Integration and test in the San Diego area
Space Jobs for Test Engineers in the San Diego Area
10 open roles for test engineers at 5 space companies name a site in the San Diego area, most of them in San Diego and Carlsbad; typical pay runs $153k–$263k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring test engineers in the San Diego area
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Viasat | 4 | $169k/yr |
| Amazon Leo | 2 | too few figures |
| Voyager Technologies | 2 | too few figures |
| Blue Origin | 1 | too few figures |
| Leidos | 1 | too few figures |
Where the roles are
- San Diego6
- Carlsbad4
Kinds of work
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Updated 5 Nov 2026, 05:02 UTC
Senior Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Voyager Technologies · Systems & Test · San Diego, CA, United States· todayDetails
$145,000–$185,000/yr
Test Engineer III (opens the job details)
Voyager Technologies · Systems & Test · San Diego, CA, United States· todayDetails
$135,000–$165,000/yr
System Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Viasat · Systems & Test · Carlsbad, California; Germantown +2 more· 2d agoDetails
$120,500–$190,000/yr
Principal Silicon Test Engineer - TeraWave (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Avionics · San Diego, CA, United States of America· 6d agoDetails
$269,175–$376,843.95/yr
Systems Test Engineer - Optical (opens the job details)
Viasat · Systems & Test · Carlsbad, California; Tempe, Arizona· 1w agoDetails
$141,500–$224,000/yr
RF Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Amazon Leo · Systems & Test · San Diego, California, USA· 1w agoDetails
$129,200–$174,800/yr
Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Leidos · Systems & Test · San Diego, CA, United States· 1w agoDetails
$87,100–$157,450/yr
Systems Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Viasat · Systems & Test · Carlsbad, California· 2w agoDetails
$120,500–$190,000/yr
System Test Engineering Lead (opens the job details)
Viasat · Systems & Test · Carlsbad, California; Reston +2 more· 2w agoDetails
$153,000–$242,000/yr
Senior Modem ATE Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Amazon Leo · Systems & Test · San Diego, California, USA· 1mo agoDetails
$185,200–$250,000/yr
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What people ask about test engineers' work in the San Diego area
Which space companies hire test engineers in the San Diego area?
Today, Viasat (4 roles), Amazon Leo (2 roles), Voyager Technologies (2 roles), Blue Origin (1 role), Leidos (1 role). The table above lists every employer with a role open in the San Diego area.
Where in the San Diego area are the roles for test engineers?
Most are in San Diego (6), Carlsbad (4), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.
How much do space roles for test engineers in the San Diego area pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $160k/yr, with typical pay from $153k–$263k/yr; 92% 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 test engineers in the San Diego area require US citizenship?
Of the 5,158 space postings in California whose text we read, 76.2% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 36.6% 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 Diego area (the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan statistical area as the Census Bureau draws it: San Diego 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 test engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.