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Space Jobs for Mechanical Engineers in the Philadelphia Area
11 open roles for mechanical engineers at 1 space company name a site in the Philadelphia area, most of them in King of Prussia, PA; typical pay runs $113k–$219k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring mechanical engineers in the Philadelphia area
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin | 11 | $153k/yr |
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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC
Loads and Dynamics Lead Engineer (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Mechanical · King of Prussia, PA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yrMechanical Engineer Asc - E1 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Mechanical · King of Prussia, PA, United States· 2d agoDetails
$65,500–$121,700/yrMechanical Engineer Sr - E3 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Mechanical · King of Prussia, PA, United States· 2d agoDetails
$95,900–$178,100/yrMechanical Engineer (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Mechanical · King of Prussia, PA, United States· 3d agoDetails
$79,300–$147,300/yrMechanical Engineering Asc Mgr - L4 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Mechanical · King of Prussia, PA, United States· 1w agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yrMechanical Engineer Stf - E4 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Mechanical · King of Prussia, PA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yrAeronautical Engineer - Thermal (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Mechanical · King of Prussia, PA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yrElectro Mechanical Engineer Level 2 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Mechanical · King of Prussia, PA; Sunnyvale +3 more· 1mo agoDetails
$79,300–$147,300/yrEngineering Aide(Electro-Mechanical) - Entry Level Hourly (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Mechanical · King of Prussia, PA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$47,100–$87,500/yrMechanical Engineer Sr - E3 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Mechanical · King of Prussia, PA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$95,900–$178,100/yrLoads and Dynamics Engineer Staff (Level 4) (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Mechanical · Littleton, CO; Sunnyvale +3 more· 2mo agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yr
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What people ask about mechanical engineers' work in the Philadelphia area
Which space companies hire mechanical engineers in the Philadelphia area?
Today, Lockheed Martin (11 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in the Philadelphia area.
Where in the Philadelphia area are the roles for mechanical engineers?
Most are in King of Prussia, PA (11), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.
How much do space roles for mechanical engineers in the Philadelphia area pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $153k/yr, with typical pay from $113k–$219k/yr. For reference, the 4,850 mechanical engineers working in the Philadelphia area, in any industry, earn a median $104k/yr (BLS, May 2025). The space roles for mechanical engineers here post a median $153k/yr today, 46.5% above that; our research on levels and pay sets every profession and area side by side, once a day.
Do roles for mechanical engineers in the Philadelphia area require US citizenship?
Many do: rocket, spacecraft and satellite work is often export-controlled under ITAR or the EAR, so most roles at US space employers are open only to US citizens or US persons, as each posting states. Our research on who can apply measures it employer by employer.
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 the Philadelphia area (the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan statistical area as the Census Bureau draws it: Bucks, Burlington, Camden, Cecil, Chester, Delaware, Gloucester, Montgomery, New Castle, Philadelphia and Salem counties), 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.