Quality and mission assurance in Washington
Space Jobs for Quality Engineers in Washington
43 open roles for quality engineers and inspectors at 3 space companies name a site in Washington, most of them in Greater Seattle Area and Redmond; typical pay runs $88.4k–$230k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring quality engineers and inspectors in Washington
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| SpaceX | 25 | $140k/yr |
| Blue Origin | 16 | not stated |
| Stoke Space | 2 | too few figures |
Where the roles are
- Greater Seattle Area16
- Redmond15
- Woodinville10
- Kent2
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Director- Manufacturing Quality Assurance (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Quality · Greater Seattle Area· todayDetails

Supplier Quality Engineer II (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Quality · Greater Seattle Area· todayDetails

EHS Engineer III (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Quality · Greater Seattle Area· todayDetails

Non Destructive Test Inspector II- Penetrant (PT) (Night shift) (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Quality · Greater Seattle Area· todayDetails

Quality Engineer II - B Shift (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Quality · Greater Seattle Area· todayDetails

Blue Light Inspector II- Weekend Shift (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Quality · Greater Seattle Area· todayDetails

NDT Technician - Ultrasonic (UT) - Level II - C Shift (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Quality · Greater Seattle Area· todayDetails

Sr. Quality Engineer (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Quality · Greater Seattle Area· todayDetails

Sr. Manager - Quality (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Quality · Greater Seattle Area· todayDetails

Quality Engineer II - III (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Quality · Greater Seattle Area· todayDetails

Dimensional Inspector & Programmer - (Day Shift) (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Quality · Greater Seattle Area· todayDetails

Quality Engineer III – Design Quality & R&D Integration (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Quality · Greater Seattle Area· todayDetails

Quality Manager (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Quality · Greater Seattle Area· todayDetails

Engineer - Quality (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Quality · Greater Seattle Area· todayDetails

EHS Engineer IV (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Quality · Greater Seattle Area· todayDetails

Quality Engineer - C-shift (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Quality · Greater Seattle Area· todayDetails

Sr. Environmental Health & Safety Engineer, EHS Training Programs (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Redmond, WA, United States· 3w agoDetails
$130,000–$195,000/yr
Reliability Engineer (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Redmond, WA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$105,000–$175,000/yr
EEE Component Reliability Engineer (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Redmond, WA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$105,000–$175,000/yr
Hardware Reliability Specialist (Starlink Aviation) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Woodinville, WA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$34–$51/hr
Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Software & IT · Redmond, WA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$125,000–$200,000/yr
Design Reliability Engineer - System Safety (opens the job details)
Stoke Space · Quality · Kent, Washington, United States· 1mo agoDetails

Supplier Quality Specialist (Starlink Aviation) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Woodinville, WA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$85,000–$140,000/yr
Electrical On-orbit Reliability Engineer, Satellites (Starlink) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Redmond, WA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$105,000–$175,000/yr
Sr. Hardware Reliability Engineer (Starlink Aviation) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Woodinville, WA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$135,000–$210,000/yr
Sr. Site Reliability Engineer - Top Secret Clearance (Starlink) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Software & IT · Redmond, WA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$165,000–$230,000/yr
NDT Inspector L2 - Eddy Current (opens the job details)
Stoke Space · Quality · Kent, Washington, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$26.25–$38.52/hr
Hardware Reliability Engineer (Starlink) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Redmond, WA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$100,000.00–$117,500.00/yr
Electrical Test and Reliability Engineer, Satellites (Starlink) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Systems & Test · Redmond, WA, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$105,000–$175,000/yr
Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Software & IT · Redmond, WA, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$165,000–$270,000/yr
Quality Inspector (Aviation Supply Chain) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Woodinville, WA, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$27–$45/hr
Quality Inspector (Starlink) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Woodinville, WA, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$27–$45/hr
Quality Specialist, Precision Machining (Starlink) - Level 4/5 (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Woodinville, WA, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$46.50–$64/hr
Quality Specialist, Precision Machining (Starlink) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Woodinville, WA, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$34–$51/hr
Site Reliability Engineer — HPC & Automation (Silicon Engineering) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Software & IT · Redmond, WA, United States· 4mo agoDetails
$125,000–$175,000/yr
Supplier Quality Specialist (Starlink) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Redmond, WA, United States· 4mo agoDetails
$85,000–$130,000/yr
Sr. Hardware / Infrastructure Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Software & IT · Redmond, WA, United States· 4mo agoDetails
$165,000–$230,000/yr
Sr. Kubernetes Platform Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Software & IT · Redmond, WA, United States· 4mo agoDetails
$165,000–$230,000/yr
Environmental Health & Safety Engineer (Satellites) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Redmond, WA, United States· 5mo agoDetails
$95,000.00–$115,000.00/yr
Environmental Health & Safety Specialist (Satellites) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Redmond, WA, United States· 5mo agoDetails
$34–$51/hr
Reliability Technician (Starlink Aviation) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Woodinville, WA, United States· 5mo agoDetails
$22.00–$26.50/hr
Lead Supply Chain Reliability Engineer (Starlink) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Woodinville, WA, United States· 7mo agoDetails
$130,000.00–$180,000.00/yr
Quality Inspector (Starlink Aviation) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Quality · Woodinville, WA, United States· 7mo agoDetails
$27.00–$33.00/hr
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What people ask about quality engineers and inspectors' work in Washington
Which space companies hire quality engineers and inspectors in Washington?
Today, SpaceX (25 roles), Blue Origin (16 roles), Stoke Space (2 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Washington.
Where in Washington are the roles for quality engineers and inspectors?
Most are in Greater Seattle Area (16), Redmond (15), Woodinville (10), Kent (2), 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 Washington pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $127k/yr, with typical pay from $88.4k–$230k/yr; 56.3% of Washington's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state.
Do roles for quality engineers and inspectors 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 quality engineers and inspectors; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.