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Entry-Level Flight Software and GNC Jobs in Space
77 entry-level flight software and GNC jobs are open today, in 9 states. Read every night from the employers' own job boards, each with its full posting and the pay it states.
Median posted pay $33.89/hr (14 jobs that state an hourly rate)Updated 7 Nov 2026, 11:17 UTC
Newest entry-level flight software and GNC jobs
The newest 77 of 77, newest first; each state's page below lists every one in that state.
- Associate Embedded Software Engineer, Early Career“Associate Embedded Software Engineer, Early Career”$95,000–$150,000/yr
- Software Engineer, Flight Software (Starship)“...networking, firmware, simulation – to achieve the mission. Aerospace experience is not required to be successful here - rather we look for smart, motivated, collaborative engineers who love solving...”
- STAGE - Ingénieure / Ingénieur GNC - développement d’algorithmes de contrôle en présence d’actionneurs non-linéaires“STAGE - Ingénieure / Ingénieur GNC - développement d’algorithmes de contrôle en présence d’actionneurs non-linéaires”
- Software Engineering Internship, Embedded Systems (Spring or Summer 2027)“Software Engineering Internship, Embedded Systems (Spring or Summer 2027)”$45/hr
- Flight Software Engineer I“Flight Software Engineer I”$96,616–$117,104/yr
- Student/in Masterarbeit (w/m/d) - Entwicklung eines Flugzustandsschätzers“Student/in Masterarbeit (w/m/d) - Entwicklung eines Flugzustandsschätzers”
- Embedded Software Engineer Intern - Summer 2027“Embedded Software Engineer Intern - Summer 2027”$25.18–$35.19/hr
- STAGE - Ingénieur.e logiciel de vol - projet étudiant nanosatellite AEROSAT H/F“STAGE - Ingénieur.e logiciel de vol - projet étudiant nanosatellite AEROSAT H/F”
- Flight Dynamics Intern“Flight Dynamics Intern”$30.00/hr
- Software Engineer (Embedded) Intern - Summer 2027“Software Engineer (Embedded) Intern - Summer 2027”
- Intern in the Ground Systems Engineering & Innovation Department - Mission Analysis Section“Intern in the Ground Systems Engineering & Innovation Department - Mission Analysis Section”
- Intern in the Electrical Department - AOCS and Pointing Architecture Section“Intern in the Electrical Department - AOCS and Pointing Architecture Section”
- Intern in the Electrical Department - GNC Systems Architecture Section“Intern in the Electrical Department - GNC Systems Architecture Section”
- Intern in the Flight Dynamics Division - Science Mission Support Section“Intern in the Flight Dynamics Division - Science Mission Support Section”
- Intern in the Future Missions Department - NoovaMoon Project“Intern in the Future Missions Department - NoovaMoon Project”
- Intern in the Ground Systems Eng. & Innovation Dep. - Global Interplanetary Trajectory Optimisation“Intern in the Ground Systems Eng. & Innovation Dep. - Global Interplanetary Trajectory Optimisation”
- Intern in the Robotics and IoT Lab“Intern in the Robotics and IoT Lab”
- Intern in the Systems Department - Development of PVT Algorithms for Lunar Users“Intern in the Systems Department - Development of PVT Algorithms for Lunar Users”
- Intern in the Systems Department - FDIR System Engineering“Intern in the Systems Department - FDIR System Engineering”
- Master Thesis (f/m/x) - Development and analysis of a software-based SpaceWire-to-Ethernet bridge“Master Thesis (f/m/x) - Development and analysis of a software-based SpaceWire-to-Ethernet bridge”
- Master Thesis (f/m/x) - Neuro-Symbolic AI for Resilient On-Board Decision Making“Master Thesis (f/m/x) - Neuro-Symbolic AI for Resilient On-Board Decision Making”
- Masterarbeit (w/m/d) - Entwicklung und Analyse eines softwarebasierten SpaceWire-zu-Ethernet Moduls“Masterarbeit (w/m/d) - Entwicklung und Analyse eines softwarebasierten SpaceWire-zu-Ethernet Moduls”
- Masterarbeit (w/m/d) - Neuro-symbolische KI für resiliente On-Board Entscheidungen“Masterarbeit (w/m/d) - Neuro-symbolische KI für resiliente On-Board Entscheidungen”
- STAGE - Ingénieur Systèmes Embarqués - Digital Twin d’un système DBFN pour Antenne spatiale -F/H“STAGE - Ingénieur Systèmes Embarqués - Digital Twin d’un système DBFN pour Antenne spatiale -F/H”
- NASA Moon Base Flight Software Systems Engineer“...practices. While any cybersecurity expertise is highly valued, experience is not required at position start, only a desire and willingness to learn. This position requires a self-motivated,...”$76,000–$155,700/yr
- Flight/Embedded Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)“Flight/Embedded Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)”$32/hr
- Software Engineer I“Software Engineer I”$88,000–$92,000/yr
- Control Dynamics Engineer 1“Control Dynamics Engineer 1”$70,952–$118,253/yr
- Guidance/Navigation/Control Engineering Asc - Early Career“Guidance/Navigation/Control Engineering Asc - Early Career”$75,400–$140,000/yr
- STAGE - Développement d'outils pour l'optimisation de trajectoire H/F“STAGE - Développement d'outils pour l'optimisation de trajectoire H/F”
- STAGE - Ingénieur.e navigation par satellites H/F“STAGE - Ingénieur.e navigation par satellites H/F”
- STAGE - Assistante Ingénieure / Assistant Ingénieur développement logiciel – application de techniques issues des outils de l’IA pour la simulation de véhicules spatiaux et la validation de leurs lois de pilotage“STAGE - Assistante Ingénieure / Assistant Ingénieur développement logiciel – application de techniques issues des outils de l’IA pour la simulation de véhicules spatiaux et la validation de leurs lois de pilotage”
- 2027 New Grad GNC Engineer“2027 New Grad GNC Engineer”$117,000–$154,000/yr
- GN&C Engineer Intern“GN&C Engineer Intern”$30.16–$34.84/hr
- GNC Performance Engineer I“GNC Performance Engineer I”$106,000–$160,000/yr
- STAGE : Ingénieur.e logiciel de vol - Boot basé fichiers H/F“STAGE : Ingénieur.e logiciel de vol - Boot basé fichiers H/F”
- Embedded Software Engineer, Early Career“Embedded Software Engineer, Early Career”$95,000–$150,000/yr
- Pointing and Tracking Engineer Intern“Pointing and Tracking Engineer Intern”$20.91–$56.97/hr
- STAGE - Architecte logiciel pour la capsule KLARA et MICRO KOSMOS H/F“STAGE - Architecte logiciel pour la capsule KLARA et MICRO KOSMOS H/F”
- STAGE - Conception, assemblage et pilotage d’une maquette mécatronique H/F“STAGE - Conception, assemblage et pilotage d’une maquette mécatronique H/F”
- STAGE - Ingénieur.e Restitution d'orbite et catalogage H/F“STAGE - Ingénieur.e Restitution d'orbite et catalogage H/F”
- Junior Engine Control System & Monitoring Engineer“Junior Engine Control System & Monitoring Engineer”
- STAGE - Ingénieur Systèmes Embarqués pour la Navigation Temps Réel -F/H“STAGE - Ingénieur Systèmes Embarqués pour la Navigation Temps Réel -F/H”
- STAGE – Ingénieur développement logiciel embarqué – F/H“STAGE – Ingénieur développement logiciel embarqué – F/H”
- STAGE - Ingénieur Edge Computing Spatial et IA Embarquée – F/H“STAGE - Ingénieur Edge Computing Spatial et IA Embarquée – F/H”
- Stage – Amélioration de l’accessibilité des ressources métier Analyse de Mission et AOCS – (H/F)“Stage – Amélioration de l’accessibilité des ressources métier Analyse de Mission et AOCS – (H/F)”
- Stage - Ingénieur - Intégration d’une boucle fermée de rendez-vous orbital entre un banc robotique et un banc avionique – (H/F)“Stage - Ingénieur - Intégration d’une boucle fermée de rendez-vous orbital entre un banc robotique et un banc avionique – (H/F)”
- Flight Software Engineer (Early Career)“Flight Software Engineer (Early Career)”$85,000–$115,000/yr
- Stage – Ingénieur Migration simulateur AOCS/SCAO sur plateforme GIT– (H/F)“Stage – Ingénieur Migration simulateur AOCS/SCAO sur plateforme GIT– (H/F)”
- 2027 Embedded Software Engineering Grad Intern“2027 Embedded Software Engineering Grad Intern”
- 2027 Embedded Software Engineering Undergrad Intern“2027 Embedded Software Engineering Undergrad Intern”
- Early Career - Embedded Software Engineer (m/f)“Early Career - Embedded Software Engineer (m/f)”
- STAGE – Ingénieur en optimisation d’algorithmes de navigation par IA -F/H“STAGE – Ingénieur en optimisation d’algorithmes de navigation par IA -F/H”
- 2027 Control Analysis Graduate Intern“2027 Control Analysis Graduate Intern”
- STAGE - Mise en œuvre & amélioration de l'outillage MBSE pour le logiciel de vol“STAGE - Mise en œuvre & amélioration de l'outillage MBSE pour le logiciel de vol”
- STAGE - Stratégies de transfert pour l'exploration de lunes planétaires H/F“STAGE - Stratégies de transfert pour l'exploration de lunes planétaires H/F”
- Stage – Ingénieur Intelligence artificielle Safety et contrôle des Défaillances spatiales – (H/F)“Stage – Ingénieur Intelligence artificielle Safety et contrôle des Défaillances spatiales – (H/F)”
- Vehicle Software Engineer - Summer Internship 2027“Vehicle Software Engineer - Summer Internship 2027”
- STAGE – Ingénieur Simulation système pour algorithmes de navigation SBAS – F/H“STAGE – Ingénieur Simulation système pour algorithmes de navigation SBAS – F/H”
- Summer 2027 - Flight Dynamics Internship“Summer 2027 - Flight Dynamics Internship”
- Software Engineering Intern (January 2027)“Software Engineering Intern (January 2027)”
- Avionics Embedded Software Engineer - Summer Internship 2027“Avionics Embedded Software Engineer - Summer Internship 2027”
- STAGE - Validation bout en bout d'un nouvel actuateur SCAO H/F“STAGE - Validation bout en bout d'un nouvel actuateur SCAO H/F”
- Summer 2027 Guidance, Navigation & Controls Internship - Graduate“Summer 2027 Guidance, Navigation & Controls Internship - Graduate”$38/hr
- Summer 2027 Guidance, Navigation & Controls Internship - Undergraduate“Summer 2027 Guidance, Navigation & Controls Internship - Undergraduate”$32/hr
- Summer 2027 Avionics Software Internship - Graduate“Summer 2027 Avionics Software Internship - Graduate”$38/hr
- Summer 2027 Avionics Software Internship - Undergraduate“Summer 2027 Avionics Software Internship - Undergraduate”$32/hr
- Software Engineer I - Flight Software“Software Engineer I - Flight Software”$83,999–$115,498/yr
- GNC Engineer I“GNC Engineer I”$81,000–$102,000/yr
- Mission Design Engineer I“Mission Design Engineer I”$77,685–$106,817/yr
- Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Intern“Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Intern”$30.00/hr
- Flight Software Internship - Summer 2027“Flight Software Internship - Summer 2027”
- Guidance, Navigation & Controls (GNC) Internship - Summer 2027“Guidance, Navigation & Controls (GNC) Internship - Summer 2027”
- Flight Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)“Flight Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)”$40/hr
- GNC Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)“GNC Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)”$40/hr
- New Graduate Engineer, Software (Starfall)“New Graduate Engineer, Software (Starfall)”$125,000–$195,000/yr
- 2027 Internship – Space Exploration Software Engineer – Embedded Applications“2027 Internship – Space Exploration Software Engineer – Embedded Applications”$22.60–$47.95/hr
Selected agencies hiring now
Contract Professionals Inc (CPI)Engineering and technical staffing agency
Aerospace and defense staffing firm in Waterford, Michigan, placing engineers, maintenance technicians, mechanics, welders and CNC machinists.
Places: Propulsion, Mechanical, Avionics, RF & Payloads
Moseley Technical ServicesEngineering and technical staffing agency
Engineering and technical staffing firm in Huntsville, Alabama, placing engineers and A&P, sheet metal, CNC and quality technicians.
Places: Propulsion, Mechanical, Avionics, RF & Payloads
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Frequently asked questions
How many entry-level flight software and GNC jobs are open?
77 today, at 30 employers in 9 states, the most in California (17), Colorado (9), Alabama (3). This page lists the newest 77; each state's page lists the state's own.
How much do entry-level flight software and GNC jobs pay?
14 of them state an hourly rate, with a median of $33.89 an hour (the middle of each posted range). A posted range for a starting role is usually the bottom of its level.
Do these flight software and GNC jobs really take people without experience?
Each posting says so in its own words, quoted under the title. Some still ask for a degree, a certification or US-person status, which the posting names.
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