Manufacturing & Technicians
Space manufacturing and technician jobs in California
602 open space manufacturing and technician jobs in California right now, at 42 employers, typically posting $120k–$165k a year. Build the hardware with your hands: assembly, machining, welding, composites and harnesses.
- SpaceX128 open
- Relativity Space100 open
- Impulse Space45 open
- K2 Space40 open
- Vast39 open
- Varda Space Industries33 open
- Rocket Lab30 open
- Teledyne16 open
- Millennium Space Systems15 open
- Northrop Grumman15 open
The 10 employers with the most open jobs here. 42 in all.
- 25th percentile$120,000/hr
- Median (50th)$136,500/hr
- 75th percentile$165,000/hr
- Distinct posted rates307
- Jobs stating an hourly rate307
- Employers34
The median is the middle of the 307 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $120,000–$165,000 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 California
Checked 7 Nov 2026, 11:17 UTC
$115,200–$144,000/yr- $132,000–$176,000/yr
$100,000–$130,000/yr
$29–$40/hr
$86,100–$195,552/yr
$100,000–$160,000/yr- $30–$45/hr
$122,000–$182,000/yr- $46.75–$63.25/hr
- $46.75–$63.25/hr
$25–$45/hr
$70,500–$163,700/yr
$150,000–$190,000/yr
$25.00–$32.00/hr- $19–$43/hr
- $45.50–$63/hr
- $90,000–$136,000/yr
$36–$50.50/hr- $30/hr
$72,800–$97,100/yr- $20.70–$40.18/hr
- $23–$38/hr
$80,000–$143,000/yr- $181,900–$267,500/yr
$32.21–$50.96/hr- $106,600–$198,000/yr
$225,000–$248,000/yr
$83,400–$125,200/yr- $56,000–$93,400/yr
$157,000–$218,300/yr- $181,900–$267,500/yr
- $150,000–$190,000/yr
- $35–$45/hr
- $95,000–$200,000/yr
Selected agencies hiring now
NESC Staffing (Nesco Resource)Engineering and technical staffing agency
Engineering and technical staffing firm placing engineers, designers, technicians and manufacturing staff on contract and direct hire.
Places: Mechanical, Avionics, Systems & Test, Technicians
Chipton-RossEngineering and technical staffing agency
Aerospace and defense engineering staffing firm with offices in El Segundo, Long Beach and Playa Del Rey, California, Charleston, Pascagoula and Newport News, placing engineers, designers and technicians on contract and direct hire.
Places: Mechanical, Avionics, Systems & Test, Technicians
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What space manufacturing and technician jobs pay in California
Typical posted pay
The middle half of the pay figures posted on 307 open space manufacturing and technician jobs in California, from 34 employers, median $137k/yr, before bonuses, equity and overtime. Technicians pay in every state.
Technicians occupations in California
Each occupation's page for California sets the pay its jobs post beside what BLS measures in the state and its metro areas.
Employers hiring Technicians in California
The employers with the most open space manufacturing and technician jobs in California. Each page shows every job the employer has open and what it pays.
- SpaceX128 open in California
- Relativity Space100 open in California
- Impulse Space45 open in California
- K2 Space40 open in California
- Vast39 open in California
- Varda Space Industries33 open in California
- Rocket Lab30 open in California
- Teledyne16 open in California
- Millennium Space Systems15 open in California
- Northrop Grumman15 open in California
- True Anomaly15 open in California
Inversion Space13 open in California
Where the jobs are
The towns in California with the most open space manufacturing and technician jobs.
- Long Beach · 178
- Hawthorne · 135
- Los Angeles · 63
- El Segundo · 52
- Redondo Beach · 47
- Sunnyvale · 10
- Torrance · 9
- Alameda · 7
- Irvine · 7
- Mojave · 6
- Mountain View · 6
- Vandenberg AFB · 6
- Camarillo · 5
- Commerce · 5
- Goleta · 5
- Menlo Park · 5
- San Jose · 5
- Burlingame · 4
- San Diego · 4
- Cupertino · 3
- Carlsbad · 2
- Folsom · 2
- Los Gatos · 2
- Pasadena · 2
- Rancho Cordova · 2
- Simi Valley · 2
- Atwater · 1
- Costa Mesa · 1
- Fort Irwin · 1
- Lancaster · 1
- Manhattan Beach · 1
- Palo Alto · 1
- San Francisco · 1
- Santa Clara · 1
- Santa Maria · 1
- Thousand Oaks · 1
- Tracy · 1
Space manufacturing and technician jobs in California: common questions
What do space manufacturing and technician jobs in California pay?
Of the 307 open space manufacturing and technician jobs in California that state a salary, at 34 space companies, the middle half offers $120k–$165k a year, $137k/yr at the median. The level, the company and any clearance move the figure, and each role shows the range its employer posted. Compare Technicians salaries in every state.
Who has the most space manufacturing and technician jobs in California?
By open jobs on this board: SpaceX (128), Relativity Space (100) and Impulse Space (45). In all, 42 employers have space manufacturing and technician jobs open in California.
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.
Where in California are the most space manufacturing and technician jobs?
Long Beach (178), Hawthorne (135), Los Angeles (63), El Segundo (52) and Redondo Beach (47). A job open in several towns counts in each.
How current are these jobs, and how do I apply?
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Space manufacturing and technician jobs in other states
Other space industry jobs in California
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SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Space manufacturing and technician jobs in California. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/states/california/manufacturing