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Space Jobs for Technicians in Virginia
4 open roles for technicians at 3 space companies name a site in Virginia, most of them in Wallops Island and McLean; typical pay runs $63.7k–$130k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring technicians in Virginia
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Rocket Lab | 2 | too few figures |
| Amentum | 1 | too few figures |
| Iridium | 1 | too few figures |
Where the roles are
- Wallops Island2
- McLean1
- Springfield1
Kinds of work
Open space roles for technicians in Virginia, newest first
Updated 30 Oct 2026, 18:03 UTC
Service Desk Technician (opens the job details)
Iridium · Launch & Ops · McLean, VA, United States· todayDetails
$60,000–$80,000/yr
Electronics Technician (opens the job details)
Amentum · Technicians · Springfield, VA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$53–$72.50/hr
Mechanical Technician III (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Technicians · Wallops Island, VA, United States· 3w agoDetails
$28–$35/hr
Mechanical Technician II (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Technicians · Wallops Island, VA, United States· 3w agoDetails
$25–$31/hr
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Which space companies hire technicians in Virginia?
Today, Rocket Lab (2 roles), Amentum (1 role), Iridium (1 role). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Virginia.
Where in Virginia are the roles for technicians?
Most are in Wallops Island (2), McLean (1), Springfield (1), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.
How much do space roles for technicians in Virginia pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $67.8k/yr, with typical pay from $63.7k–$130k/yr; 81.2% of Virginia's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Virginia's law has required every employer to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jul 2026 (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 260 aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians working in Virginia, in any industry, earn a median $81k/yr (BLS, May 2025, the public record).
Do roles for technicians in Virginia require US citizenship?
Of the 157 space postings in Virginia whose text we read, 82.2% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 57.3% 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 Virginia, 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 technicians; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.