Space Jobs for Mechanical Engineers

Across the 293 distinct hourly rates posted for roles for mechanical engineers right now, typical pay runs from $110000 to $194000 an hour, with a median of $132000. The highest posted rate is $327810 an hour, at Stoke Space. 329 of the 622 open roles for mechanical engineers state no pay, so check each listing.

Rarely: most roles ask for a mechanical or aerospace degree and experience with the CAD and analysis tools they name. A PE license comes up mostly for facilities and pressure systems work. Each listing states what it requires and where it is based. Of the 75 open roles for mechanical engineers whose requirements we read, 2 a master's, 72 a bachelor's or a degree and 1 name no degree.

A mechanical engineer at a space company designs hardware in CAD and proves it works: sizing structures and tanks for launch loads, keeping parts at temperature in vacuum, building the mechanisms that separate and deploy, and supporting each part through manufacturing and test.

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, Outpost, Momentus and Inversion Space 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.