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Space Jobs for Software Engineers in Virginia

29 open roles for software engineers at 6 space companies name a site in Virginia, most of them in Herndon and Arlington; typical pay runs $135k–$233k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring software engineers in Virginia

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Vantor18$135k/yr
Muon Space3$240k/yr
Northrop Grumman3not stated
Planet2too few figures
Rocket Lab2too few figures
BlackSky1too few figures

Where the roles are

  • Herndon12
  • Arlington4
  • Dulles3
  • McLean3
  • Northern VA3
  • Chantilly2
  • Reston1
  • Springfield1

Kinds of work

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What people ask about software engineers' work in Virginia

Which space companies hire software engineers in Virginia?

Today, Vantor (18 roles), Muon Space (3 roles), Northrop Grumman (3 roles), Planet (2 roles), Rocket Lab (2 roles), BlackSky (1 role). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Virginia.

Where in Virginia are the roles for software engineers?

Most are in Herndon (12), Arlington (4), Dulles (3), McLean (3), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

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

The roles here that state pay post a median $158k/yr, with typical pay from $135k–$233k/yr; 81.2% of Virginia's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. For reference, the 85,520 software developers working in Virginia, in any industry, earn a median $136k/yr (BLS, May 2025, the public record).

Do roles for software engineers in Virginia require US citizenship?

Of the 157 space postings in Virginia whose text we read, 82.2% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 57.3% 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 Virginia, 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.