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Communications and payloads in California

Space Jobs for RF Engineers in California

177 open roles for RF and communications engineers at 33 space companies name a site in California, most of them in El Segundo and Long Beach; typical pay runs $151k–$275k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring RF and communications engineers in California

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
The Aerospace Corporation20not stated
SpaceX14$189k/yr
Amazon Leo13$187k/yr
Rocket Lab12$141k/yr
Boeing11$116k/yr
E-Space11$163k/yr
K2 Space9$158k/yr
Northwood Space9$183k/yr
Array Labs7$195k/yr
CesiumAstro6$168k/yr
Impulse Space6$155k/yr
Viasat6$183k/yr
Relativity Space5$187k/yr
Apex4$156k/yr
Inversion Space4$165k/yr
MITRE4$179k/yr
True Anomaly4$233k/yr
Xona Space Systems4$178k/yr
Anduril3$195k/yr
Astranis3$185k/yr
Muon Space3$177k/yr
Varda Space Industries3$207k/yr
Blue Origin2too few figures
Cowboy Space2too few figures
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory2too few figures

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Updated 30 Oct 2026, 16:03 UTC

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Which space companies hire RF and communications engineers in California?

Today, The Aerospace Corporation (20 roles), SpaceX (14 roles), Amazon Leo (13 roles), Rocket Lab (12 roles), Boeing (11 roles), E-Space (11 roles), and 27 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in California.

Where in California are the roles for RF and communications engineers?

Most are in El Segundo (41), Long Beach (23), Los Angeles (13), San Diego (12), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space roles for RF and communications engineers in California pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $177k/yr, with typical pay from $151k–$275k/yr; 88.2% of California's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. California'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 21,500 electronics engineers, except computer working in California, in any industry, earn a median $161k/yr (BLS, May 2025, the public record).

Do roles for RF and communications engineers in California require US citizenship?

Of the 3,014 space postings in California whose text we read, 79.6% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 23.5% 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 California, 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 RF and communications engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.