Space Kinetic
spacekinetic.com
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How Space Kinetic hires
Truth index
A 95/100
Median time to fill
145 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
Space Kinetic scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 34 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 145 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
Space Kinetic is a dual-use space technology startup in El Segundo, California, developing the Whirlwind platform, which deploys micro-payloads from a host spacecraft at high velocity without firing a thruster. By separating propulsion from the payload, the company aims to give satellites cheap, abundant maneuverability for defense and commercial missions in low Earth orbit and beyond, including lunar mobility applications. Its hiring is concentrated in El Segundo and covers optics, structural, thermal, guidance and navigation, avionics, power electronics and machine design engineers, plus manufacturing technicians, program managers and business development staff.
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Space Kinetic over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
48
Postings analysed
26
Stack modernity
62/100
Languages
Python42%
MATLAB31%
C++15%
Bash8%
Frameworks & libraries
NASA cFS12%
Cloud & platforms
Linux15%
RTOS8%
Windows Server8%
Kubernetes4%
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Full Space Kinetic tech stack
48 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$180k
Typical range
$140k – $280k
Open positions
16
16
Jobs
Middle
18.8%
Senior
50%
Staff
18.8%
Principal
6.3%
Architect
6.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 3 | $150k | $140k – $165k |
| Senior | 8 | $180k | $160k – $240k |
| Staff | 3 | $200k | $165k – $275k |
| Principal | 1 | $250k | $250k |
| Architect | 1 | $280k | $280k |
Highest paying role
Chief Engineer
$280k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Space Kinetic
By role, level and city, against the market · 16 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
41/100
Stable
Open positions
35
3 opened / 5 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
134 days
faster than 9% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 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
41% ▲
Operations
12% ▲
DevOps
6% ▼
Hardware
6% ▼
Product
6% ▼
Legal
6% ▲
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+3 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added SLI/SLO/SLA to stack
Oct 2026
Added CAPA to stack
Oct 2026
New location: Albuquerque
Oct 2026
Added Sensor Fusion to stack
Oct 2026
Added Computer Vision to stack
Oct 2026
Added SQL to stack
Sep 2026
Added TCP/IP to stack
Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
Added Windows to stack
Sep 2026
Added VMWare to stack
Sep 2026
Added NIST 800-171 to stack
Sep 2026
Added Hyper-V to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
2
Countries
1
Busiest office
El Segundo
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El Segundo
United States
HQ
El Segundo, CA
35 open roles 17 posted in 90 days 26% engineering 3% remote 50-200 est. staff $195k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Operations
Albuquerque
United States
Engineering / R&D
Albuquerque, NM
1 open roles 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Hardware
Torrance
United States
HQ- Torrance, CA
Jobs
≈ $110k – $207k per year (Estimated) · In office · Nationals only · 7+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · El Segundo
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≈ $80k – $144k per year (Estimated) · In office · Nationals only · 2+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · El Segundo
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≈ $94k – $171k per year (Estimated) · In office · Nationals only · 4+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · El Segundo
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MATLAB
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Robotics
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MedTech
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≈ $110k – $208k per year (Estimated) · In office · Nationals only · Contractor · 8+ years exp · El Segundo
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≈ $141k – $255k per year (Estimated) · In office · Nationals only · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · El Segundo
Python
MATLAB
SysML
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≈ $61k – $109k per year (Estimated) · In office · Nationals only · 3+ years exp · High School Diploma · El Segundo
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$130k – $165k per year · In office · Nationals only · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · El Segundo
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$170k – $240k per year · In office · Nationals only · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · El Segundo
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Linux
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$165k – $205k per year · In office · Nationals only · 9+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · El Segundo
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$140k – $200k per year · In office · Nationals only · 10+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · El Segundo
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