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Space industry jobs in Virginia

Space Industry Jobs in Fairfax, VA

open space industry jobs in Fairfax, Virginia, at , in . Read from each employer's own job board every day.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area · population 25,026 (source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates) (Census ACS 2020-2024)

Jobs in Fairfax by occupation

Checked 7 Nov 2026, 11:17 UTC

Systems engineer jobs in Fairfax

· Systems engineer jobs in Virginia

Software engineer jobs in Fairfax

· Software engineer jobs in Virginia

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Kinds of space work in Fairfax

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

Employers hiring in Fairfax, VA

Space industry jobs near Fairfax

Towns within thirty-five miles with their own page, nearest first.

Job lists in Virginia

The jobs in Virginia 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 Fairfax, VA: common questions

How many space industry jobs are open in Fairfax, VA?

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

Who is hiring in Fairfax, VA?

By open jobs on this board: Lockheed Martin (5) and Northrop Grumman (1).

Which towns near Fairfax have space industry jobs?

Reston, VA (32, 7 mi away), Springfield, VA (33, 8 mi away), Chantilly, VA (223, 8 mi away), McLean, VA (64, 8 mi away) and Herndon, VA (121, 9 mi away).

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations names Fairfax; 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 Fairfax, VA, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 7 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. OMB core-based statistical area delineations (July 2023), via the US Census Bureau

Cite this page

SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Space industry jobs in Fairfax, VA. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/states/virginia/fairfax

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