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Space Jobs for Software Engineers in Maryland

23 open roles for software engineers at 5 space companies name a site in Maryland, most of them in Germantown and Lanham; typical pay runs $156k–$264k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring software engineers in Maryland

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Viasat11$213k/yr
AST SpaceMobile8not stated
Johns Hopkins APL2too few figures
Quantum Space1too few figures
RTX1not stated

Where the roles are

  • Germantown9
  • Lanham8
  • Laurel2
  • Fort Meade1
  • Linthicum Heights1
  • Rockville1

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Which space companies hire software engineers in Maryland?

Today, Viasat (11 roles), AST SpaceMobile (8 roles), Johns Hopkins APL (2 roles), Quantum Space (1 role), RTX (1 role). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Maryland.

Where in Maryland are the roles for software engineers?

Most are in Germantown (9), Lanham (8), Laurel (2), Fort Meade (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 Maryland pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $181k/yr, with typical pay from $156k–$264k/yr; 56.5% of Maryland's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. For reference, the 35,040 software developers working in Maryland, in any industry, earn a median $139k/yr (BLS, May 2025, the public record).

Do roles for software engineers in Maryland require US citizenship?

Of the 92 space postings in Maryland whose text we read, 65.2% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 13% 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 Maryland, 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.