Space Jobs for Mechanical Engineers in New Mexico

Today, Virgin Galactic (5 roles), AeroVironment (AV) (3 roles), Redwire (3 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in New Mexico.

Most are in Albuquerque (6), Truth or Consequences (5), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

The roles here that state pay post a median $164k/yr, with typical pay from $115k–$217k/yr; 72.6% of New Mexico's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. New Mexico 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 1,690 mechanical engineers working in New Mexico, in any industry, earn a median $158k/yr (BLS, May 2025, the public record).

Of the 116 space postings in New Mexico whose text we read, 91.4% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 44.8% 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.

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 New Mexico, 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.