Space industry jobs in San Francisco, CA
Systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in San Francisco, CA
33 open systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in San Francisco, California, at 3 employers, typically posting $60.3k–$183k a year. Tie the vehicle together and prove it works, from requirements to thermal vacuum and vibration tests.
- 25th percentile$60,320/yr
- Median (50th)$127,500/yr
- 75th percentile$182,500/yr
- Distinct posted rates26
- Jobs stating a salary26
- Employers3
The median is the middle of the 26 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $60,320–$182,500 a year, 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 San Francisco
Checked 10 Nov 2026, 07:49 UTC
$110,000–$176,000/yr
$144,500–$180,600/yr- $162,600–$203,200/yr
- $1,925/wk
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$125,000–$195,000/yr- $160,000–$230,000/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
Peak Technical StaffingEngineering and technical staffing agency
Engineering, IT and manufacturing staffing firm placing engineers, designers and technicians on contract and direct hire across the US.
Places: Propulsion, Mechanical, Avionics, RF & Payloads
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Systems & Test occupations in San Francisco
Each opens the town's jobs in that occupation.
What systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space pay in San Francisco
Typical posted pay
The middle half of 26 posted pay figures from 3 employers, median $128k/yr.
What systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in San Francisco offer
Counted from each job's own posting, the same reading as the lists across the state.
Internships and co-ops: 2 jobs
- Automation & Controls Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) at Astranis
- Automation & Controls Engineering Intern (Winter 2027) at Astranis
No experience needed: 2 jobs
- Automation & Controls Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) at AstranisAutomation & Controls Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
- Automation & Controls Engineering Intern (Winter 2027) at AstranisAutomation & Controls Engineering Intern (Winter 2027)
How the employers hiring systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in San Francisco compare
What each one's jobs here post and state: the pay is the range its jobs here most often post (else the middle of its posted salaries), and each term opens the job that states it.
| Employer | Open here | Posted pay | Sign-on bonus | Shift differential | School help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astranis | 29 | $80.1k–$87.4k/yr22 posted rates of 29 jobs | none stated | none stated | none stated |
| Loft Orbital | 2 | $143k–$213k/yr2 posted rates of 2 jobs | none stated | none stated | none stated |
| Planet | 2 | $154k–$192k/yr2 posted rates of 2 jobs | none stated | none stated | none stated |
"None stated" means none of its open jobs here states it, not that the employer never offers it. Pay is the range its jobs here most often post (the median low end to the median high end of their distinct ranges), else the middle of their distinct posted salaries, before bonuses; "on each job" opens its jobs here, each with the pay it posts.
Employers hiring Systems & Test in San Francisco, CA
Systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in San Francisco, CA: common questions
What do systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in San Francisco, CA pay?
Of the 26 open systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space here that state a salary, at 3 companies, the middle half offers $60.3k–$183k a year, median $128k/yr.
Who has the most systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in San Francisco, CA?
By open jobs on this board: Astranis (29), Loft Orbital (2) and Planet (2).
Which employers pay systems & test the most in San Francisco, CA?
Ranked by the salaries each one posts for the systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space open here, an employer with few rates weighed toward the others' so one high posting never outranks many: Loft Orbital (most often $143k–$213k a year, a median of $177,500 across 2 posted rates), Planet (most often $154k–$192k a year, a median of $172,725 across 2 posted rates) and Astranis (most often $80.1k–$87.4k a year, a median of $83,720 across 22 posted rates). Posted pay is the base range, before shift differentials and bonuses.
Which systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in San Francisco, CA are internships or co-ops?
2 of the open systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space here say so in their own posting: Automation & Controls Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) at Astranis; Automation & Controls Engineering Intern (Winter 2027) at Astranis.
Which systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in San Francisco, CA hire with no experience?
2 of the open systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space here say so in their own posting: Automation & Controls Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) at Astranis (Automation & Controls Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)); Automation & Controls Engineering Intern (Winter 2027) at Astranis (Automation & Controls Engineering Intern (Winter 2027)).
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 San Francisco, CA, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 10 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 San Francisco, CA. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/states/california/san-francisco/systems-test