Space industry jobs in Irvine, CA
Systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in Irvine, CA
10 open systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in Irvine, California, at 3 employers, typically posting $143k–$166k a year. Tie the vehicle together and prove it works, from requirements to thermal vacuum and vibration tests.
- 25th percentile$142,500/hr
- Median (50th)$152,500/hr
- 75th percentile$165,625/hr
- Distinct posted rates8
- Jobs stating an hourly rate8
- Employers3
The median is the middle of the 8 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $142,500–$165,625 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 systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in Irvine
Checked 7 Nov 2026, 11:17 UTC
$125,000–$175,000/yr- $125,000–$175,000/yr
- $200,000–$275,000/yr
$160,000–$190,000/yr
$125,000–$200,000/yr- $135,000–$175,000/yr
- $100,000–$140,000/yr
Selected agencies hiring now
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
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
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Systems & Test occupations in Irvine
Each opens the town's jobs in that occupation.
What systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space pay in Irvine
Typical posted pay
The middle half of 8 posted pay figures from 3 employers, median $153k/yr.
Employers hiring Systems & Test in Irvine, CA
Systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space near Irvine
Towns within thirty-five miles with a page for this kind of job, nearest first.
Systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in Irvine, CA: common questions
What do systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in Irvine, CA pay?
Of the 8 open systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space here that state a salary, at 3 companies, the middle half offers $143k–$166k a year, median $153k/yr.
Who has the most systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in Irvine, CA?
By open jobs on this board: Terran Orbital (4), SpaceX (3) and Turion Space (3).
What do you need to get hired?
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program. Each posting lists its own requirements.
Sources and method
- SpaceJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Irvine, CA, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 7 Nov 2026
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (places)
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SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in Irvine, CA. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/states/california/irvine/systems-test