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Space Jobs for Software Engineers in Arizona

23 open roles for software engineers at 5 space companies name a site in Arizona, most of them in Tempe and Tucson; typical pay runs $138k–$237k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring software engineers in Arizona

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Viasat9$181k/yr
Rocket Lab6not stated
Iridium3$90k/yr
Northrop Grumman3$144k/yr
General Dynamics Mission Systems2too few figures

Where the roles are

  • Tempe10
  • Tucson6
  • Chandler5
  • Scottsdale2

Kinds of work

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Which space companies hire software engineers in Arizona?

Today, Viasat (9 roles), Rocket Lab (6 roles), Iridium (3 roles), Northrop Grumman (3 roles), General Dynamics Mission Systems (2 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Arizona.

Where in Arizona are the roles for software engineers?

Most are in Tempe (10), Tucson (6), Chandler (5), Scottsdale (2), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

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

The roles here that state pay post a median $155k/yr, with typical pay from $138k–$237k/yr; 5.1% of Arizona's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Arizona 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 36,240 software developers working in Arizona, in any industry, earn a median $130k/yr (BLS, May 2025, the public record).

Do roles for software engineers in Arizona require US citizenship?

Of the 37 space postings in Arizona whose text we read, 100% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 78.4% 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 Arizona, 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.