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Space Jobs for RF Engineers in Virginia

27 open roles for RF and communications engineers at 9 space companies name a site in Virginia, most of them in Chantilly and Herndon. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring RF and communications engineers in Virginia

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
The Aerospace Corporation10not stated
Elveo Mobile6not stated
HawkEye 3603$153k/yr
KBR3$229k/yr
Amazon Leo1too few figures
Blue Origin1too few figures
Booz Allen Hamilton1too few figures
Leidos1too few figures
Northrop Grumman1too few figures

Where the roles are

  • Chantilly19
  • Herndon3
  • Dulles2
  • Arlington1
  • Reston1
  • Westfield1

Kinds of work

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Which space companies hire RF and communications engineers in Virginia?

Today, The Aerospace Corporation (10 roles), Elveo Mobile (6 roles), HawkEye 360 (3 roles), KBR (3 roles), Amazon Leo (1 role), Blue Origin (1 role), and 3 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Virginia.

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

Most are in Chantilly (19), Herndon (3), Dulles (2), Arlington (1), 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 Virginia pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $185k/yr, with typical pay from $157k–$274k/yr; 81.2% 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). For reference, the 2,400 electronics engineers, except computer working in Virginia, in any industry, earn a median $120k/yr (BLS, May 2025, the public record).

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

Of the 157 space postings in Virginia whose text we read, 82.2% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 57.3% 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 RF and communications engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.