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Communications and payloads in Washington

Space Jobs for RF Engineers in Washington

61 open roles for RF and communications engineers at 5 space companies name a site in Washington, most of them in Redmond and Greater Seattle Area; typical pay runs $152k–$244k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring RF and communications engineers in Washington

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Amazon Leo35$162k/yr
SpaceX11$163k/yr
Blue Origin7$157k/yr
Hubble Network6$190k/yr
Kymeta2too few figures

Where the roles are

  • Redmond48
  • Greater Seattle Area7
  • Seattle6

Kinds of work

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Which space companies hire RF and communications engineers in Washington?

Today, Amazon Leo (35 roles), SpaceX (11 roles), Blue Origin (7 roles), Hubble Network (6 roles), Kymeta (2 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Washington.

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

Most are in Redmond (48), Greater Seattle Area (7), Seattle (6), 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 Washington pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $163k/yr, with typical pay from $152k–$244k/yr; 56.3% of Washington's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. For reference, the 3,320 electronics engineers, except computer working in Washington, in any industry, earn a median $130k/yr (BLS, May 2025, the public record).

Do roles for RF and communications engineers 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 RF and communications engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.