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Launch and mission operations in Washington

Space Jobs for Mission Operations Engineers in Washington

11 open roles for mission and launch operations engineers at 2 space companies name a site in Washington, most of them in Redmond and Tukwila; typical pay runs $124k–$180k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring mission and launch operations engineers in Washington

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
SpaceX10$133k/yr
Starfish Space1too few figures

Where the roles are

  • Redmond9
  • Tukwila1
  • Woodinville1

Kinds of work

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Updated 30 Oct 2026, 03:01 UTC

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What people ask about mission and launch operations engineers' work in Washington

Which space companies hire mission and launch operations engineers in Washington?

Today, SpaceX (10 roles), Starfish Space (1 role). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Washington.

Where in Washington are the roles for mission and launch operations engineers?

Most are in Redmond (9), Tukwila (1), Woodinville (1), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space roles for mission and launch operations engineers in Washington pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $133k/yr, with typical pay from $124k–$180k/yr; 56.3% of Washington's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state.

Do roles for mission and launch operations engineers in Washington 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 Washington, 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 mission and launch operations engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.