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Space Jobs for Propulsion Engineers in the Seattle Area

73 open roles for propulsion engineers at 6 space companies name a site in the Seattle area, most of them in Kent and Redmond; typical pay runs $119k–$237k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring propulsion engineers in the Seattle area

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Blue Origin49$145k/yr
Cowboy Space9$163k/yr
Amazon Leo6$160k/yr
Stoke Space4$234k/yr
SpaceX3$118k/yr
Portal Space Systems2too few figures

Where the roles are

  • Kent13
  • Redmond9
  • Bothell2
  • Renton1

Kinds of work

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Which space companies hire propulsion engineers in the Seattle area?

Today, Blue Origin (49 roles), Cowboy Space (9 roles), Amazon Leo (6 roles), Stoke Space (4 roles), SpaceX (3 roles), Portal Space Systems (2 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in the Seattle area.

Where in the Seattle area are the roles for propulsion engineers?

Most are in Kent (13), Redmond (9), Bothell (2), Renton (1), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space roles for propulsion engineers in the Seattle area pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $145k/yr, with typical pay from $119k–$237k/yr; 88.9% of Washington's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Washington'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). For reference, the 5,480 aerospace engineers working in the Seattle area, in any industry, earn a median $164k/yr (BLS, May 2025). The space roles for propulsion engineers here post a median $145k/yr today, 11.4% below that; our research on levels and pay sets every profession and area side by side, once a day.

Do roles for propulsion engineers in the Seattle area require US citizenship?

Of the 1,790 space postings in Washington whose text we read, 96.8% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 3.5% 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 the Seattle area (the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan statistical area as the Census Bureau draws it: King, Pierce and Snohomish 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 propulsion engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.