Quality and mission assurance in Virginia
Space Jobs for Quality Engineers in Virginia
12 open roles for quality engineers and inspectors at 5 space companies name a site in Virginia, most of them in Dulles and Chantilly; typical pay runs $81.5k–$245k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring quality engineers and inspectors in Virginia
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman | 7 | $115k/yr |
| The Aerospace Corporation | 2 | not stated |
| Moog | 1 | too few figures |
| Rocket Lab | 1 | too few figures |
| SES | 1 | not stated |
Where the roles are
- Dulles5
- Chantilly3
- Sterling3
- Blacksburg1
Kinds of work
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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC

Space Staff System Safety Engineer (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Quality · Dulles, VA, United States· 3d agoDetails
$161,000–$241,000/yr
Flight Inspector 1 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Quality · Sterling, VA, United States· 4d agoDetails
$51,400–$85,600/yr
Casual Risk and Reliability Engineer /Sr. Risk and Reliability Engineer (opens the job details)
The Aerospace Corporation · Quality · Chantilly, VA, United States of America· 5d agoDetails

Space Systems Reliability Engineer (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Quality · Dulles, VA, United States· 1w agoDetails
$91,800–$137,600/yr
Manager Mission Assurance 3 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Quality · Dulles, VA, United States· 1w agoDetails
$175,400–$263,200/yr
Inspector Level 3 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Quality · Dulles, VA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$72,600–$121,000/yr
Senior Quality Engineer I (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Quality · Chantilly, VA, United States· 3w agoDetails
$95,200–$119,000/yr
Space Principal/ Sr. Principal System Safety Engineer (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Quality · Dulles, VA, United States· 4w agoDetails
$103,600–$155,400/yr
Flight Inspector 2 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Quality · Sterling, VA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$61,100–$101,800/yr
Offshore Quality Engineer (opens the job details)
Moog · Quality · Blacksburg, VA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$70,000–$90,000/yr
Mission Assurance Engineer (opens the job details)
The Aerospace Corporation · Quality · Chantilly, VA, United States· 3mo agoDetails
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What people ask about quality engineers and inspectors' work in Virginia
Which space companies hire quality engineers and inspectors in Virginia?
Today, Northrop Grumman (7 roles), The Aerospace Corporation (2 roles), Moog (1 role), Rocket Lab (1 role), SES (1 role). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Virginia.
Where in Virginia are the roles for quality engineers and inspectors?
Most are in Dulles (5), Chantilly (3), Sterling (3), Blacksburg (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 Virginia pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $107k/yr, with typical pay from $81.5k–$245k/yr; 73% of Virginia's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Virginia's law has required every employer to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jul 2026 (each state's law beside its postings).
Do roles for quality engineers and inspectors in Virginia require US citizenship?
Of the 638 space postings in Virginia whose text we read, 65.2% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 69.3% 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 Virginia, 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.