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Space Jobs for Test Engineers

, SpaceJobs.Now lists 727 open roles for test engineers on , including Muon Space, Array Labs and Hubble Network; typical pay across them is $125k to $227k a year (median $145k), topped by $277k a year advertised at Blue Origin.

See 727 roles for test engineers
$125k–$227k/yrtypical paylive median $145k/yrup to $277k/yr at Blue Origin

Measured from 449 distinct posted rates, across 56 employers, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 278 of the 727 listings open here post no pay at all.

Space companies hire test engineers to prove hardware before it flies: on engine test stands, in thermal vacuum chambers and on the integration floor. Each listing here is re-verified on the employer's own job board once an hour.

Live roles for test engineers

Updated 30 Oct 2026, 10:15 UTC

Propulsion and hot-fire test

717 open

Engine and component testing on the stand: test plans, stand operations and data review.

Show 707 more propulsion test roles

Software, avionics and hardware-in-the-loop test

2 open

Test flight software and avionics on benches and hardware-in-the-loop rigs.

Integration and test

3 open

Bring a satellite or vehicle together and test it as a whole before it ships.

Test engineers

5 open

Test engineering roles across components, subsystems and whole vehicles.

Before you apply

Space hardware is built, tested and flown in person, so many roles name a factory, a test site, a launch site or a control room, and each listing states its location. US roles that touch export-controlled technology (ITAR or EAR) can ask that you be a U.S. person, and some ask for a security clearance. A real employer never charges you to apply, never interviews you only by chat app and never asks you to buy equipment.

Pay by specialty

Every specialty gets its typical band from its own open roles, computed by the same method as the rest of the site (the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top). A specialty is listed once three or more distinct rates have been posted.

SpecialtyOpen rolesTypical payHighest rate
Propulsion and hot-fire test717$125k–$227k/yr$277k/yr
Software, avionics and hardware-in-the-loop test2Too few rates$205k/yr
Integration and test3Too few rates$190k/yr
Test engineers5$155k–$208k/yr$218k/yr

What the roles ask for

Drawn from the requirement lines of 303 out of 727 open roles for test engineers, the same lines each role's pop-up quotes from its posting. Each role is counted once, at the lowest degree it will accept.

0

Ask for a PhD

5

Ask for a master's

271

Ask for at least a bachelor's

27

Name no degree

  • Name years of experience239
  • Name u.S. person status (ITAR or EAR)38
  • Require programming (Python, C++, MATLAB and similar)37
  • Name a security clearance31
  • Set a residency or work-authorization condition28
  • Ask for a professional license11

Where a posting states years of experience, the median ask is 4 years.

Who hires test engineers in the space industry

EmployerOpen rolesPay stated
Muon Space logoMuon Space13$83.2k–$265k/yr
Array Labs logoArray Labs2$150k–$250k/yr
Hubble Network logoHubble Network1$105k–$175k/yr
Cowboy Space logoCowboy Space4$100k–$200k/yr
Amazon Leo logoAmazon Leo70$82.1k–$262k/yr
True Anomaly logoTrue Anomaly12$70k–$250k/yr
Astrolab logoAstrolab4$140k–$240k/yr
Portal Space Systems logoPortal Space Systems2$150k–$205k/yr
E-Space logoE-Space7$140k–$210k/yr
Inversion Space logoInversion Space7$77k–$193k/yr
K2 Space logoK2 Space15$62.4k–$220k/yr
General Galactic logoGeneral Galactic1$85k–$150k/yr
Xona Space Systems logoXona Space Systems4$130k–$178k/yr
Loft Federal logoLoft Federal1$110k–$138k/yr
Varda Space Industries logoVarda Space Industries8$109k–$203k/yr
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems logoBAE Systems Space & Mission Systems3$97k–$201k/yr
Apex logoApex8$93.6k–$215k/yr
Trinzic logoTrinzic1Not stated
Loft Orbital logoLoft Orbital3$62.4k–$155k/yr
Viasat logoViasat12$82k–$242k/yr
Skylo logoSkylo2$135k–$145k/yr
Astra logoAstra3$140k–$180k/yr
Stoke Space logoStoke Space6$95.6k–$252k/yr
Impulse Space logoImpulse Space27$62.4k–$220k/yr
RTX logoRTX3$86.8k–$205k/yr
Capella Space logoCapella Space1$80k–$105k/yr
BlackSky logoBlackSky4$110k–$230k/yr
HawkEye 360 logoHawkEye 3601$70k–$115k/yr
Gravitics logoGravitics1$110k–$140k/yr
Vast logoVast19$86k–$249k/yr
CesiumAstro logoCesiumAstro16$133k–$225k/yr
Voyager Technologies logoVoyager Technologies6$97.9k–$251k/yr
Relativity Space logoRelativity Space25$90k–$246k/yr
Northwood Space logoNorthwood Space3$84k–$170k/yr
Blue Origin logoBlue Origin94$81.3k–$277k/yr
Firefly Aerospace logoFirefly Aerospace5Not stated
The Exploration Company logoThe Exploration Company17Not stated
ICEYE logoICEYE14Not stated
OHB logoOHB11Not stated
The Aerospace Corporation logoThe Aerospace Corporation6Not stated
Telesat logoTelesat5Not stated
Isar Aerospace logoIsar Aerospace4Not stated
Airbus Defence and Space logoAirbus Defence and Space3Not stated
Astroscale logoAstroscale3Not stated
Axiom Space logoAxiom Space3Not stated
ClearSpace logoClearSpace2Not stated
Elveo Mobile logoElveo Mobile2Not stated
Eutelsat logoEutelsat2Not stated
HyImpulse logoHyImpulse2Not stated
NewOrbit Space logoNewOrbit Space2Not stated
Satellogic logoSatellogic2Not stated
Exolaunch logoExolaunch1Not stated
Exotrail logoExotrail1Not stated
Kepler Communications logoKepler Communications1Not stated
Open Cosmos logoOpen Cosmos1Not stated
Rocket Factory Augsburg logoRocket Factory Augsburg1Not stated
Sidus Space logoSidus Space1Not stated
Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) logoSurrey Satellite Technology (SSTL)1Not stated
Venus Aerospace logoVenus Aerospace1Not stated
Sierra Space logoSierra Space7Not stated
Intuitive Machines logoIntuitive Machines8Not stated
SES logoSES7$121k–$190k/yr
L3Harris logoL3Harris7$76.5k–$143k/yr
ispace logoispace4$81k–$152k/yr
SpaceX logoSpaceX79$85k–$265k/yr
Northrop Grumman logoNorthrop Grumman13$98.4k–$252k/yr
General Dynamics Mission Systems logoGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems8$80.8k–$189k/yr
Rendezvous Robotics logoRendezvous Robotics3$80k–$150k/yr
AST SpaceMobile logoAST SpaceMobile15Not stated
Vantor logoVantor2$120k–$167k/yr
SEAKR Engineering logoSEAKR Engineering2$90k–$125k/yr
Boeing logoBoeing7$91.8k–$215k/yr
Blue Canyon Technologies logoBlue Canyon Technologies1Not stated
United Launch Alliance logoUnited Launch Alliance6$64.7k–$166k/yr
Rocket Lab logoRocket Lab39$52k–$236k/yr
Iridium logoIridium4$90k–$260k/yr
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory logoNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory1$107k–$128k/yr
Lockheed Martin logoLockheed Martin13$41.9k–$270k/yr
Virgin Galactic logoVirgin Galactic4$143k–$269k/yr
Lunar Outpost logoLunar Outpost2$49.9k/yr
Ursa Major logoUrsa Major3$109k–$136k/yr
Peraton logoPeraton1$80k–$128k/yr
Astranis logoAstranis8$60.3k–$235k/yr
AstroForge logoAstroForge2$62.4k–$172k/yr
Benchmark Space Systems logoBenchmark Space Systems1$47.8k–$54.1k/yr

Sorted by the expected value of an application (acceptance odds times posted pay). A referral agreement, if an employer has one, can raise it in this order but never changes the salary it offers.

Where these roles are posted

The US states with the most open roles for test engineers, and the roles posted for a single country. A place name leads to its own page, and a country's count lists the matching roles.

What our research measures about systems & test work

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Frequently asked questions

How much do test engineers earn in the space industry?

Going by the 449 distinct salaries currently posted for roles for test engineers (each put on a full-time year), the typical range is $125k–$227k/yr and the median is $145k/yr. The top posted figure is $277k/yr, at Blue Origin. 278 of the 727 open roles for test engineers state no pay, so check each listing.

What do test roles ask for?

Usually an engineering degree and hands-on test experience, with the data and automation tools the role names. Every posting spells out its exact requirements and work site, so read each one. Of the 303 open roles for test engineers whose requirements we read, 5 a master's, 271 at least a bachelor's and 27 name no degree.

What does a test engineer do at a space company?

A test engineer at a space company plans and runs the tests that prove hardware works: writing procedures, building test setups, running the test and reading the data, from a single valve to an engine on the stand or a whole satellite in a vacuum chamber.

How do space companies hire test engineers?

Each employer runs its own hiring, and each listing says what it asks for: the degree or the hands-on experience, the location, and for export-controlled work in the US, often U.S. person status.

Are these jobs real?

Every role here is read from a space employer's own careers page or job board (Muon Space, Array Labs, Hubble Network and Cowboy Space among them), and each employer's page here covers who they are and how they hire. A real employer never charges you to apply, never asks you to buy equipment and never interviews you only by chat app.

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