 space companies name a site in Maryland, most of them in Silver Spring and Annapolis; typical pay runs $124k–$290k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring mechanical engineers in Maryland

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Rocket Lab7$113k/yr
Northrop Grumman4$174k/yr
Johns Hopkins APL3$198k/yr
AST SpaceMobile2not stated
Intuitive Machines2not stated
KBR2too few figures
Trinzic1too few figures

Where the roles are

  • Silver Spring5
  • Annapolis4
  • Greenbelt3
  • Laurel3
  • Glen Burnie2
  • Lanham2
  • Middle River2

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Which space companies hire mechanical engineers in Maryland?

Today, Rocket Lab (7 roles), Northrop Grumman (4 roles), Johns Hopkins APL (3 roles), AST SpaceMobile (2 roles), Intuitive Machines (2 roles), KBR (2 roles), and 1 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Maryland.

Where in Maryland are the roles for mechanical engineers?

Most are in Silver Spring (5), Annapolis (4), Greenbelt (3), Laurel (3), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

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

The roles here that state pay post a median $151k/yr, with typical pay from $124k–$290k/yr; 56.5% of Maryland's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Maryland's law has required every employer, for work done at least partly in Maryland to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Oct 2024 (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 7,140 mechanical engineers working in Maryland, in any industry, earn a median $123k/yr (BLS, May 2025, the public record).

Do roles for mechanical engineers in Maryland require US citizenship?

Of the 92 space postings in Maryland whose text we read, 65.2% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 13% 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 Maryland, 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.