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Space Jobs for Program Managers in California

83 open roles for program and project managers at 21 space companies name a site in California, most of them in Long Beach and El Segundo; typical pay runs $125k–$250k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring program and project managers in California

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Voyager Technologies13$162k/yr
Rocket Lab9$153k/yr
SpaceX9$110k/yr
K2 Space7$180k/yr
Astranis6$90k/yr
Boeing6not stated
Muon Space6$219k/yr
Blue Origin4not stated
Relativity Space4$152k/yr
Varda Space Industries3$148k/yr
Xona Space Systems3$140k/yr
Loft Orbital2too few figures
True Anomaly2not stated
Vast2too few figures
Apex1too few figures
Inversion Space1too few figures
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory1too few figures
Momentus1too few figures
Terran Orbital1too few figures
Turion Space1too few figures
Vantor1too few figures

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Updated 30 Oct 2026, 05:01 UTC

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Which space companies hire program and project managers in California?

Today, Voyager Technologies (13 roles), Rocket Lab (9 roles), SpaceX (9 roles), K2 Space (7 roles), Astranis (6 roles), Boeing (6 roles), and 15 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in California.

Where in California are the roles for program and project managers?

Most are in Long Beach (17), El Segundo (10), Folsom (10), Los Angeles (10), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space roles for program and project managers in California pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $153k/yr, with typical pay from $125k–$250k/yr; 88.2% of California's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state.

Do roles for program and project managers in California require US citizenship?

Of the 3,014 space postings in California whose text we read, 79.6% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 23.5% 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.

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 California, 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 program and project managers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.