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Space Jobs for Propulsion Engineers in Washington

23 open roles for propulsion engineers at 3 space companies name a site in Washington, most of them in Greater Seattle Area and Kent. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring propulsion engineers in Washington

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Blue Origin17not stated
SpaceX3too few figures
Stoke Space3$240k/yr

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Updated 30 Oct 2026, 05:01 UTC

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Which space companies hire propulsion engineers in Washington?

Today, Blue Origin (17 roles), SpaceX (3 roles), Stoke Space (3 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Washington.

Where in Washington are the roles for propulsion engineers?

Most are in Greater Seattle Area (16), Kent (3), Redmond (3), 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 Washington pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $228k/yr, with typical pay from $120k–$328k/yr; 56.3% of Washington's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. For reference, the 6,790 aerospace engineers working in Washington, in any industry, earn a median $158k/yr (BLS, May 2025, as our research sets beside the open roles).

Do roles for propulsion engineers in Washington require US citizenship?

Of the 873 space postings in Washington whose text we read, 99.9% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 2.9% 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 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 propulsion engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.