Quality and mission assurance in Maryland
Space Jobs for Quality Engineers in Maryland
12 open roles for quality engineers and inspectors at 9 space companies name a site in Maryland, most of them in Rockville and Westminster; typical pay runs $111k–$255k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring quality engineers and inspectors in Maryland
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Quantum Space | 2 | too few figures |
| SpaceX | 2 | too few figures |
| Viasat | 2 | too few figures |
| Johns Hopkins APL | 1 | too few figures |
| KBR | 1 | too few figures |
| Leidos | 1 | too few figures |
| Lockheed Martin | 1 | too few figures |
| Northrop Grumman | 1 | too few figures |
| Revolution Space | 1 | too few figures |
Where the roles are
- Rockville2
- Westminster2
- Annapolis Junction1
- Baltimore1
- Germantown1
- Greenbelt1
- Laurel1
- Severn1
Kinds of work
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Updated 1 Nov 2026, 11:02 UTC
Supplier Quality Engineer (opens the job details)
Revolution Space · Quality · Remote· 1w agoDetails
$133,235–$146,739/yr
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (opens the job details)
Viasat · Quality · Duluth, Georgia; Tempe +3 more· 1w agoDetails
$117,500–$185,500/yr
Inspector Final Assembly Sr Specialist (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Quality · Severn, MD, United States· 2w agoDetails
$78,100–$145,000/yr
System Safety Engineer (opens the job details)
Johns Hopkins APL · Quality · Laurel, Maryland, United States· 3w agoDetails
$105,000–$290,000/yr
Engineer Supplier Mission Assurance (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Quality · Baltimore, MD, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$79,600–$119,400/yr
Quality Assurance Engineer TS/SCI Polygraph (opens the job details)
Leidos · Quality · Annapolis Junction, MD, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$92,300–$166,850/yr
Reliability Engineer II (opens the job details)
Quantum Space · Quality · Rockville, MD or Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$120,000–$180,000/yr
Staff Software Engineer, Reliability Engineering & SDLC Governance (opens the job details)
Viasat · Software & IT · Carlsbad, California; Germantown, Maryland· 3mo agoDetails
$165,000–$260,500/yr
Quality Engineer (opens the job details)
KBR · Quality · Greenbelt, Maryland, United States· 4mo agoDetails
$121,200–$201,000/yr
Build Reliability Engineer (Starship) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Westminster, MD, United States· 5mo agoDetails
$100,000.00–$115,000.00/yr
Quality Engineer II (opens the job details)
Quantum Space · Quality · Rockville, MD or Hawthorne, CA · 6mo agoDetails
$100,000–$150,000/yr
NDE Inspector (Starship) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Westminster, MD, United States· 7mo agoDetails
$25.00–$33.50/hr
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What people ask about quality engineers and inspectors' work in Maryland
Which space companies hire quality engineers and inspectors in Maryland?
Today, Quantum Space (2 roles), SpaceX (2 roles), Viasat (2 roles), Johns Hopkins APL (1 role), KBR (1 role), Leidos (1 role), and 3 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Maryland.
Where in Maryland are the roles for quality engineers and inspectors?
Most are in Rockville (2), Westminster (2), Annapolis Junction (1), Baltimore (1), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.
How much do space roles for quality engineers and inspectors in Maryland pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $135k/yr, with typical pay from $111k–$255k/yr; 82.7% of Maryland's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Maryland's law has required every employer, for work done at least partly in Maryland to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Oct 2024 (each state's law beside its postings).
Do roles for quality engineers and inspectors in Maryland require US citizenship?
Of the 308 space postings in Maryland whose text we read, 53.9% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 51% 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 Maryland, 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 quality engineers and inspectors; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.