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Space Jobs for Program Managers in the San Jose Area

38 open roles for program and project managers at 7 space companies name a site in the San Jose area, most of them in Sunnyvale and San Jose; typical pay runs $148k–$297k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring program and project managers in the San Jose area

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Lockheed Martin24$159k/yr
Muon Space6$219k/yr
E-Space4$160k/yr
Blue Origin1too few figures
Momentus1too few figures
Skylo1too few figures
SpaceX1too few figures

Where the roles are

  • Sunnyvale24
  • San Jose7
  • Santa Clara3
  • Cupertino1
  • Mountain View1
  • Palo Alto1
  • Saratoga1

Kinds of work

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 06:02 UTC

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What people ask about program and project managers' work in the San Jose area

Which space companies hire program and project managers in the San Jose area?

Today, Lockheed Martin (24 roles), Muon Space (6 roles), E-Space (4 roles), Blue Origin (1 role), Momentus (1 role), Skylo (1 role), and 1 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in the San Jose area.

Where in the San Jose area are the roles for program and project managers?

Most are in Sunnyvale (24), San Jose (7), Santa Clara (3), Cupertino (1), 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 the San Jose area pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $174k/yr, with typical pay from $148k–$297k/yr; 91.8% of California's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. California's law has required employers with 15 or more employees to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jan 2023 (each state's law beside its postings).

Do roles for program and project managers in the San Jose area require US citizenship?

Of the 4,856 space postings in California whose text we read, 76.4% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 35.6% 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 the San Jose area (the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan statistical area as the Census Bureau draws it: San Benito and Santa Clara 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 program and project managers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.