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Security Clearance Space Jobs in Arizona

193 open cleared roles at 8 space companies name a site in Arizona, most of them in Chandler and Tucson; typical pay runs $121k–$229k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring cleared people in Arizona

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Northrop Grumman107$123k/yr
Viasat30$155k/yr
General Dynamics Mission Systems17$131k/yr
Rocket Lab17not stated
RTX13$156k/yr
Iridium6$140k/yr
Boeing2too few figures
Moog1too few figures

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

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What people ask about cleared space jobs in Arizona

Which space companies are hiring cleared people in Arizona?

Today, Northrop Grumman (107 roles), Viasat (30 roles), General Dynamics Mission Systems (17 roles), Rocket Lab (17 roles), RTX (13 roles), Iridium (6 roles), and 2 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Arizona.

Where in Arizona are the cleared space jobs?

Most are in Chandler (87), Tucson (30), Gilbert (26), Tempe (25), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do cleared space jobs in Arizona pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $135k/yr, with typical pay from $121k–$229k/yr; 86.1% of Arizona's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Arizona has no law requiring a pay range in job postings, so a posting there can leave pay out (each state's law beside its postings).

Do cleared space jobs in Arizona require US citizenship?

Of the 274 space postings in Arizona whose text we read, 83.9% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 58% 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 Arizona, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are, and its posting names a security clearance level (Secret, Top Secret or TS/SCI) by the same reading as every cleared space job; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.