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Space Jobs for Systems Engineers in Arizona

24 open roles for systems engineers at 6 space companies name a site in Arizona, most of them in Scottsdale and Chandler; typical pay runs $126k–$252k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring systems engineers in Arizona

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
General Dynamics Mission Systems6$135k/yr
Northrop Grumman6$191k/yr
Viasat5$155k/yr
Rocket Lab4too few figures
Iridium2too few figures
RTX1too few figures

Where the roles are

  • Scottsdale6
  • Chandler5
  • Tempe5
  • Tucson5
  • Gilbert3

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Which space companies hire systems engineers in Arizona?

Today, General Dynamics Mission Systems (6 roles), Northrop Grumman (6 roles), Viasat (5 roles), Rocket Lab (4 roles), Iridium (2 roles), RTX (1 role). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Arizona.

Where in Arizona are the roles for systems engineers?

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

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

The roles here that state pay post a median $155k/yr, with typical pay from $126k–$252k/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).

Do roles for systems 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 systems engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.