Systems, Integration & Test
Systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in California
586 open systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in California right now, at 52 employers, typically posting $138k–$189k a year. Tie the vehicle together and prove it works, from requirements to thermal vacuum and vibration tests.
- The Aerospace Corporation58 open
- SpaceX44 open
- Northrop Grumman39 open
- Impulse Space34 open
- Lockheed Martin32 open
- Relativity Space28 open
- Vast28 open
- K2 Space24 open
- Rocket Lab23 open
- Amazon Leo21 open
The 10 employers with the most open jobs here. 52 in all.
- 25th percentile$138,000/hr
- Median (50th)$162,000/hr
- 75th percentile$189,000/hr
- Distinct posted rates485
- Jobs stating an hourly rate485
- Employers49
The median is the middle of the 485 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $138,000–$189,000 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.
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Checked 7 Nov 2026, 11:17 UTC
$180,500–$285,000/yr
$105,000–$122,500/yr
$190,000–$250,000/yr
$95,900–$178,100/yr
$93,000–$139,000/yr
$193,000–$236,000/yr- $85,300–$198,000/yr
- $70,500–$163,700/yr
$106,250–$143,750/yr- $212,500–$287,500/yr
- $176,800–$239,200/yr
$86,800–$198,000/yr
$98,400–$171,000/yr- $177,000–$265,600/yr
- $114,000–$171,000/yr
$95,500–$181,700/yr- $145,000–$185,000/yr
- $135,000–$165,000/yr
- $153,000–$242,000/yr
$184,000–$208,000/yr
$100,800–$151,200/yr
$100,000–$170,000/yr- $164,000–$246,000/yr
$155,000–$220,000/yr- $86,800–$198,000/yr
- $120,500–$190,000/yr
$145,188–$203,263/yr- $35–$42/hr • Offers Equity
$140,333–$202,703/yr- $119,543–$172,673/yr
- $140,333–$202,703/yr
$151,300–$222,500/yr
$162,400–$203,000/yr
$86,100–$195,552/yr- $86,100–$230,472/yr
- $86,100–$230,472/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 systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space pay in California
Typical posted pay
The middle half of the pay figures posted on 485 open systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in California, from 49 employers, median $162k/yr, before bonuses, equity and overtime. Systems & Test pay in every state.
Systems & Test 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 Systems & Test in California
The employers with the most open systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in California. Each page shows every job the employer has open and what it pays.
- The Aerospace Corporation58 open in California
- SpaceX44 open in California
- Northrop Grumman39 open in California
Impulse Space34 open in California- Lockheed Martin32 open in California
- Relativity Space28 open in California
- Vast28 open in California
K2 Space24 open in California- Rocket Lab23 open in California
Amazon Leo21 open in California
KBR21 open in California- Muon Space19 open in California
Where the jobs are
The towns in California with the most open systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space.
- El Segundo · 139
- Long Beach · 99
- Redondo Beach · 59
- Hawthorne · 43
- Los Angeles · 42
- Sunnyvale · 34
- San Jose · 18
- Carlsbad · 17
- San Diego · 14
- Irvine · 10
- Folsom · 9
- San Francisco · 9
- Saratoga · 9
- Alameda · 8
- Mojave · 8
- Torrance · 7
- Mountain View · 6
- Tustin · 6
- Azusa · 5
- Costa Mesa · 5
- Palo Alto · 4
- Seal Beach · 4
- Burlingame · 3
- Goleta · 3
- Moorpark · 3
- Pasadena · 3
- San Carlos · 3
- Santa Clara · 3
- Oxnard · 2
- Pleasanton · 2
- Redwood City · 2
- Aliso Viejo · 1
- Cupertino · 1
- Edwards AFB · 1
- Huntington Beach · 1
- Los Gatos · 1
- Vandenberg AFB · 1
Systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in California: common questions
What do systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in California pay?
Of the 485 open systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in California that state a salary, at 49 space companies, the middle half offers $138k–$189k a year, $162k/yr at the median. The level, the company and any clearance move the figure, and each role shows the range its employer posted. Compare Systems & Test salaries in every state.
Who has the most systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in California?
By open jobs on this board: The Aerospace Corporation (58), SpaceX (44) and Northrop Grumman (39). In all, 52 employers have systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space open in California.
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.
Where in California are the most systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space?
El Segundo (139), Long Beach (99), Redondo Beach (59), Hawthorne (43) and Los Angeles (42). A job open in several towns counts in each.
How current are these jobs, and how do I apply?
SpaceJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night, and a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted. Each job has its own page with the full posting and the pay it states, and Apply shows the jobs like it that take your application now and the recruiters who place that work. Honest employers never ask you to pay to get a job (FTC: job scams).
Systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in other states
Other space industry jobs in California
Sources and method
- SpaceJobs.Now job board: open systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in California, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 7 Nov 2026
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: Systems & Test occupations in California (on each occupation's California page)
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SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Systems engineering, integration and test jobs in space in California. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/states/california/systems-test