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Space Jobs for Systems Engineers in the Baltimore Area
11 open roles for systems engineers at 3 space companies name a site in the Baltimore area, most of them in Linthicum and Middle River; typical pay runs $121k–$204k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring systems engineers in the Baltimore area
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman | 7 | $136k/yr |
| Rocket Lab | 3 | $107k/yr |
| Viasat | 1 | too few figures |
Where the roles are
- Linthicum6
- Middle River3
- Annapolis1
- Linthicum Heights1
Open space roles for systems engineers in the Baltimore area, newest first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 07:01 UTC
Manufacturing Systems Engineer - Level 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Technicians · Linthicum, MD, United States· 1w agoDetails
$135,800–$203,600/yrSpace Principal/Sr. Principal Mission Validation Lead Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Linthicum, MD, United States· 2w agoDetails
$108,800–$163,200/yr
Vehicle Integration Engineer II (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Systems & Test · Middle River, MD, United States· 3w agoDetails
$95,200–$119,000/yr
Systems Engineer - Information Assurance (IA) (opens the job details)
Viasat · Software & IT · Carlsbad, California; Marlborough +3 more· 3w agoDetails
$120,500–$190,000/yrNorthrop Grumman · Software & IT · Linthicum, MD, United States· 3w agoDetails
$108,800–$163,200/yrNorthrop Grumman · Systems & Test · Linthicum, MD, United States· 3w agoDetails
$108,800–$163,200/yrStaff Mechanical Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Mechanical · Annapolis, MD, United States· 3w agoDetails
$169,000–$253,600/yrSpace Payload Systems/Principal Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · RF & Payloads · Linthicum, MD, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$87,600–$131,400/yrPrincipal / Sr. Principal Space Payload Systems Engineer (AHT) (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · RF & Payloads · Linthicum, MD, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$105,400–$158,000/yrSenior Vehicle Integration Engineer (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Systems & Test · Middle River, MD, United States· 10mo agoDetails
$108,800–$187,850/yrVehicle Integration Engineer I (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Systems & Test · Middle River, MD, United States· 10mo agoDetails
$77,600–$97,000/yr
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What people ask about systems engineers' work in the Baltimore area
Which space companies hire systems engineers in the Baltimore area?
Today, Northrop Grumman (7 roles), Rocket Lab (3 roles), Viasat (1 role). The table above lists every employer with a role open in the Baltimore area.
Where in the Baltimore area are the roles for systems engineers?
Most are in Linthicum (6), Middle River (3), Annapolis (1), Linthicum Heights (1), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.
How much do space roles for systems engineers in the Baltimore area pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $136k/yr, with typical pay from $121k–$204k/yr; 79.4% of Maryland's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Maryland's law has required every employer, for work done at least partly in Maryland to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Oct 2024 (each state's law beside its postings).
Do roles for systems engineers in the Baltimore area require US citizenship?
Of the 245 space postings in Maryland whose text we read, 56.7% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 44.1% 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 the Baltimore area (the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan statistical area as the Census Bureau draws it: Anne Arundel County, Baltimore city, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Harford County, Howard County and Queen Anne's County), 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.