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Space Jobs for Software Engineers in Alabama

63 open roles for software engineers at 7 space companies name a site in Alabama, most of them in Huntsville; typical pay runs $139k–$277k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring software engineers in Alabama

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Lockheed Martin44$170k/yr
Blue Origin9$217k/yr
Northrop Grumman5$124k/yr
Boeing2too few figures
The Aerospace Corporation1not stated
Leidos1too few figures
Teledyne1not stated

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 09:02 UTC

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Which space companies hire software engineers in Alabama?

Today, Lockheed Martin (44 roles), Blue Origin (9 roles), Northrop Grumman (5 roles), Boeing (2 roles), The Aerospace Corporation (1 role), Leidos (1 role), and 1 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Alabama.

Where in Alabama are the roles for software engineers?

Most are in Huntsville (63), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space roles for software engineers in Alabama pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $170k/yr, with typical pay from $139k–$277k/yr; 50.8% of Alabama's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Alabama has no law requiring a pay range in job postings, so a posting there can leave pay out (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 18,190 software developers working in Alabama, in any industry, earn a median $123k/yr (BLS, May 2025, the public record).

Do roles for software engineers in Alabama require US citizenship?

Of the 471 space postings in Alabama whose text we read, 72.6% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 54.1% 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 Alabama, 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 software engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.