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Space Jobs for Systems Engineers in the San Jose Area

46 open roles for systems engineers at 7 space companies name a site in the San Jose area, most of them in Sunnyvale and Saratoga; typical pay runs $152k–$300k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring systems engineers in the San Jose area

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Lockheed Martin29$187k/yr
E-Space8$195k/yr
Muon Space4$206k/yr
SpaceX2too few figures
Blue Origin1too few figures
General Dynamics Mission Systems1too few figures
Momentus1too few figures

Where the roles are

  • Sunnyvale30
  • Saratoga6
  • San Jose4
  • Palo Alto3
  • Mountain View2
  • Santa Clara2
  • Cupertino1

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Updated 30 Oct 2026, 22:03 UTC

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Which space companies hire systems engineers in the San Jose area?

Today, Lockheed Martin (29 roles), E-Space (8 roles), Muon Space (4 roles), SpaceX (2 roles), Blue Origin (1 role), General Dynamics Mission Systems (1 role), and 1 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in the San Jose area.

Where in the San Jose area are the roles for systems engineers?

Most are in Sunnyvale (30), Saratoga (6), San Jose (4), Palo Alto (3), 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 San Jose area pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $189k/yr, with typical pay from $152k–$300k/yr; 88.2% of California's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. California's law has required employers with 15 or more employees to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jan 2023 (each state's law beside its postings).

Do roles for systems engineers in the San Jose area 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 the San Jose area (the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan statistical area as the Census Bureau draws it: San Benito and Santa Clara counties), 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.