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Cleared Flight Software and GNC Jobs in Space
136 cleared flight software and GNC jobs are open today, in 17 states. Read every night from the employers' own job boards, each with its full posting and the pay it states.
Newest cleared flight software and GNC jobs
The newest 136 of 136, newest first; each state's page below lists every one in that state.
- Embedded Rust Software Developer, Viasat Government$117,000–$185,000/yr
- Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Viasat Government$165,000–$260,500/yr
- Flight Software Engineer (Experienced/Senior)$135,150–$232,200/yr
- Guidance and Control Engineer II - TS/SCI$118,248–$144,144/yr
- Senior GNC Engineer
- Part-Time Mission Analysis Engineer$21.15–$30.77/hr
- Software Engineer Sr - E3$95,900–$227,600/yr
- Multi-Domain Trajectory Design Engineer/Senior Multi-Domain Trajectory Design Engineer
- Embedded Software Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Senior)$106,250–$143,750/yr
- Flight Engineering Manager (Guidance Navigation & Control))$142,800–$193,200/yr
- Flight Software Engineer - Level 3/4 (AHT)$114,000–$171,000/yr
- Software Engineer Sr Stf - E5$148,300–$344,400/yr
- Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineering Manager$166,900–$309,900/yr
- Autonomous Trajectory & Mission Planning Engineer
- Space Flight Dynamics Engineer
- Guidance, Navigation & Controls Engineer (mid-level or lead)$123,000–$198,750/yr
- Configurable On-Board Router (COR) Team - Software Engineer (AHT)$76,200–$114,400/yr
- Guidance/Navigation/Control Engineering Sr - E3$110,300–$227,600/yr
- GNC Engineer (Experienced, Senior)$115,600–$231,150/yr
- Lead, IPTL Software Engineer (Space Systems) : Sign-on bonus ($30K max)
- Mission Analysis Engineer (Mid-career)$108,800–$225,000/yr
- Mission Analysis Engineer (Senior)$180,500–$324,000/yr
- Astrodynamics Engineer (Lead/Senior)$123,000–$225,000/yr
- Embedded Software Developer I (Onsite)$62,900–$119,700/yr
- Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer II - Secret Clearance$162,000–$270,000/yr
- Principal Spacecraft GNC Engineer - Secret Clearance$198,000–$330,000/yr
- Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer I$132,000–$220,000/yr
- Senior Flight Software Engineer I - Secret Clearance$132,000–$198,000/yr
- Senior Flight Software Engineer II - Secret Clearance$151,000–$227,000/yr
- Flight Software Architect$154,050–$278,475/yr
- Engineer Principal – Embedded Software$118,095–$200,762/yr
- PNT Chief Engineer$86,800–$198,000/yr
- Engineer Principal – Systems – Guidance, Navigation, and Controls (GN&C)$118,095–$200,762/yr
- Systems Engineer - Fault Management and System Autonomy *$91,800–$137,600/yr
- 2027 Trajectory Optimization Engineer
- Lead Flight Software Engineer, Special Programs$150,000–$200,000/yr
- Principal Guidance, Navigation, & Controls Engineer$230,000–$270,000/yr
- Senior Mission Design Engineer$120,000–$180,000/yr
- Guidance/Navigation/Control Engineering Asc - Early Career$75,400–$140,000/yr
- Spacecraft Autonomy Engineer (Experienced)$124,100–$167,900/yr
- Autonomy Engineer (Mid Career)$104,550–$153,750/yr
- Autonomy Engineering Manager$151,300–$222,500/yr
- GNC Engineer/Technical Lead: Nav Modeling Analysis & Sim - Level 5$152,900–$229,300/yr
- Associate or Mid-Level Guidance Nav & Control Engineer (Navigation Sys/Inertial Sensor)$124,100–$167,900/yr
- Embedded Software Engineer (Associate, Mid-Level, or Lead)$91,800–$124,200/yr
- Flight Software Engineers (Associate / Experienced / Senior)$106,250–$143,750/yr
- Guidance & Control Engineer (Associate or Experienced)$93,500–$126,500/yr
- Senior Guidance Nav & Control Engineer (Navigation Sys/Inertial Sensor)$153,000–$207,000/yr
- Mission Design / Navigation Engineer$105,000–$290,000/yr
- GNC Engineer$125,000–$175,000/yr
- Astrodynamics Software Integration Engineer II$123,714–$173,200/yr
- Flight Software Engineer II$134,961–$188,945/yr
- Flight Software Engineer III$164,652–$230,513/yr
- Hardware-in-the-Loop Software Engineer - Blue Ring (TS/SCI Desired)$164,652–$230,513/yr
- Sr. Navigation Engineer (Top Secret Security Clearance Required)$144,179–$201,850/yr
- Controls Matlab & Simulink Engineer (Associate, Mid-Level, or Lead)$91,800–$124,200/yr
- Systems Software Engineer (Associate or Experienced)$94,350–$136,850/yr
- Senior Software Engineer$140,000–$190,000/yr
- Specialist, Systems Engineering (Space Operations Astrodynamics)$80,500–$149,500/yr
- Embedded Software Engineer – Level 3 or 4$114,000–$171,000/yr
- Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer V$152,660–$197,258/yr
- Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer IV$125,700–$173,700/yr
- Senior Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer$110,300–$204,900/yr
- Software Engineer, Space Special Programs$167,000–$220,000/yr
- Flight Software Engineer III - Blue National Security (TS/SCI required)$150,931–$211,303/yr
- Calling all GNC Engineers! (Chandler)$65,800–$184,200/yr
- Aerospace Engineer - Flight Performance
- Senior Software Engineer, Space Special Programs$191,000–$254,000/yr
- Embedded Software Engineer, Early Career$95,000–$150,000/yr
- Flight Dynamics Engineer
- Navigation & Positioning Architectures MTS Engineer
- (AHT) GNC Engineer: State Estimation and Tracking – Level 3 or 4 (Chandler)$98,400–$147,600/yr
- Controls and Simulation Engineer Level 5$177,000–$265,600/yr
- GNC Engineer: Actuators - Level 3/4 (Chandler) (AHT)$98,400–$147,600/yr
- Perception Engineer, Missile Defense$125,000–$270,000/yr
- GNC Engineering Mgr 1 - Secret (Chandler)$114,900–$172,300/yr
- Senior Staff Embedded Software Testing Engineer$148,300–$275,500/yr
- Staff Embedded Software Test Engineer$120,600–$224,000/yr
- Senior Embedded Software Test Engineer$98,100–$182,100/yr
- Embedded Software Engineer$69,100–$198,200/yr
- GNC Hardware Engineer (Level II)$91,200–$169,400/yr
- Guidance/Navigation/Control Engineering - E2$91,200–$188,200/yr
- Flight Controls Engineer
- GNC Engineering Mgr 2 - Secret (Chandler)$139,100–$208,700/yr
- Manager Embedded Software Engineering 2 (Space Systems) - TS/SCI$153,800–$230,800/yr
- Space Systems Embedded Software Engineer - Level 2 (TS/SCI)$87,600–$131,400/yr
- Space Systems Embedded Software Engineers - Level 3 or 4 (TS/SCI)$108,800–$163,200/yr
- Manager, Mission Design & Analysis Engineering (Clearance Required)$157,512–$216,579/yr
- 2027 GNC Spacecraft/Payload Control Systems Analyst
- Guidance/Navigation/Control Engineering Asc - E1$75,400–$140,000/yr
- Embedded Software Engineer (Secret) - Level 5 (Chandler)$147,700–$221,500/yr
- Head of Accurate Landing$161,000–$230,000/yr
- Machine Perception (MP) Optical Engineer – Level 2 or 3$79,300–$137,600/yr
- Machine Perception (MP) Optical Engineer – Level 4$122,800–$213,400/yr
- Sr Principal Engineer Software – SW Architect (26-461) Space AHT$135,800–$203,600/yr
- Embedded Software Engineer (mid level)
- Senior Principal II Engineer – Ground/Application Software$149,603–$254,317/yr
- Deep Space Ground Navigation Engineer III$130,706–$182,988/yr
- Deep Space Mission Design Engineer III$130,706–$182,988/yr
- Embedded Software Engineer – Level 2$91,800–$137,600/yr
- Senior Flight Software Engineer (TS Cleared)$185,000–$250,000/yr
- Principal Autonomous Navigation Engineer$183,193–$256,470/yr
- Avionics Embedded Systems Engineering Manager$145,100–$269,500/yr
- Flight Software Engineering Mgr - Space Protection Programs - L5$166,900–$309,900/yr
- Space Segment Software Systems Engineer - Senior$133,500–$186,899/yr
- Senior Software Engineer (SMES) - Drivers/BSPs and Firmware
- Navigation Lead Staff GNC Engineer$177,000–$265,600/yr
- Software Engineer IV$120,600–$224,000/yr
- GNC Engineer I$81,000–$102,000/yr
- Cleared Guidance and Control Engineer III - TS/SCI$145,808–$182,728/yr
- Guidance and Control Engineer IV - TS/SCI$178,048–$223,288/yr
- Embedded Software Engineer, Platform (Starshield)$125,000–$195,000/yr
- Spacecraft Rendezvous and Proximity Operations Analyst$100,000–$245,000/yr
- Senior Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer$170,850–$231,150/yr
- Lead, Embedded Software Test Engineer (Optical Space Systems) : Sign-on bonus ($30K max)
- Algorithms Software Engineer - Level 2 or 3 - (AHT)$91,800–$137,600/yr
- Embedded Software Manager – Level 1 (Secret) Chandler$114,900–$172,300/yr
- Embedded Software Manager – Level 2 (Secret) Chandler$139,100–$208,700/yr
- Embedded Security Software Engineer II (Onsite)$75,800–$144,200/yr
- Embedded Software Engineer II (Onsite)$75,800–$144,200/yr
- AHT - GNC Engineer: Autopilot – Level 3 or 4 (Space) Chandler$98,400–$147,600/yr
- Calling all Secret-Cleared GNC Engineers! (Chandler)$65,800–$184,200/yr
- Software Engineer II - Space and RF Sensors$75,800–$144,200/yr
- Flight Dynamics Engineer/Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer
- Embedded Software Engineers - Level 3/4 (Secret) - Chandler (AHT)$98,400–$147,600/yr
- Systems Engineer Level 6 - Flight Algorithm IPT lead$166,500–$249,700/yr
- Embedded Software Engineer (Leve 2 or Level 3)$91,800–$137,600/yr
- Sr Principal Embedded Software Engineer (level 4)$142,200–$213,200/yr
- Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) Engineering Analyst – Level 5$177,000–$265,600/yr
- Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) Engineers - Level 3 or 4 - TS Cleared (AHT)$98,400–$171,000/yr
- Principal Flight Software Engineer$180,000–$285,000/yr
- Staff Flight Software Engineer$175,000–$270,000/yr
- Senior Flight Software Engineer$155,000–$225,000/yr
- Flight Software Engineer III$120,000–$180,000/yr
- Flight Software Engineer II$95,000–$140,000/yr
- Senior/Staff Flight Software Systems Engineer$185,000–$225,000/yr
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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Cleared flight software and GNC jobs by state
Employers with the most cleared flight software and GNC jobs
- Northrop Grumman31
- Lockheed Martin15
- Boeing13
- Blue Origin10
- The Aerospace Corporation10
- Millennium Space Systems7
- Rocket Lab6
- True Anomaly6
- L3Harris4
- RTX4
- BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems3
- Impulse Space3
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)3
- Viasat3
- Anduril2
- Johns Hopkins APL2
- SpaceWorks Enterprises2
- Voyager Technologies2
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Frequently asked questions
How many cleared flight software and GNC jobs are open?
136 today, at 28 employers in 17 states, the most in California (59), Colorado (40), Arizona (16). This page lists the newest 136; each state's page lists the state's own.
How much do cleared flight software and GNC jobs pay?
Each job here shows the pay its posting states. An active clearance usually raises an offer.
Do I need the clearance before I apply to these flight software and GNC jobs?
It depends on the posting: some ask for an active clearance on day one, others for the ability to obtain one, which the employer sponsors. The level each one names is in its posting.
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