Space industry jobs in San Diego, CA
RF, communications and payload jobs in space in San Diego, CA
22 open RF, communications and payload jobs in space in San Diego, California, at 5 employers, typically posting $184k–$276k a year. Make spacecraft talk and sense: antennas, phased arrays, modems, laser links and the payloads satellites carry.
- 25th percentile$184,300/hr
- Median (50th)$187,250/hr
- 75th percentile$276,477.43/hr
- Distinct posted rates19
- Jobs stating an hourly rate19
- Employers4
The median is the middle of the 19 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $184,300–$276,477.43 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 San Diego
Checked 7 Nov 2026, 11:17 UTC
$126,300–$174,800/yr
$230,398–$322,557/yr- $136,000–$184,000/yr
- $269,175–$376,844/yr
- $185,200–$250,000/yr
- $269,175–$376,844/yr
$125,000–$195,000/yr
$107,900–$195,050/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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RF & Payloads occupations in San Diego
Each opens the town's jobs in that occupation.
What RF, communications and payload jobs in space pay in San Diego
Typical posted pay
The middle half of 19 posted pay figures from 4 employers, median $187k/yr.
Employers hiring RF & Payloads in San Diego, CA
RF, communications and payload jobs in space in San Diego, CA: common questions
What do RF, communications and payload jobs in space in San Diego, CA pay?
Of the 19 open RF, communications and payload jobs in space here that state a salary, at 4 companies, the middle half offers $184k–$276k a year, median $187k/yr.
Who has the most RF, communications and payload jobs in space in San Diego, CA?
By open jobs on this board: Amazon Leo (11), Blue Origin (6) and KBR (3).
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 San Diego, 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 San Diego, CA. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/states/california/san-diego/rf-communications