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Space Jobs for Systems Engineers in California

155 open roles for systems engineers at 22 space companies name a site in California, most of them in Long Beach and El Segundo; typical pay runs $123k–$219k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring systems engineers in California

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Voyager Technologies16$137k/yr
Boeing14not stated
SpaceX14$140k/yr
Apex11$178k/yr
K2 Space11$161k/yr
Northrop Grumman11not stated
Rocket Lab10$120k/yr
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory8$126k/yr
Varda Space Industries8$153k/yr
Vast8$116k/yr
Relativity Space7$132k/yr
Terran Orbital6$128k/yr
True Anomaly6too few figures
Muon Space4$206k/yr
Planet4$154k/yr
Vantor4$156k/yr
Astranis3$170k/yr
Inversion Space3$165k/yr
Northwood Space3$183k/yr
Loft Orbital2too few figures
Momentus1too few figures
Turion Space1too few figures

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Updated 30 Oct 2026, 06:01 UTC

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Which space companies hire systems engineers in California?

Today, Voyager Technologies (16 roles), Boeing (14 roles), SpaceX (14 roles), Apex (11 roles), K2 Space (11 roles), Northrop Grumman (11 roles), and 16 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in California.

Where in California are the roles for systems engineers?

Most are in Long Beach (32), El Segundo (23), Los Angeles (22), Folsom (14), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

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

The roles here that state pay post a median $137k/yr, with typical pay from $123k–$219k/yr; 88.2% of California's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state.

Do roles for systems engineers in California require US citizenship?

Of the 3,014 space postings in California whose text we read, 79.6% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 23.5% 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 California, 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.