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Space Jobs for Systems Engineers in New Mexico

10 open roles for systems engineers at 6 space companies name a site in New Mexico, most of them in Albuquerque and Kirtland AFB; typical pay runs $108k–$200k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

Space companies hiring systems engineers in New Mexico

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
AeroVironment (AV)5$115k/yr
The Aerospace Corporation1not stated
Boeing1too few figures
MITRE1too few figures
Redwire1too few figures
Virgin Galactic1too few figures

Where the roles are

  • Albuquerque7
  • Kirtland AFB2
  • Truth or Consequences1

Kinds of work

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Which space companies hire systems engineers in New Mexico?

Today, AeroVironment (AV) (5 roles), The Aerospace Corporation (1 role), Boeing (1 role), MITRE (1 role), Redwire (1 role), Virgin Galactic (1 role). The table above lists every employer with a role open in New Mexico.

Where in New Mexico are the roles for systems engineers?

Most are in Albuquerque (7), Kirtland AFB (2), Truth or Consequences (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 New Mexico pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $115k/yr, with typical pay from $108k–$200k/yr; 72.6% of New Mexico's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. New Mexico 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 New Mexico require US citizenship?

Of the 120 space postings in New Mexico whose text we read, 91.7% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 45.8% 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 New Mexico, 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.