Space industry jobs in Long Beach, CA
RF, communications and payload jobs in space in Long Beach, CA
20 open RF, communications and payload jobs in space in Long Beach, California, at 4 employers, typically posting $161k–$219k a year. Make spacecraft talk and sense: antennas, phased arrays, modems, laser links and the payloads satellites carry.
- 25th percentile$160,625/hr
- Median (50th)$184,250/hr
- 75th percentile$219,000/hr
- Distinct posted rates20
- Jobs stating an hourly rate20
- Employers4
The median is the middle of the 20 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $160,625–$219,000 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 RF, communications and payload jobs in space in Long Beach
Checked 7 Nov 2026, 11:17 UTC
$198,000–$330,000/yr- $132,000–$198,000/yr
- $151,500–$252,500/yr
$175,000–$263,000/yr- $175,000–$263,000/yr
$190,000–$275,000/yr
$120,540–$209,520/yr- $160,000–$214,000/yr
- $190,000–$275,000/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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What RF, communications and payload jobs in space pay in Long Beach
Typical posted pay
The middle half of 20 posted pay figures from 4 employers, median $184k/yr.
Employers hiring RF & Payloads in Long Beach, CA
RF, communications and payload jobs in space near Long Beach
Towns within thirty-five miles with a page for this kind of job, nearest first.
RF, communications and payload jobs in space in Long Beach, CA: common questions
What do RF, communications and payload jobs in space in Long Beach, CA pay?
Of the 20 open RF, communications and payload jobs in space here that state a salary, at 4 companies, the middle half offers $161k–$219k a year, median $184k/yr.
Who has the most RF, communications and payload jobs in space in Long Beach, CA?
By open jobs on this board: Rocket Lab (13), Relativity Space (4) and True Anomaly (2).
What do you need to get hired?
An electrical engineering degree with RF or signal-processing work; payload roles often want physics or optics. Each posting lists its own requirements.
Sources and method
- SpaceJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Long Beach, 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). RF, communications and payload jobs in space in Long Beach, CA. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/states/california/long-beach/rf-communications