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Space Jobs for Software Engineers in Florida

26 open roles for software engineers at 9 space companies name a site in Florida, most of them in Cape Canaveral and Jacksonville. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring software engineers in Florida

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Star Catcher7not stated
Lockheed Martin6$140k/yr
Blue Origin4not stated
SpaceX3not stated
Relativity Space2too few figures
Sidus Space1not stated
United Launch Alliance1not stated
Vantor1not stated
Viasat1too few figures

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Updated 30 Oct 2026, 11:02 UTC

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Which space companies hire software engineers in Florida?

Today, Star Catcher (7 roles), Lockheed Martin (6 roles), Blue Origin (4 roles), SpaceX (3 roles), Relativity Space (2 roles), Sidus Space (1 role), and 3 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Florida.

Where in Florida are the roles for software engineers?

Most are in Cape Canaveral (13), Jacksonville (7), Space Coast (4), Melbourne (1), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

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

The roles here that state pay post a median $140k/yr, with typical pay from $140k–$224k/yr; 11.8% of Florida's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. For reference, the 83,090 software developers working in Florida, in any industry, earn a median $131k/yr (BLS, May 2025, the public record).

Do roles for software engineers in Florida require US citizenship?

Of the 447 space postings in Florida whose text we read, 86.4% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 4.3% 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 Florida, 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.