Northwood Space
northwoodspace.com
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Satellite Communications
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How Northwood Space hires
Truth index
B 79/100
Median time to fill
46 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
86%
Reposted roles
0%
Northwood Space scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 7 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 86% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 46 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Overview
Northwood Space is an American aerospace company founded in 2024 that builds ground station infrastructure for communicating with satellites. It designs and manufactures phased-array antenna systems and operates a network of ground sites offered to satellite operators as a service for high-throughput data downlink and command links. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Northwood Space over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
97
Postings analysed
63
Stack modernity
66/100
Languages
Python49%
Rust35%
C++32%
SQL19%
Frameworks & libraries
Volatility3%
Angular2%
React.js2%
Databases
InfluxDB2%
MySQL2%
PostgreSQL2%
TimescaleDB2%
Cloud & platforms
AWS25%
Linux21%
SIEM16%
Azure13%
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Full Northwood Space tech stack
97 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$170k
Typical range
$68k – $300k
Open positions
56
48
Jobs
Intern
12.5%
Junior
14.6%
Middle
12.5%
Senior
39.6%
Staff
12.5%
Architect
8.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 6 | $72k | $68k – $72k |
| Junior | 7 | $130k | $80k – $170k |
| Middle | 6 | $162k | $70k – $190k |
| Senior | 19 | $218k | $99k – $255k |
| Staff | 6 | $236k | $177k – $260k |
| Architect | 4 | $225k | $200k – $300k |
Highest paying role
Head of Software
$300k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Northwood Space
By role, level and city, against the market · 56 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
71/100
Growing
Open positions
63
8 opened / 17 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
47 days
faster than 29% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Hardware
26% ▼
Industrial Engineering
19% ▼
Security
9% ▼
Operations
7% ▲
Backend
6% ▼
Administrative
6%
Actively hiring for Hardware (+3 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added Figma to stack
Sep 2026
New location: Torrance
Sep 2026
New location: Los Angeles
Sep 2026
Added Superset to stack
Sep 2026
Added Looker to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Excel to stack
Sep 2026
Added Mentor Xpedition to stack
Sep 2026
Added Cadence Allegro to stack
Sep 2026
Added Altium Designer to stack
Sep 2026
Added Google Sheets to stack
Sep 2026
Added Outlook to stack
Sep 2026
Added Slack to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
1
Busiest office
Los Angeles
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Los Angeles
United States
HQ
62 open roles 63 posted in 90 days 52% engineering 1000-5000 est. staff $168k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Industrial Engineering, Backend
Washington
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $225k Avg Salary
hires for Solutions
Earlier presence
Torrance, United States
Jobs
$174k – $240k per year • In office • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
Python
Go
Rust
C++
GitLab CI
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
Cybersecurity
NIST 800-171
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$144k – $255k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Los Angeles
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$174k – $260k per year • In office • Full-Time • 6+ years exp • Los Angeles
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Rust
Haskell
GCP
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
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$104k – $155k per year • In office • Full-Time • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
Python
MATLAB
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$100k – $175k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
Python
SQL
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$140k – $226k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
Python
MATLAB
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$104k – $155k per year • In office • Top Secret • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
Python
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$118k – $170k per year • In office • Full-Time • 4+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
Python
Rust
C++
Human-in-the-Loop
DevOps
Linux
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$84k – $119k per year • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
Python
Rust
C++
Human-in-the-Loop
DevOps
Linux
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$140k – $226k per year • In office • Top Secret • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
Python
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$100k – $220k per year • In office • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Los Angeles
Python
Altium Designer
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Mentor Xpedition
Design
SolidWorks
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$122k – $255k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Los Angeles
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Financials
Total raised
$100M
Latest round
Series B
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | 2026 | $100M | Details |