Quantum Space
Space Services · Space Defense
49open roles
$145kmedian advertised pay
Atruth index, 95 of 100
119 daysmedian time a role stays open
Overview
Quantum Space is a US space infrastructure company based in Rockville, Maryland, that is developing spacecraft to operate in the region between Earth orbit and the Moon, starting with its Ranger maneuverable spacecraft. Founded in 2021 by Kam Ghaffarian, a co-founder of Intuitive Machines, Axiom Space and X-energy, it aims to provide transport, observation and data services beyond geostationary orbit for government and commercial customers. It hires spacecraft systems, propulsion, avionics, flight software, guidance and mechanical engineers as well as integration technicians and business development staff.
Key facts
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 49 open roles at Quantum Space. Quantum Space is headquartered in Rockville, United States. It was founded in 2021. The median pay stated in its open roles is $140k, across 43 postings that state pay.
- Open roles
- 49Job postings Alion tracks, as of Nov 13, 2026
- Headquarters
- Rockville, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Founded
- 2021Alion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Employees
- 50+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Median advertised pay
- $140kPay stated in 43 open postings
- Technologies in its job postings
- 80Named in its job postings
How Quantum Space hires
Truth index
A 95/100
Median time to fill
119 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
Quantum Space scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 19 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 119 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
Jobs
$125k – $175k per year · In office · 10+ years exp · Denver
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$175k – $260k per year · Equity · In office · 10+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Hawthorne
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$145k – $195k per year · Equity · In office · 7+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Hawthorne
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$125k – $175k per year · Equity · In office · 10+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Hawthorne
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$100k – $130k per year · Equity · In office · 2+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Hawthorne
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$68k – $80k per year · Equity · In office · 2+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Tulsa
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$68k – $80k per year · Equity · In office · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Tulsa
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$68k – $80k per year · Equity · In office · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Tulsa
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$60k – $80k per year · Equity · In office · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Tulsa
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$68k – $80k per year · Equity · In office · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Tulsa
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$145k
Typical range
$54k – $260k
Open positions
44
42
Jobs
Junior
14.3%
Middle
59.5%
Senior
2.4%
Staff
19%
Principal
2.4%
Architect
2.4%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 6 | $100k | $54k – $130k |
| Middle | 25 | $140k | $60k – $220k |
| Senior | 1 | $150k | $150k |
| Staff | 8 | $175k | $76k – $260k |
| Principal | 1 | $225k | $225k |
| Architect | 1 | $240k | $240k |
Highest paying role
Spacecraft Mission Systems Engineer
$260k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Quantum Space
By role, level and city, against the market · 44 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
21/100
Hiring freeze
Open positions
49
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
126 days
faster than 9% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
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.
Industrial Engineering
43% ▲
Aerospace
13% ▲
Finance
8% ▼
HR
8% ▲
Hardware
5% ▲
Administrative
5% ▲
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+17 in 30 days)
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Quantum Space over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
80
Postings analysed
47
Stack modernity
64/100
Languages
Python43%
C++21%
MATLAB21%
Java4%
Frameworks & libraries
Pytest2%
Databases
Redis2%
Cloud & platforms
Linux15%
Azure11%
AWS11%
Windows9%
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News
Quantum Space's military SPAC is trying to catch SpaceX's IPO wave
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Quantum Space agrees on transaction that will take it public
Quantum Space is looking to ride the wave of investor interest in the sector as SpaceX's initial public offering looms over the capital markets.
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Spacecraft developer Quantum Space to go public in $1.2 billion SPAC deal
Space infrastructure company Quantum Space said on Monday it would go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Inflection Point Acquisition in a deal that values the combined company at about $1.2 billion. The deal comes as investo
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
5
Hiring now
3
Countries
1
Busiest office
Rockville
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Rockville
United States
HQ
Quantum Space - Rockville, MD (HQ)
13 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 15% engineering 10-50 est. staff $135k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Operations, DevOps
Hawthorne
United States
Sales office
Quantum Space - Hawthorne, CA
21 open roles 16 posted in 90 days 24% engineering 50-200 est. staff $169k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Aerospace, Hardware
Tulsa
United States
Plant / site
Quantum Space - Hawthorne, CA
14 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $93k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Aerospace, HR
Denver
United States
Regional office
Quantum Space - Denver, CO
1-10 est. staff
Broken Arrow
United States
Regional office
Quantum Space - Oklahoma
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Alion, "Quantum Space: key facts", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/quantumspaceinc
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