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Space industry jobs in New Mexico

Space Industry Jobs in Socorro, NM

open space industry jobs in Socorro, New Mexico, at , in . Read from each employer's own job board every day.

Socorro County · population 8,481 (source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates) (Census ACS 2020-2024)

Jobs in Socorro by occupation

Checked 9 Nov 2026, 12:17 UTC

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Kinds of space work in Socorro

Open roles of each kind here, with the salaries they post where enough do.

Employers hiring in Socorro, NM

Where people train near Socorro

The schools in Socorro County whose programs for space work graduated the most people in 2023-24:

  • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology186 graduates

    Trains for mechanical engineers, software engineers, electrical engineers and RF and communications engineers

Graduates of every award level at the schools that report to the federal survey (those in the federal student aid system); short courses run by employers, the Red Cross or adult education are not counted, and online schools count where they are based. From the U.S. Department of Education's completions survey, 2023-24: nces.ed.gov/ipeds (source: the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS))

Job lists in New Mexico

The jobs in New Mexico that answer one search each, from a 9/80 schedule and remote work to security clearance and visa sponsorship, each with today's count.

Space industry jobs in Socorro, NM: common questions

How many space industry jobs are open in Socorro, NM?

5 open roles at 1 space companies, taken from each company's own careers site. The most are for technicians (2) and mechanical engineers (1).

Who is hiring in Socorro, NM?

By open jobs on this board: X-Bow Systems (5).

How do I apply?

Each job has its own page with the full posting and the pay it states. Where a job network that works with us carries that same posting, Apply takes you through it to the employer's application; elsewhere it shows the jobs like it that take your application now and the recruiters who place that work. SpaceJobs.Now never charges job seekers.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations names Socorro; spellings of the town ("Saint" and "St.", capitals) are matched to one Census place, and a location naming only a facility or a region is not placed in a town. A job's occupation is read from its title. Nearby towns are measured between Census place centers.
  1. SpaceJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Socorro, NM, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 9 Nov 2026
  2. US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (places)
  3. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B01003 (total population)
  4. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2023-24: graduates of space-related programs at schools in Socorro County
  5. OMB core-based statistical area delineations (July 2023), via the US Census Bureau

Cite this page

SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Space industry jobs in Socorro, NM. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/states/new-mexico/socorro

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