Space jobs by state
Space Jobs in Massachusetts
21 open roles at 6 space companies name a site in Massachusetts, most of them in Marlborough and Wilmington; typical pay runs $142k–$250k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring in Massachusetts
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Viasat | 8 | $156k/yr |
| L3Harris | 6 | not stated |
| Anduril | 2 | too few figures |
| Northrop Grumman | 2 | too few figures |
| Revolution Space | 2 | too few figures |
| RTX | 1 | too few figures |
Where the roles are
- Marlborough6
- Wilmington6
- Boston3
- Devens2
- Waltham2
- Woburn1
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Updated 30 Oct 2026, 11:02 UTC
Sr Principal Engineer Quality (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Quality · Devens, MA, United States· todayDetails

Hardware Engineer (PWB / PWA Design), Early Career (opens the job details)
Viasat · Avionics · Carlsbad, California; Marlborough, Massachusetts· 1d agoDetails
$85,000–$134,000/yr
$95,500–$181,700/yr
Embedded Software Engineer, Early Career (opens the job details)
Viasat · Flight Software · Marlborough, Massachusetts; Tempe +2 more· 2d agoDetails
$95,000–$150,000/yr
Sr Specialist, Systems Engineer (Space Systems) (opens the job details)
L3Harris · Systems & Test · Wilmington, MA, United States· 4d agoDetails

Calibration Technician 1/2 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Technicians · Devens, MA, United States· 4d agoDetails
$47,200–$78,600/yr
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Viasat · Software & IT · Remote· 1w agoDetails
$165,000–$260,500/yr
L3Harris · Mechanical · Wilmington, MA, United States· 1w agoDetails

L3Harris · Science & Data · Wilmington, MA, United States· 2w agoDetails

Cloud Engineer - M365 (opens the job details)
Viasat · Software & IT · Carlsbad, California; Tempe +2 more· 2w agoDetails
$121,000–$191,000/yr
Sr Financial Planning and Analysis Manager (opens the job details)
Revolution Space · Programs & Business · Boston, MA +3 more· 2w agoDetails
$170,000–$190,000/yr
L3Harris · Flight Software · Wilmington, MA, United States· 3w agoDetails

Systems Engineer - Information Assurance (IA) (opens the job details)
Viasat · Systems & Test · Carlsbad, California; Marlborough +3 more· 3w agoDetails
$120,500–$190,000/yr
Product Development Program Manager, Ground Encryptor (opens the job details)
Viasat · Programs & Business · Carlsbad, California; Marlborough, Massachusetts· 1mo agoDetails
$141,500–$224,000/yr
L3Harris · Mechanical · Wilmington, MA, United States· 1mo agoDetails

Embedded Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Viasat · Flight Software · Carlsbad, California; Marlborough +3 more· 2mo agoDetails
$117,000–$185,000/yr
L3Harris · Software & IT · Wilmington, MA, United States· 2mo agoDetails

Staff Cyber Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Viasat · Software & IT · Carlsbad, California; Tempe +6 more· 2mo agoDetails
$140,500–$221,500/yr
Principal Radar Engineer, Space (opens the job details)
Anduril · RF & Payloads · Costa Mesa, California +3 more· 4mo agoDetails
$220,000–$292,000/yr
Senior Radar Engineer, Space (opens the job details)
Anduril · RF & Payloads · Costa Mesa, California +3 more· 4mo agoDetails
$161,000–$212,000/yr
Lead Scientist – Microgravity Fluidics / Microfluidics (opens the job details)
Revolution Space · Science & Data · Boston, MA· 4mo agoDetails
$130,400–$195,600/yr
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What people ask about space work in Massachusetts
Which space companies are hiring in Massachusetts?
Today, Viasat (8 roles), L3Harris (6 roles), Anduril (2 roles), Northrop Grumman (2 roles), Revolution Space (2 roles), RTX (1 role). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Massachusetts.
Where in Massachusetts are the space jobs?
Most are in Marlborough (6), Wilmington (6), Boston (3), Devens (2), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.
How much do space jobs in Massachusetts pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $160k/yr, with typical pay from $142k–$250k/yr. For reference, the 980 aerospace engineers working in Massachusetts, in any industry, earn a median $149k/yr (BLS, May 2025, as our research sets beside the open roles).
Do space jobs in Massachusetts require US citizenship?
Many do: rocket, spacecraft and satellite work is often export-controlled under ITAR or the EAR, so most roles at US space employers are open only to US citizens or US persons, as each posting states. Our research on who can apply measures it employer by employer.
How is this list made?
We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when it is a US role and its own location line names a place in Massachusetts, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.