Space industry jobs in Hawthorne, CA
Flight software and GNC jobs in Hawthorne, CA
35 open flight software and GNC jobs in Hawthorne, California, at 4 employers, typically posting $150k–$182k a year. Write the code that flies the vehicle and steers it: flight software, guidance, navigation and control.
- 25th percentile$150,000/hr
- Median (50th)$160,000/hr
- 75th percentile$181,875/hr
- Distinct posted rates30
- Jobs stating an hourly rate30
- Employers4
The median is the middle of the 30 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $150,000–$181,875 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
Newest flight software and GNC jobs in Hawthorne
Checked 7 Nov 2026, 11:17 UTC
$125,000–$195,000/yr
$130,000–$235,000/yr- $142,000–$235,000/yr
- $190,000–$220,000/yr
- $125,000–$195,000/yr
$27–$31/hr- $27–$31/hr
- $130,000–$220,000/yr
$175,000–$225,000/yr- $130,000–$180,000/yr
- $160,000–$200,000/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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Flight Software occupations in Hawthorne
Each opens the town's jobs in that occupation.
What flight software and GNC jobs pay in Hawthorne
Typical posted pay
The middle half of 30 posted pay figures from 4 employers, median $160k/yr.
Employers hiring Flight Software in Hawthorne, CA
Flight software and GNC jobs near Hawthorne
Towns within thirty-five miles with a page for this kind of job, nearest first.
Flight software and GNC jobs in Hawthorne, CA: common questions
What do flight software and GNC jobs in Hawthorne, CA pay?
Of the 30 open flight software and GNC jobs here that state a salary, at 4 companies, the middle half offers $150k–$182k a year, median $160k/yr.
Who has the most flight software and GNC jobs in Hawthorne, CA?
By open jobs on this board: SpaceX (23), Astrolab (4) and Quantum Space (4).
What do you need to get hired?
A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC. Each posting lists its own requirements.
Sources and method
- SpaceJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Hawthorne, CA, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 7 Nov 2026
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (places)
Cite this page
SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Flight software and GNC jobs in Hawthorne, CA. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/states/california/hawthorne/gnc-flight-software