Space industry jobs in Hawthorne, CA
Space manufacturing and technician jobs in Hawthorne, CA
135 open space manufacturing and technician jobs in Hawthorne, California, at 6 employers, typically posting $125k–$135k a year. Build the hardware with your hands: assembly, machining, welding, composites and harnesses.
- 25th percentile$125,000/hr
- Median (50th)$130,000/hr
- 75th percentile$135,000/hr
- Distinct posted rates60
- Jobs stating an hourly rate60
- Employers6
The median is the middle of the 60 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $125,000–$135,000 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 space manufacturing and technician jobs in Hawthorne
Checked 7 Nov 2026, 11:17 UTC
$100,000–$130,000/yr
$100,000–$160,000/yr- $45.50–$63/hr
- $23–$38/hr
$140,000–$230,000/yr- $160,000–$240,000/yr
- $120,000–$200,000/yr
$39,000–$52,000/yr
$40.12–$56.95/hr- $135,000–$195,000/yr
$110,000–$180,000/yr- $44–$63/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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Technicians occupations in Hawthorne
Each opens the town's jobs in that occupation.
What space manufacturing and technician jobs pay in Hawthorne
Typical posted pay
The middle half of 60 posted pay figures from 6 employers, median $130k/yr.
Employers hiring Technicians in Hawthorne, CA
Space manufacturing and technician jobs near Hawthorne
Towns within thirty-five miles with a page for this kind of job, nearest first.
Space manufacturing and technician jobs in Hawthorne, CA: common questions
What do space manufacturing and technician jobs in Hawthorne, CA pay?
Of the 60 open space manufacturing and technician jobs here that state a salary, at 6 companies, the middle half offers $125k–$135k a year, median $130k/yr.
Who has the most space manufacturing and technician jobs in Hawthorne, CA?
By open jobs on this board: SpaceX (120), Astrolab (8) and Vast (3).
What do you need to get hired?
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC. 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). Space manufacturing and technician jobs in Hawthorne, CA. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/states/california/hawthorne/manufacturing