Mission and launch operations engineers
Space jobs for mission and launch operations engineers in Maryland
6 open mission operations engineer jobs in Maryland at 4 employers, posting $150k–$165k a year.
No town here has enough open jobs in this occupation for a page of its own yet.
- 25th percentile$149,512.50/hr
- Median (50th)$156,575/hr
- 75th percentile$164,537.50/hr
- Distinct posted rates3
- Jobs stating an hourly rate3
- Employers3
The median is the middle of the 3 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $149,512.50–$164,537.50 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
Newest mission operations engineer jobs in Maryland
Checked 7 Nov 2026, 11:06 UTC
$125,300–$187,850/yr
$100,000–$245,000/yr
$86,900–$198,000/yr- $20.55–$42.20/hr
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Where the mission operations engineer jobs are in Maryland
The towns with the most openings in this profession. Where a town has its own page, it gathers every space role open there.
- Lanham2
- Laurel2
- Fort Meade1
- Middle River1
What mission and launch operations engineers earn in Maryland
Salaries in this state's postings next to the BLS wage for the profession across every industry, statewide and in its metro areas.
Posted on open jobs in Maryland
- 25th percentile$149,512.50/hr
- Median (50th)$156,575/hr
- 75th percentile$164,537.50/hr
- Distinct posted rates3
- Jobs stating an hourly rate3
- Employers3
The median is the middle of the 3 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $149,512.50–$164,537.50 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
Middle half of 3 jobs stating pay from 3 employers, median $157k/yr.
Measured by BLS in Maryland
BLS publishes no wage for this occupation in Maryland.
Employers hiring mission and launch operations engineers in Maryland
- AST SpaceMobile2 open in Maryland
- Johns Hopkins APL2 open in Maryland
- Booz Allen Hamilton1 open in Maryland
- Rocket Lab1 open in Maryland
What the job takes
An engineering or science degree, or an operator background from the military, then console training.
Depends on the role
Security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI)
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. Asked for on classified government programs; the employer sponsors it, and only a US citizen can hold one
Space jobs for mission and launch operations engineers in Maryland: common questions
How much do mission and launch operations engineers make in Maryland?
Maryland postings for mission and launch operations engineers state $150k–$165k a year in the middle half and $157k a year at the median (3 postings, 3 employers).
Which Maryland towns have the most mission operations engineer roles?
Lanham (2), Laurel (2), Fort Meade (1) and Middle River (1). A role offered in several towns is counted in each of them.
Which space companies hire mission and launch operations engineers in Maryland?
The most openings today: AST SpaceMobile (2), Johns Hopkins APL (2) and Booz Allen Hamilton (1). 4 employers in all list mission operations engineer roles in Maryland.
What do mission operations engineer roles in Maryland ask for?
An engineering or science degree, or an operator background from the military, then console training. Security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI) (Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency; asked for on classified government programs; the employer sponsors it, and only a US citizen can hold one). Each posting spells out its own degree, experience and citizenship requirements.
Are these roles still open?
They are taken from each company's own careers site and leave SpaceJobs.Now when the company removes them. Each job has its own page with the full posting and the pay it states, and Apply shows the jobs like it that take your application now and the recruiters who place that work.
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Sources and method
- SpaceJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Maryland, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 7 Nov 2026
- Security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI): Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
Cite this page
SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Space jobs for mission and launch operations engineers in Maryland. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/space-jobs-for-mission-operations-engineers/maryland